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Serbia left rates at 5.75% for a record 22nd month. Core inflation at 4.5% signals domestic pressure as election welfare pledges add to price risks.
Global employment fell for a second straight month in June, PMI data show, widening the gap between rising output and falling headcount. The divergence signals caution on demand durability and could shape central bank rate decisions.
Power Minister Manohar Lal said India must prepare for 300 GW peak demand next year, urging faster domestic clean-energy manufacturing even if it raises costs.
Heavy downpour floods Delhi-NCR early Thursday. IMD issues Orange Alert for Delhi, Red for some NCR areas. 180-250 mm rain due in 24 hrs.
PIMCO High Income Fund faces headwinds from a weakening bond market. The analyst warns that deteriorating credit conditions could pressure NAV and force a distribution cut.
Central government employees likely to get 3% DA hike from July, based on AICPI-IW trend. Final decision after June CPI data on July 13. The hike supports consumption and adds to fiscal outlay.
China June CPI rose 1% y/y, missing estimates, while PPI hit 4.1%. Core CPI eased to 1%. IMF raised China growth forecast to 4.6% on export strength. Next policy signal: Politburo meeting late July.
10-year yield rises 0.88%, pushing DJIA down 1.11%. QQQ holds a 0.16% gain, but the narrow tech lift leaves limited room if rates keep climbing.
EPFO credits 8.25% interest by July 15 for FY2025-26 – third straight year. No subscriber losses from delay. Check via UMANG app or SMS: type EPFOHO UAN to 7738299899.
Academy of Learning Co. signed a SAR 405 million training contract with Hadaf, boosting its project backlog. The deal ties training directly to job placement, AOL said.
Jairam Ramesh called the new VB G RAM G Act 'Rozgar Adhikar chori,' saying it replaces a constitutional right with a centralized scheme that burdens state budgets.
One-year inflation expectations climbed to 3.7% in June even as gas price growth expectations plunged to 1.5%. Rent and medical care cost expectations drove the rise, complicating the Fed's path.
Commercial satellite imagery democratizes observation but remains vulnerable to political pressure. A Peace Power architecture of independent verification could reduce conflict risk by producing trusted public evidence.
The cyclically adjusted P/E ratio sits at 39.5 with inflation at 4.55% and the 10-year yield at 4.47%. That combination has only one precedent: the late 1990s.
Peak XV leads Mowito's $3M round for demonstration-based robot programming. The startup targets mid-sized factories with robotic arms without coding staff.
The new aerospace-qualified plant adds precision machining and fabrication capacity for global OEM programmes, strengthening India's supply chain role.
India deploys its first export-import shipping container, challenging China's 90%+ market share. Maersk backs the effort with a purchase agreement and technical support.
France's trade deficit hit €6.9B in May as exports fell, reversing April's improvement. Weaker exports could pressure the euro and French equity sectors.
After losing Mission Drishti to a solar storm, GalaxEye plans two next-gen satellites and deeper vertical integration. The bet signals a shift for India's private space industry.
A new study by Nobel winner Daron Acemoglu and colleagues finds that declining birth rates raise GDP per worker by 26.8% per percentage-point drop, fully offsetting population decline.
JPMorgan, BofA, Wells Fargo and PNC held early talks to buy Fiserv's debit networks STAR and Accel, aiming to bypass Durbin Amendment fee caps. The deal faces political risk.
The SF Fed's Inflation Shock Momentum Index has hovered near zero, implying inflation may persist at current levels. The new indicator improves one- to three-year forecasts by 5-10%.
Sydney and Melbourne property prices fall as new CGT rules take effect; investors pivot to ETFs and LICs for better tax treatment.
Treasury analysts found AI firms are more embedded in the economy than dotcom predecessors. A downturn would hit stocks, private credit, data center financing, and utilities.
The NY Fed's supply chain index fell from a revised 1.81 to 1.25 in June, fueling hopes that goods inflation will moderate and allow the Fed to cut rates.
North Korea's Kang Kon destroyer, which capsized during a botched May 2025 launch, is now seaworthy and conducting live-fire exercises after a year of repairs, state media reported.
Bank of Maharashtra's credit rose 27% to ₹3.06 lakh crore, corporate loans crossed ₹1 lakh crore. Deposits rose 13%. CASA ratio slipped to 49%. NIM data due with full results.
Singapore releases May retail sales Monday. April: +0.3% MoM, +5% YoY. The data tests consumer recovery and feeds into Q2 GDP. Watched for impact on SGD and STI.
India and Russia agreed to boost joint ventures in advanced manufacturing and critical minerals, targeting $50 billion in mutual investments by 2030.
Webasto Roofsystems India plans a $400-500M IPO by 2027 at a ~$2B valuation, riding surging sunroof demand in India's car market.