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TREND | 19 Jun 2025

US FOMC Interest Rate Decision: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Rate Path Unclear But Tariff Impact Is Coming

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Policymakers voted unanimously to hold interest rates steady for a fourth straight meeting

US FOMC Meet: Unchanged Interest Rate To Moderately Restrictive Policy Key Highlights

NDTV Profit | 19 Jun 2025 2 more

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TREND | 18 Jun 2025

Cool down in food prices keeps rural inflation in check, shows data

Business Standard

Retail inflation in rural areas in May stood at 2.59 per cent, while that in urban areas stood at 3.07 per cent

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TREND | 18 Jun 2025

UK inflation eases by less than anticipated ahead of Bank of England rate decision

Economic Times

Inflation in the UK saw a slight decrease in May. The Office of National Statistics reported a 3.4% rise in consumer prices. This figure is still above the Bank of England's 2% target. Air fares and transport costs decreased, but food prices increased. Economists anticipate the Bank of England to maintain its interest rate. Geopolitical uncertainty makes economic forecasting difficult.

Best of BS Opinion: Inflation falls, oceans rise, and choppers crash

Business Standard | 18 Jun 2025, 06:30AM 2 more

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TREND | 18 Jun 2025

Shriram Finance to revise interest rates on fixed deposits from June 26

Business Standard

Shriram Finance Ltd, the flagship company of the diversified conglomerate Shriram Group would revise its interest rates on fixed deposits with effect from June 26, the company said on Wednesday. As per the revised structure, senior citizens (aged 60 years and above at the time of deposit or renewal) would be eligible for an additional interest of 0.50 per cent per annum while women depositors would receive an additional 0.05 per cent per annum on fixed deposits. For deposits of 12 months, the existing rate of 7.35 per cent would be revised to 7.65 per cent while for deposits made through digital mode for a period of 15 months would be revised to 7.90 per cent from the current 7.50 per cent, Shriram Finance said in a company statement on Wednesday. For 18 months, the interest rates would be revised to 7.80 per cent (current 7.40 per cent), 24 months 7.90 per cent from the existing 7.50 per cent. Interest rates would be revised to 8.40 per cent on deposits with a tenure of 36, 50 and

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TREND | 16 Jun 2025, 01:09PM

WPI inflation falls to 14-month low in May as food, fuel prices dip

Business Standard

Price rise also decelerated in the manufactured products category, showed data

India's WPI inflation dips to 0.39% in May, lowest level in 14 months

Business Standard | 16 Jun 2025, 12:26PM

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TREND | 16 Jun 2025, 12:20PM

India's Wholesale Inflation Falls To 14-Month Low In May

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Commodities across the board saw a fall in wholesale prices.

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TREND | 16 Jun 2025, 10:25AM

Pidilite Industries, Navin Fluorine Get Ratings Upgrade From Morgan Stanley On Improved Growth Outlook

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Morgan Stanley also hiked the target price of Pidilite Industries and Navin Fluorine International Ltd.

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TREND | 13 Jun 2025

Moody's Upgrades Yes Bank Rating On Improved Credit Profile

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Moody's has upgraded its Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) by a notch to Ba2 from Ba3 for Yes Bank.

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TREND | 12 Jun 2025

India drops to 131st spot in WEF Gender Gap index, down from 129 in 2024

Business Standard

India has ranked 131 out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025, slipping two places from its position last year. With a parity score of just 64.1 per cent, India is among the lowest-ranked countries in South Asia, according to the report released on Thursday. India ranked 129 last year. The Global Gender Gap Index measures gender parity across four key dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. The Indian economy's overall performance improved in absolute terms by +0.3 points. "One of the dimensions where India increases parity is in Economic Participation and Opportunity, where its score improves by +.9 percentage points to 40.7 per cent. While most indicator values remain the same, parity in estimated earned income rises from 28.6 per cent to 29.9 per cent, positively impacting the subindex score," the report said. Scores in labour force participation rate rem

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TREND | 12 Jun 2025

Retail inflation dips to 6-year low of 2.82% in May

Business Line

Vegetable prices (like tomatoes) have seen some uptick in recent days on account of heavy rainfall in certain parts of the country

Retail inflation falls to 2.82% in May, lowest since February 2019

Business Standard | 12 Jun 2025 7 more