Global Market: Emerging Asian currencies rise as softer dollar supports regional marketsEmerging Asian currencies gained on Monday as a weaker US dollar supported regional markets, with Taiwan and Thailand leading gains. Invest...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
ET Analysis: RBI’s FCNR U-turn dents policy certaintyThe RBI’s early closure of its special FCNR(B) deposit swap window has raised concerns over policy certainty. Banks had mobilised $52.3 bil...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
Global Market: German companies turn cautious on new US investments amid tariff risksGerman companies sharply cut investments in the US in the first half of 2026, with direct investment falling nearly two-thirds from a year ...
17 Aug, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
Iran parliament approves bill to criminalise interviews with 'hostile' foreign media, including US and Israeli outletsIran's parliament has approved a bill criminalising interviews with hostile media outlets. Violators of this new legislation could face imp...
16 Aug, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Iranian Parliament to debate Hormuz Strait oversight bills as top lawmaker mocks Trump's threatsIran's parliament will review legislation for Strait of Hormuz oversight. This comes as lawmakers criticize US President Donald Trump's thr...
16 Aug, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
'Never seen such conduct from LoP': Rajnath Singh condemns Rahul Gandhi's remarks on PM Modi, foreign policyDefence Minister Rajnath Singh criticized Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks. Singh called Gandhi's comments on Prime Minister Modi extremely lo...
14 Aug, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
Global Market: Taiwan dollar surges to one-month high as foreign flows boost currencyTaiwandollar surged 0.5% to a one-month high as foreign investors poured funds intolocal equities. The move reflects stronger capital inflo...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Trump to impose 100% tariffs on larger, sensitive drones; smaller models face 25% levyUS President Donald Trump has announced tariffs of up to 100% on imports of certain larger drones and sensitive unmanned aircraft systems, ...
14 Aug, 2026, 07.18 AM IST
ET World Leaders Forum: EAM Jaishankar to speak on India’s foreign policy amid global tensionsExternal affairs minister S Jaishankar will be a lead speaker at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum on August 22, addressing India’s fo...
14 Aug, 2026, 06.48 AM IST
Canada offers open work permits to 2,700 foreign workers in Manitoba, aiding those at risk of losing statusCanada will issue open work permits to 2,700 temporary foreign workers in Manitoba. These workers are being considered for permanent reside...
12 Aug, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Global Market: Emerging markets draw nearly $19 billion in July as foreign investor outflows easeForeign investors returned to emerging markets in July, investing a net $18.8 billion in debt and equities after two months of outflows. De...
12 Aug, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Trump extends Jones Act waiver for 90 days, narrows scopeUS President Donald Trump has extended a waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities between US ports for ...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
'Compulsive addiction to sanctions': Iran accuses US of being 'incapable' of pursuing diplomacyIran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Tuesday accused the US of being “addicted” to sanctions, saying Washington resorts t...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
US revokes 175,000-plus visas under Trump as State Department steps up vettingThe US State Department said most visa revocations followed law enforcement encounters involving assault, drunk driving, theft, drug offenc...
10 Aug, 2026, 10.37 PM IST
Meta launches new AI model as Zuckerberg champions open-weight pushThe new model, Muse Glimmer, is much smaller than leading AI models from rivals and is instead designed for agentic tasks and can run on a ...
10 Aug, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
US to vet social media of foreign journalists applying for visas, report saysThe US State Department will now screen foreign journalists' social media accounts. This initiative expands a Trump administration policy t...
07 Aug, 2026, 06.55 AM IST
Trump claims Iran reached out for talks, says clarity may come in 48 hoursPresident Trump stated significant progress has been made in discussions with Iran. He indicated Iran has reached out seeking to engage in ...
06 Aug, 2026, 02.12 PM IST