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New labour codes suitable for nature of employment, GDP growth: Secretary

TREND | 19 Dec 2025, 05:35PM

Business Standard

The four labour codes enforced in November are suitable for the present nature of employment as well as the kind of economic growth happening in the country, a senior official said on Friday. Addressing the National Logistics Summit 3.0 organised by PHDCCI, Union Labour Secretary Vandana Gurnani termed the new labour codes as a game-changer for a dynamic economy. The complexities and the outdated laws have been done away with, and rules are now being streamlined into four codes enacted in 2019-20 and activated from November 21, 2025, she pointed out. She said, "These codes are now fit for purpose in terms of what the current nature of employment is, and the significant economic growth India is witnessing." Gurnani mentioned about easing of various compliance norms, including the reduction in the number of registrations from 8 to one, 31 returns to one, and 87 registers to eight. She emphasised that the new codes will ensure minimum wages, mandatory appointment letters, and enhance

Japan Interest Rate Hike: Yen Extends Losses, Japan 10-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2006

TREND | 19 Dec 2025, 09:42AM

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Japan's currency weakened to as much as 0.4% to 156.16 against the dollar, amid uncertainty about how much further the BOJ may hike rates next year.

Bank Of Japan Hikes Interest Rate To Highest Level In Three Decades As Widely Anticipated

NDTV Profit | 19 Dec 2025, 08:55AM 3 more

Japan's Inflation Holds Steady At 3% Ahead Of Expected BOJ Hike

NDTV Profit | 19 Dec 2025, 07:13AM

ECB holds interest rates at 2% for a fourth time

Economic Times | 19 Dec 2025, 05:36AM

Bank of England Expects Weaker Inflation As Rates Cut To 3.75%

NDTV Profit | 18 Dec 2025, 06:14PM

Trump Announces Military 'Warrior Dividend' Amid Inflation Woes

TREND | 18 Dec 2025, 10:11AM

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Trump announced the plans on Wednesday during a prime-time address from the White House, which he used to extol his accomplishments from his first year back in the White House

Interest rates unlikely to dip in the medium term

TREND | 18 Dec 2025, 06:15AM

Business Line

This is due to a combination of factors tariff uncertainty, weakening currency, high global rates

Macro Moments Of The Year: GST Cut, Cooling Inflation, GDP At 8.2%, And More

TREND | 18 Dec 2025, 06:00AM

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From tax overhauls to monetary policy easing, here are six defining developments that dominated headlines and policy debates this year.

The paradox of robust growth and the plummeting rupee

Business Line | 17 Dec 2025, 08:26PM 6 more

India likely to record about 7 per cent growth in FY26: Gita Gopinath

Business Standard | 17 Dec 2025

India set for real GDP growth of 7.5% as inflation stays cool: Axis Bank chief economist Neelkanth Mishra

Economic Times | 17 Dec 2025

India's new GDP series to reboot consumption maths as spending shifts

Business Standard | 16 Dec 2025

FY27 Outlook: India To Grow At 7.5% With 4% Inflation, Says Axis Bank's Neelkanth Mishra

NDTV Profit | 16 Dec 2025

Indian economy is hardly dead', it is the fastest-growing, asserts FM Sitharaman

Business Line | 15 Dec 2025

India among most optimistic consumer markets despite uncertainties: BCG

Business Standard | 15 Dec 2025

Bringing down debt-to-GDP ratio will be govt's core focus: Sitharaman

TREND | 17 Dec 2025

Business Standard

The finance minister stressed that fiscal management remains a priority and must be consistently upheld year after year

Xi Jinping warns officials against chasing 'reckless' GDP expansion

TREND | 15 Dec 2025

Business Standard

The Chinese leader also warned that 'inefficient' investment, which results in projects being abandoned as soon as they are completed, must be prevented

India would achieve 56.1% debt-to-GDP ratio this financial year: FM

TREND | 15 Dec 2025

Business Standard

The finance minister also assured that there was no shortage of fertiliser in the country, whether imported or domestically produced, and there was enough buffer available for the upcoming rabi season

WPI inflation remains in negative territory for 2nd month in a row in Nov

TREND | 15 Dec 2025

Business Standard

Inflation in manufactured products that carries weightage of over 64 per cent in the index, narrowed to a 14-month low of 1.33 per cent in November