Although the unemployment rate of 4.1% marked the lowest level since June 2025, the decline was driven by a contraction in the labour force rather than stronger hiring. (Image for representative purpose only) US employers unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs last month, while downward revisions by the Labor Department erased a further 103,000 positions from payroll…
Median investor age falls 5 years as India’s market draws more young investors India’s investor club is getting younger and bigger. In last 6 years, from March 2020 to June 2026, the median investor age in the country has fallen from 38 years to 33 years, while the share of investors below 30 has jumped…
RBI retained safeguards to protect borrowers even as it allowed operational flexibility MUMBAI: RBI has eased its proposed norms on device disablement for EMI-financed gadgets and relaxed disclosure requirements for recovery agents after industry feedback, while retaining safeguards for borrowers.In its revised directions on conduct of regulated entities and engagement of recovery agents, RBI has…
Four public sector infrastructure and development finance institutions have been added to the primary list MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India on Thursday released the revised list of upper layer NBFCs for FY27 under the scale-based regulation framework, expanding the pool with the addition of public sector infrastructure financiers while retaining Tata Sons on the list…
पीएम मोदी ने टेक्नोलॉजी विशेषज्ञ नंदन नीलेकणी की अध्यक्षता में एक टास्क फोर्स का गठन करने का फैसला लिया गया है। NEW DELHI: Infosys co-founder and chairman Nandan Nilekani on Thursday said that India may emerge as a principal beneficiary of productivity gains and inclusion from AI in the next decade, despite low visibility in…
The transaction was timed in a way that it took advantage of the current market situation NEW DELHI: A government department that has an operations room named Kurukshetra is clearly in battle mode. But, the merchant bankers for the LIC stake sale seemed to have missed the signal.While the offer-for-sale had been discussed for more…
According to draft directions issued by the central bank, NBFCs will be barred from offering revolving credit products and will be required to offer only credit facilities in the nature of term loans MUMBAI: RBI has proposed a sweeping overhaul of credit facility norms for non-banking financial companies, mandating a shift to term-loan structures while…
President Donald Trump speaking during an event to announce new tariffs for the first time last year Donald Trump’s administration has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs after the US Supreme Court struck down a broad set of duties imposed under an emergency economic law, court filings show.About 60 per cent of the $166 billion…
Gold is targeting 148,000 and 152,000 as the immediate resistance levels. Gold and silver price prediction today: Gold prices are showing some bullish bias while silver prices are also seeing some recovery, says Abhilash Koikkara, Head – Forex & Commodities, Nuvama Professional Clients Group. MCX Gold Price Outlook MCX Gold has breached from its consolidation…
In the past, RBI officials have supported fees at least for large transactions MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said consumers already bear the cost of UPI transactions through the broader economy even if merchant fees are not explicitly charged.Responding to questions at a press conference on enabling merchant fees on UPI, Malhotra said it was…