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TREND | 03 Apr 2025

US' Tariff Hikes Expected To Shift Concerns From Inflation To Growth: Nuvama

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Certain sectors, such as gold, minerals not found in the US, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals, have been exempted from these reciprocal tariffs.

US Tariffs Could Trigger Major Inflation If Sustained, Says Bernstein

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TREND | 01 Apr 2025

Small Savings Schemes: Interest Rates Of PPF, SSY, KVP, Others Remain Unchanged For April-June Quarter

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This marks the fifth consecutive quarter in which the government has chosen to keep the rates of small savings schemes unchanged.

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TREND | 01 Apr 2025

India less vulnerable to external financial shocks, says Moody's

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India boasts a low external vulnerability indicator and a manageable external debt-to-GDP ratio, with only 2% of GDP reliant on exports to the US.

Impact Of Reciprocal Tariffs On India To Be MinimalRead Motilal Oswal's Analysis

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TREND | 01 Apr 2025

GDP Growth To Take Hit Amid Lacklustre Q4 Capex; Fiscal Deficit Could Undershoot Target

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Capital expenditure from April to February reached Rs 8.11 lakh crore, accounting for 82.5% of the full-year target.

Goldman raises odds of US recession to 35%, predicts 3 interest rate cuts

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TREND | 31 Mar 2025

India's external debt increases 10.7% to $717.9 billion at Dec-end

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India's external debt increased by 10.7 per cent to USD 717.9 billion at the end of December 2024 from USD 648.7 billion in December 2023, as per the data released by the finance ministry. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, there is a 0.7 per cent increase in external debt from the level of USD 712.7 billion at the end of September 2024, according to India's Quarterly External Debt Report. The external debt to GDP ratio stood at 19.1 per cent at the end of December 2024, against 19 per cent in September 2024, it said. The valuation effect is due to the appreciation of the US dollar vis-a-vis the rupee and other major currencies, such as the yen, the euro and Special Drawing Rights (SDR), amounting to USD 12.7 billion during the quarter ended December 2024, the report said. Excluding the valuation effect, the increase in external debt would have been USD 17.9 billion quarter-on-quarter against USD 5.2 billion at the end of December 2024 over September 2024, it added. "US dollar-denomin

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TREND | 30 Mar 2025

Why you must continue SIPs even as markets dip

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Given that there are no structural issues about the growth of the Indian economy, the market is correcting due to cyclical issues; hence, investors can continue with systematic investment plans

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TREND | 29 Mar 2025

Fitch Ratings affirms SBI, BoB's long-term issuer default rating at BBB-'

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A BBB' rating indicates low default risk, with adequate capacity for financial commitments, yet vulnerable to adverse economic conditions

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TREND | 29 Mar 2025

Charting The Global Economy: US Inflation Picks Up Before Tariffs

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Markets and world leaders are all bracing for next week, when President Donald Trump has planned a rollout of tariffs dubbed Liberation Day on April 2.

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TREND | 29 Mar 2025

Cardiac stent prices could see marginal WPI-linked revision

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Ceiling price on bare-metal stents revised to 10,692.69 and that of drug-eluting stents at 38,933.14

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TREND | 28 Mar 2025

NPPA revises ceiling prices for over 900 drug formulations from April 1

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With the changes, manufacturers will be allowed to increase the maximum retail price (MRP) of scheduled formulations on the basis of WPI without needing any prior approval from the government