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Seven companies including Eli Lilly and Regeneron were picked for an FDA pilot that could cut up to 14 months off new drug-plant approvals. The PreCheck program lets regulators review facilities while they're still under construction.
Parents can contribute $5,000/year to a Trump Account without filing a gift tax return. The IRS decision removes a key hurdle for the 6 million children already signed up.
Tomato and onion prices surge in northern India after extreme heat damages crops and disrupts transport. The June CPI print will show whether food inflation is broadening.
Dario Perkins warns that Kevin Warsh's market-driven Fed, opaque task forces, and alt-data push inject uncertainty into bond yields, the dollar, and gold.
Father's Day on June 21 drove online sales up £40m in the UK, the latest micro peak in a retail calendar shifting from seasonal spikes to frequent short bursts.
The BIS warns Big Tech's $1 trillion AI spending binge risks ending in a bust that could rattle markets and damage the global economy. Margin debt and circular financing amplify the danger.
The government and RBI last week addressed two big bottlenecks for India's small businesses: delayed payments and invoice discounting. The transmission path runs from faster cash to higher capacity utilisation.
U.S. banks face compliance risks as the White House moves to unwind Iran sanctions. 60-day waivers and a June 17 MoU create uncertainty. Gradual oil supply increase could cap crude prices and shift Fed rate expectations.
EPFO 3.0 will let subscribers withdraw PF via UPI and ATMs. Current rules – up to 75% withdrawal, 25% locked – remain. Rollout expected by June-end, no official date yet.
Bangkok's top appraisal hits 1M baht per square wah. Treasury targets 20-25% gap from market, down from 30-40%. Landowners face higher tax bills alongside bigger loan values.
EY-Parthenon's Greg Daco warns markets are underestimating the risk of a Fed rate hike in 2026, not just 2025. Sticky inflation and wage growth could force action.
TCW MetWest Low Duration Bond Fund returned 0.22% in Q1 as energy inflation lifted yields. Short duration protected capital. Next CPI and Fed meeting will test the inflation outlook.
The June payrolls report lands Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. A hot print pushes the first rate cut to December or later, traders said. A soft print revives September bets.
A dust storm and yellow alert followed a day when Delhi's feels-like temperature reached 48.4°C. Rainfall and cooler weather expected from Monday, with monsoon after July 4.
Container freight from India to West Asia jumped 13x since the war began. Steel, copper, and brass costs are also up. MSME exporters absorb the hit.
Clorox Alpha Score falls to 36 as input-cost pressure and private-label competition squeeze margins. The next catalyst is November's Q1 earnings report.
India's PCB import bill could drop by ₹40,000 crore annually as Jewar emerges as an electronics hub, minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, signalling a shift toward localised production.
A Bengaluru engineer lost his job after the owner's son was hired for a similar role. Reddit users advised networking. The case highlights nepotism risks in startups.
Kerala pitches its 1,710-acre Palakkad IMC as a natural extension of Coimbatore's industrial belt, with a ₹3,806 crore investment and Vizhinjam port as a game-changer for exporters.
ECB's June hike opened a policy gap with the Fed. Allspring's Bory and BlackRock's Laipply say non-US government bonds now offer better risk-reward than Treasuries.
Austrian economist Mark Thornton says fiscal and monetary policy is driving inflation, debt, and financial repression, making gold and commodities the only safe havens.
Core PCE inflation accelerated to 3.91% annualized month-over-month in May, up from 3.05%. New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh faces an immediate rate decision at the July meeting.
AIDEF tells the 8th Pay Commission the current DA formula understates inflation for lower-grade employees and pensioners, proposing a new cost-of-living index.
Unlisted NSE share trades signal institutional appetite for India's biggest exchange listing. The spread to BSE captures liquidity and regulatory risk. A rich pricing would validate abundant domestic liquidity; a low pricing would suggest caution. Next catalyst: BSE Q1 update.
British surrender at Yorktown preceded the Bank of North America's opening by months. The Revolution was financed without a central bank. The lesson for today's macro debates.
A Fed paper finds financial frictions account for 30% of TFP variance over the cycle, with strategic default alone contributing a third of that. Productivity dispersion across firms spikes in downturns.
Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari flipped to a rate hike forecast for this year, citing sticky inflation and Middle East risks. The shift changes the FOMC outlook after the June hold.
Petrol fell 2p to 151.98p a litre after the US-Iran deal. RAC says cuts should be faster, especially diesel at 168.64p. Next catalyst: Strait of Hormuz reopening timeline.
RBI draft requires banks and NBFCs to inventory every AI model and install kill switches. The broad definition catches spreadsheet calculators. Feedback deadline is July 24.
Sticky inflation and a stalled housing bill keep the iShares Residential Real Estate ETF under pressure. The Federal Reserve is on hold; the next catalyst from Congress has no timeline.