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TREND | 23 Nov 2025, 08:16PM

Trump Is Easing Tariffs To Tackle US Food Inflation But Will India Benefit?

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These tariff exemptions might soothe the anxieties of Indian agricultural exporters who stand to gain as the entry into the US markets is likely to be much cheaper despite 50% tariffs on India.

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TREND | 21 Nov 2025

Japan Approves $135 Billion Stimulus To Mitigate Inflation Pain

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The stimulus plan includes 17.7 trillion ($112 billion) in general account spending, the Cabinet Office said Friday.

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TREND | 20 Nov 2025

Infra & consumption will power India's GDP together: Mirae's Bharti Sawant on next big investment theme

Economic Times

India's infrastructure sector is poised for significant growth. Mirae Asset's new fund targets this expansion, driven by government initiatives and private investment. This theme is expected to remain a dominant investment story through 2026. Strong corporate balance sheets and policy reforms are creating a multi-decade opportunity. The fund will balance high-growth areas with stable businesses for a rewarding investment experience.

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TREND | 19 Nov 2025

NATHEALTH urges hike in healthcare to 2.5% of GDP, tax sops for check-ups

Business Standard

Healthcare industry body NATHEALTH has asked the government to increase public spending on healthcare to over 2.5 per cent of GDP with urgent action to tackle non-communicable diseases, including tax deductions of up to Rs 10,000 on individuals for preventive health check-ups. In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage. The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement. In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks. New projects have long gestational periods requiring flexible mid-term...

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TREND | 18 Nov 2025

Govt rescinds QCO on viscose staple fibre to ease raw material access

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Economic Secretary Anuradha Thakur urges the Indian financial sector to embrace disintermediation but ensure credit reaches MSMEs for equitable, sustained 8% GDP growth

MoSPI releases NIC 2025, aims to capture economy's new & emerging sectors

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TREND | 17 Nov 2025

Indian oil firms to see limited impact from new Russia sanctions: Fitch

Business Standard

Fitch Ratings says sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil - which supply around 60% of India's Russian crude - may not materially affect OMC margins, though compliance challenges

Sanctions on Russian oil unlikely to hit Indian OMCs hard: Fitch Ratings

Business Standard | 17 Nov 2025

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TREND | 17 Nov 2025

Japan's economy contracts for first time in six quarters as exports fall

Business Standard

Japan's economy sank at an annualised rate of 1.8 per cent in the July-September period, government data showed on Monday, as President Donald Trump's tariffs sent the nation's exports spiralling. On a quarter-by-quarter basis, Japan's gross domestic product, or GDP, or the sum value of a nation's goods and services, slipped 0.4 per cent, in the first contraction in six quarters, the Cabinet Office said. The annualised rate shows what the economy would have done if the same rate were to continue for a year. The fall was still smaller than the 0.6 per cent drop the market had expected. A big decline during the quarter came in exports, which were 1.2 per cent down from the previous quarter. Some businesses had sped up exports, when they could, to beat the tariffs kicking in, inflating some of the earlier data for exports. On an annualised basis, exports dropped 4.5 per cent in the three months through September. Imports for the third quarter slipped 0.1 per cent. Private consumptio

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TREND | 17 Nov 2025

Best of BS Opinion: Government must continue with trimming its QCO list

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Today's Best of BS Opinion looks at Bihar's fiscal test after NDA win, pushback against QCOs, Trump's tariff stance and India's options, India Inc earnings vs GDP, and a biography of Francis Crick

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TREND | 17 Nov 2025

What do Bihar Poll results spell for market, economy?

Economic Times

Bihar election results highlight the impact of cash transfers on voter turnout and electoral success. While markets anticipate a positive reaction to the NDA's victory, concerns are rising over the fiscal deficit implications of such populist spending. Brokerages note that increased subsidy spending could push states' fiscal deficits beyond the 3% GDP ceiling.

Mind the gap: GDP growth vs corporate results reveal real lack of demand

Business Standard | 16 Nov 2025

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TREND | 16 Nov 2025

Q2 earnings reinforce confidence in growth revival, says Nimesh Chandan

Business Standard

Debt-to-GDP ratios in many countries are quite high, which could put pressure on bond markets, says Chandan