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US China trade war is intensifying as we speak, and this situation may deteriorate in the coming months, based on the upcoming US President Donald Trump's plans to impose as much as 25% tariffs on products manufactured in China.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With almost half the world’s population going to the polls, 2024 was dubbed a super election year, leading many experts to warn of a coming flood of political disinformation. After all, generative artificial intelligence has made it possible for anyone, anywhere, to produce lifelike “deepfake" images and videos.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The U.S. dollar is entering the new year on a high—and most signs point to more strength ahead.

For the past nine months or so we’ve been seeing headlines almost every day that the Indian rupee has touched a new low. While the fall in the value of our currency can be psychologically unsettling, it’s important to put it into perspective and gauge its impact on your investment portfolio. 

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In 1903, Mark Twain wrote that “It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing." This observation still mostly holds true. The invention of artificial intelligence required decades of work by thousands of scientists, engineers, and industry leaders.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ricky Handschumacher’s first step on a path that would earn him millions of dollars in stolen cryptocurrency and a run-in with the law happened during a game of Halo 3. His Xbox screen went black for a few minutes while he was playing the futuristic first-person shooter game that pits humans against aliens.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President-elect Donald Trump has always called India the “tariff king". According to him, India has always levied high taxes on imports.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The US Federal Reserve has begun one of its reviews of “monetary policy strategy, tools and communications." December’s cut in interest rates and investors’ reaction to it underline just why such a review is needed. Consider how the latest policy announcement unfolded.

As the Quad grouping celebrates its 20th anniversary, the member nations—India, the United States, Japan, and Australia—have reaffirmed their commitment to fostering a free, open, and peaceful Indo-Pacific. With tensions rising due to China’s growing military assertiveness in the region, the Quad members pledged to intensify their efforts in maintaining regional stability. This renewed commitment comes at a crucial time, as India is set to host the next Quad Leaders’ Summit in the latter half of 2025, marking a significant milestone in the partnership’s evolution.

H-1B visa debate in the Republican party, President-elect Donald Trump has amplified Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s statement on immigration, endorsing a pro-skilled immigration stance. Trump shared Musk’s X post on his own Truth Social, highlighting the Tesla CEO’s call to honor hardworking legal immigrants and safeguard America’s foundational values.

«And if you look at the expectation and the probabilities of further rate cuts in the US, there is only an expectation of another 25 basis points cut in the next six months,» says Punita Kumar Sinha, Pacific Paradigm Advisors. A very interesting point that you made there that a couple of these MNCs now are actually looking to delist in some of the other geographies and make way for the India entry. But this particular year has been quite robust in terms of the new IPOs entering into the markets and the new companies entering into the Indian markets. But what I wanted to know is that what is keeping FIIs back from investing in coming ahead and putting the money in the Indian markets? And what can actually be changed in the overall environment to get these FIIs back into the Indian markets? What is your take on that? Punita Kumar Sinha: Well, as I said, the perception was or has been created across the world is that India is an expensive market and the valuations in India are much higher than the rest of the world, which has kept some of the foreign investors a little bit on the sidelines.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's two wealthiest individuals saw a slight dip in fortunes in 2024. Mukesh Ambani retained the top spot with $91.3 billion in 2024, but that marked a slight dip in his net worth, from $96.3 billion at the end of 2023.

America First policies emphasise local production, reducing reliance on imports and imposing tariffs on foreign goods. Trump fired a warning shot at India recently. “If they tax us, we tax them the same amount… The word reciprocal is important because if somebody charges us… if India charges us 100%, do we charge them nothing for the same?”

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H-1B visa holders in the United States. Multiple ministries, including External Affairs, Commerce, and Information Technology, are working to ensure that Indian professionals working legally in the US are not subjected to unpleasant situations.

2025 holds great opportunities for the markets and investors and definitely promises to be a very eventful year with Donald Trump at the helm as he has the mandate to take decisions which no US President has taken in the last 50 years, Aamar Deo Singh, Senior Vice President-Equity, Commodity & Currency at Angel One said. Trump’s 'MAGA' policy is expected to hurt China while benefiting India, he opines. Excerpts:

“With the continued momentum in the markets, we now project that equity raised through IPOs will cross Rs 2 lakh crore in the year 2025 as mentioned in our Calendar year report,” says Mahavir Lunawat, MD, Pantomath Group. In an interview with ETMarkets, Lunawat said: “In 2025, sectors like Consumer Technology, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Electric Vehicles, Healthcare, Logistics, new-age tech startups and Manufacturing are set to dominate IPO activity, driven by favorable market conditions and policy support,” Edited excerpts: How has the Indian IPO market managed to outperform global markets, especially those in the US, Japan, and China?

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