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Economist Steve Moore and former member of White House Council of Economic advisors Tomas Philipson discuss President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign countries on ‘The Bottom Line.’

rupee are too varied and dynamic to arrive at one standard prescription for all countries that will explain how the economy is affected by it.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has responded to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.

Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has once again predicted a market crash as a result of US President Donald Trump's impending tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, which he believes may lead to a downturn in prices of gold, silver, and Bitcoin— presenting a strategic buying opportunity, according to Kiyosaki. In a recent social media post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Kiyosaki stated, "TRUMP TARIFFS BEGIN: Gold, silver, Bitcoin may crash. GOOD. Will buy more after prices crash. The real problem is DEBT… which will only get worse. CRASHES mean assets are on sale. Time to get richer."

Trump has followed through on his promise to wield the United States's vast economic weight to hit back at China for its alleged unfair trade practices and role in America's deadly fentanyl crisis.

Budget session on Saturday, as investors reacted to a smaller-than-expected increase in government capital expenditure and plans to stimulate consumption through personal tax cuts in the Union Budget 2025. The benchmark BSE Sensex gained 5.39 points or 0.01% to close at 77,505.96, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 23,482.15, lower by 26.25 points or 0.11%.

World Trade Organization, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Sunday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. More than two years after the public debut of ChatGPT, software companies still haven’t found a compelling way of charging for AI tools, chief information officers say. Now they’re trying new strategies.

tax cuts in the budget, but the stock markets barely moved. Why so? Because finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's speech about a bright future was silent on the sharp, continuing fall of Indian stock markets and the rupee ever since it became clear that Donald Trump was going to become US President and disrupt global relations.

Canada and Mexico say they’ve prepared the option of retaliatory tariffs to be used if necessary now that the White House says the U.S. will put in place 25% tariffs on imports from them this weekend

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Put aside the claims that can’t be confirmed. What kind of presumably second-rate chips did it use? How little did it spend training its derivative large language model? Likewise, if analysts at Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies are correct, DeepSeek trained itself on information illicitly gleaned as an enterprise client of America’s pioneering OpenAI.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2025-26 on Saturday. The Budget presents a chance for the government to show its intent on some of the burning issues of our times. In this four-part series, we use charts to illustrate how the Budget performed on 15 key concerns. Part 3 looks at defence spending, trade, and India's Olympics dreams. Each topic has a pair of charts—one presenting the context the Budget faced, and the other showing what Sitharaman delivered. Also read Part 1 and Part 2. Defence priorities: India has the world’s fourth-largest military spending, and the defence ministry is one of the top ministries in terms of budget allocations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Union Budget 2025 laid out a host of key pointers to make India’s technology economy self-reliant.

Budget 2025: Toys have always held a special place in every child's heart, but finding ones that both kids and their parents are happy with can be a challenge. Good-quality toys often come with a hefty price tag, while cheaper alternatives may not meet the expectations. However, the Indian government has recognised the need for a change and is working towards transforming the toy sector into a global leader.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shane Smith has helped make the country’s largest pork producer into a grunting, rooting, squealing marvel of efficiency. The chief executive of Smithfield Foods took the company public this past week and is ready to invest in it to confront his biggest challenge: getting us to eat more pork.

silver March futures contracts were trading slightly higher at Rs 93,453/kg, up by 0.13% or Rs 125. Ahead of the Union Budget 2025, due to be presented later today, gold, on MCX, made yet another new all-time high of Rs 82,600/ 10 g on Friday and has surged by Rs 1,550/10 gram in this week alone. Meanwhile, silver prices have gone up by Rs 1,850/kg.

markets rallied for four days in the lead up to the Budget in anticipation of a pro-growth and fiscally prudent policy announcements. Now, all the focus will turn to Nirmala Sitharaman, where the finance minister will present a record eighth Budget. «Market expects reductions in individual tax and job generation to boost consumption. By cutting the fiscal deficit but continuing to boost infrastructure spending, the government may set the tone for a potential recovery in the consolidating market,» said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

Investors have been bracing for further tariff news after Trump has repeatedly warned about using the measure. Uncertainty over the impact of tariffs has muddled the outlook for the economy and inflation.

Trump said on Friday he would impose hefty new tariffs of 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on imports from China, and nothing could be done by the three countries to forestall them.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly discussed imposing tariffs, both on the campaign trail and since taking office — and the first tranche, on goods from Canada, China and Mexico will take effect Feb. 1, the White House confirmed on Friday.