Global trade getting weaponised through tariffs: Nirmala Sitharaman

[ad_1]  India only safeguarded its domestic industries against flooding which happens from a “predator”, the Finance Minister said. File | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) said global trade is increasingly “getting weaponised” through tariffs and other measures, and India will have to negotiate its way carefully. She […]

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Rupee falls against U.S. dollar in early trade

[ad_1] Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee plunged 9 paise to a record low of 90.87 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday (December 16, 2025), weighed down by sustained Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) outflows and no breakthrough in the India-U.S. trade deal. However, a weaker greenback […]

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Stock markets trade lower in early deals on foreign fund outflows, weak global trends

[ad_1] The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange index, Sensex and the 50-share National Stock Exchange index, Nifty declined in early trade. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday (December 15, 2025) in-tandem with a weak trend in global markets and persistent foreign fund outflows. Also, uncertainty […]

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India offers ‘final’ deal to U.S., but tariff removal is focus

[ad_1] U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, while testifying before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, said that India was a “tough nut to crack”. | Photo Credit: Reuters India has offered the U.S. a revised “final” deal, but its priority now is the removal of the additional 25% tariffs linked to Russian oil, two different sources […]

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Rupee slumps 9 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.41 against U.S. dollar

[ad_1] Image used for representational purpuse only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.41 against the U.S. dollar on Friday (December 12, 2025), as uncertainty over the India-U.S. trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows dented investor sentiment. Forex traders said the rupee is […]

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FPIs withdraw ₹11,820 crore in first week of December; outflow reaches ₹1.55 lakh crore in 2025

[ad_1] A man walks past an installation of the Rupee logo and Indian currency coins outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters Foreign investors have pulled out ₹11,820 crore ($1.3 billion) from Indian equities in the first week of December, primarily driven by the sharp depreciation of the […]

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Rupee retreats after central bank cuts rates

[ad_1] Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The rupee gave up early gains on Friday (December 5, 2025) after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the interest rate by 25 basis points, in line with a consensus view that had albeit softened due to a stronger-than-expected economic growth […]

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Rupee slumps 28 paise to 90.43 against U.S. dollar in early trade

[ad_1] The Indian Rupee logo is seen inside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee slumped 28 paise to an all-time low of 90.43 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (December 4, 2025), amid substantial Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) outflows and restrained intervention from […]

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U.S. trade deal: First tranche dealing with reciprocal tariffs to be closed soon, says govt official

[ad_1] Talks on the reciprocal tariffs aspect of the proposed BTA were derailed in August following the levy of a total 50% tariff on imports from India.  | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto In an indication that some of the trade tensions between India and the U.S. might be getting ironed out, a senior government official […]

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India does not do trade deals in hurry or with gun to our head: Goyal

[ad_1] Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal exchanges a handshake with founder and chair of Berlin Global Dialogue Lars-Hendrik Röller, at the European School of Management and Technology, in Berlin on Thursday, October 24, 2025. Photo credit: X/@PiyushGoyal Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday (October 24, 2025) said India does not […]

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