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TREND | 28 Dec 2025

Centre may set 54.5-55% debt-to-GDP goal for FY27 in Union Budget

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While future Budgets will continue to specify annual fiscal deficit numbers, these will now be derived from the debt target rather than serving as the primary target

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TREND | 28 Dec 2025

FY28 GDP data likely to incorporate results of Debt & Investment Survey

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For the first time after Covid, the latest round of AIDIS is scheduled to be conducted from July 2026 to June 2027

Zelensky-Trump Meet, FOMC Minutes, IIP Data: The Week Ahead

NDTV Profit | 28 Dec 2025

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TREND | 27 Dec 2025

India in a Goldilocks setting, but a runaway rally unlikely in 2026: VK Vijayakumar of Geojit

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VK Vijayakumar says India's economy is in a favourable position with projected GDP growth of 7.3% for FY26 and controlled inflation at 2%. Earnings growth is expected to reach 15% in FY27, supported by GST cuts and credit growth, though a major market rally appears unlikely.

Yearender 2025: The economy sailed through, but the waters are uncertain

Business Standard | 27 Dec 2025

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TREND | 25 Dec 2025

Triple-Digit US GDP Growth In 5 Years: Elon Musk Predicts Economic Growth Driven By AI

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Wall Street has been abuzz with discussions about the role of artificial intelligence in powering economic growth.

Why the AI rally (and the bubble talk) could continue next year

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TREND | 23 Dec 2025

New CPI series to use e-commerce, online sources for price data: Govt

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The government proposes to include online sources as well as e-commerce platforms to compute retail inflation in a bid to substantially improve reliability, accuracy, and overall quality of the consumer price index (CPI). Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is in the process of revising the base years for computing CPI, Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The new series of CPI (consumer price index-based inflation) with base year (2024=100) data is scheduled to be released on February 12, 2026. The data on National Accounts with financial year 2022-23 as base year is scheduled to be released on February 27, 2026, while the new series of IIP data with base year 2022-23 will be released on May 28. MoSPI on Tuesday organised a pre-release consultative workshop on base revision of CPI, GDP and IIP. On inclusion of new data sources in CPI, the ministry said in addition to the data collected from physical outlets as being done i

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TREND | 22 Dec 2025

India's Bangladesh options: Measured responses will serve New Delhi better

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The growing anti-Indian movement has added an element of uncertainty to the safety of Indian economic assets too

Retail inflation with new base year from Feb, new IIP series from May

Business Line | 22 Dec 2025

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TREND | 22 Dec 2025

MoSPI To Hold Workshop On GDP, CPI Base Revision; New Series Release Dates Set

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The announcement of Tuesday's workshop comes on the back of an initialy consultation that was held last month in Mumbai.

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TREND | 19 Dec 2025

Why Keir Starmer should adopt peace as an strategic economic mission

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Growth alone is not a moral mission. For Keir Starmer's government, making peace - not GDP - the organising principle could align values, stability and prosperity

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TREND | 19 Dec 2025

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

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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

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TREND | 19 Dec 2025

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

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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

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