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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists gamed out the potential economic implications of a Republican or Democratic victory in the November elections, cautioning that US GDP faces a hit in the case of a win for Donald Trump. “We estimate that if Trump wins in a sweep or with divided government, the hit to growth from tariffs and tighter immigration policy would outweigh the positive fiscal impulse” from maintaining most tax cuts, Goldman economists including Alec Phillips wrote in a note Tuesday. Gross domestic product would see a peak hit of 0.5 percentage point in the second half of next year in that scenario, with the effects abating in 2026, the Goldman team estimated. They assumed a 20 percentage-point hike in China tariffs under Trump, along with higher duties on auto imports from Mexico and the European Union, and a reduction in immigration that would slow growth in the labor force.

«Although intermittent volatility cannot be ruled out, we expect the market to see a gradual up move with sectorial rotation, supported by rising hope of the US rate cut and FIIs turning buyers,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal.

Adani Green Energy, the renewables arm of the Adani Group, plans to redeem $750 million in bonds due on September 9, which has led yields to drop 60 basis points to 6.22%. The redemption will be financed through a mix of internal accruals, a $300 million infusion from strategic partner Total Energies (which holds a 19.75% stake), and $281 million from the promoters. The company will also draw $169 million from the debt service reserve account, hedge reserves, and interest on reserves, sources said.

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Indian government bonds has accelerated through August as decision-influencing US data and Federal Reserve commentary point toward a rate cut later this month, but are not alarming by themselves to trigger a risk-off sentiment on Wall Street and dent financial assets in the world's fastest-expanding major economy. From July 31 to August 30, the indicative value of foreign portfolio investors' aggregate holdings in fully accessible route (FAR) government bonds increased by ₹23,914 crore, or around $2.85 billion, to ₹2.29 lakh crore, an analysis of official clearing house data showed. The inflow topped the broad market expectations of around $2 billion of average monthly inflows following the inclusion of local debt in a JP Morgan index.

Nvidia as it deepens its probe into the AI heavyweight's antitrust practices, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the investigation. The antitrust watchdog had previously delivered questionnaires, and has now sent legally binding requests to Nvidia, the report said, adding that other companies had also received subpoenas. Officials are concerned that the chipmaker is making it harder to switch to other suppliers and penalizes buyers that do not exclusively use its artificial intelligence chips, the report said.

Gold prices held steady on Wednesday as investors braced for a monthly U.S. payrolls report that could influence the size of a likely interest rate cut this month.

Musk's satellite broadband firm, Starlink, on Tuesday said that it is complying with Brazil's top court order to block access to social media platform X in the country, a day after informing the country's regulator it would not obey the order. Starlink had emerged as a fresh battleground between Musk and Brazil, as top court judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the freeze of the company's accounts for possible use to pay fines owed by X, which is also owned by Musk. «Regardless of the illegal treatment of Starlink in freezing of our assets, we are complying with the order to block access to X in Brazil,» Starlink, which has more than 200,000 customers in the Latin American nation, said in a post on X.

dollar remained firm on Wednesday while riskier currencies like sterling and the Aussie dollar languished as investors ran for safety following the worst sell-off in almost a month on Wall Street. The catalyst was ostensibly some soft U.S. manufacturing data, which fanned worries about a hard landing for the economy, as traders braced for crucial monthly payrolls data on Friday.

digital transactions are fairly seamless. Now, the Reserve Bank of India wants to expand the country’s unified payments interface, or UPI, to lending: The central bank’s governor has repeatedly promised that a “unified lending interface” will soon be rolled out. That carries great potential — and not a little risk. India’s model for financial interconnectedness is based around what it calls “digital public infrastructure.” The idea is simple: The government, or a closely regulated quasi-public entity, invests in, manages, and pays for the system through which digital transactions take place. Businesses can create apps that use this infrastructure; interoperability is built in, so those apps must compete on cost and quality rather than on the size of their network. Consumers can decide how much of their information they are willing to share with specific apps or for specific transactions, and theoretically the seller’s access to private data is neither permanent nor very deep. The Indian IT whizzes who designed the system insist it avoids the worst of the US model (which is fragmented, insecure, and expensive), European systems (which are overregulated, lecture to business, and stifle innovation) and the Chinese network (which does not privilege privacy or allow for accountability to civil society).

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, extending the previous day's more than 4% plunge, on expectations the political dispute that has halted Libyan exports may be resolved and concerns over lower global demand growth. Brent crude futures for November fell 28 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.47 at 0052 GMT after dropping 4.9% in the previous session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for October were down 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $70.03 after dropping 4.4% on Tuesday.

Wall Street posted its worst day since the Aug. 5 rout, as weak US data and falling oil prices raised concerns about the health of the global economy. Japan led the slump, with the Nikkei 225 down over 3%. Shares also fell in Australia and South Korea, while futures pointed to losses in Hong Kong. US contracts edged lower in early Asian trading after the S&P 500 fell more than 2%, with Nvidia Corp. driving a plunge in tech stocks.

Kamala Harris will propose a tax deduction of up to $50,000 for new small businesses on Wednesday, a tenfold increase over existing relief and her latest economic policy aimed at winning over middle-class Americans after jumping into the presidential race over a month ago. Harris is aiming to draw a contrast with her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, on broad economic strategy, specifically on tariffs and taxes. Her progressive economic agenda is focused on taxing wealthier individuals and companies more, and increased federal funding for child care and other social programs aimed at working parents. The new plan, to be announced in New Hampshire, will propose expanding the startup expense deduction for small businesses from $5,000 to $50,000, a campaign official said. On average, it costs $40,000 to start a new business, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Buy or sell stocks for today: Domestic equity benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex took a breather after days of relentless rally to settle flat in the previous session over profit-taking in metal, oil and information technology (IT) shares amid a lack of fresh triggers and weak global trends. Breaking its 10-day winning run, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 4.40 points or 0.01 per cent to settle at 82,555.44 in a range-bound trade. During the day, it dropped 159.08 points or 0.19 per cent to 82,400.76.

grassroots campaign in support of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in key battleground states. Vice President Harris, 59, who is of mixed parentage, her mother immigrated to the US from Chennai and her father moved to the country from Jamaica, is up against Republican candidate and former president Donald Trump, 78. The "Indian Americans for Harris" campaign — launched on Tuesday — aims at ensuring that the presidential elections make history by electing Harris as the first person of Indian heritage to lead the US, according to the group's members. «This is the first time we have someone whose mother is from India. She has got Indian heritage and culture. What she has learned, I felt that we Indian Americans should support her beyond the party line,» North Carolina-based businessman Swadesh Chatterjee told PTI.

United States may not be on the brink of recession as being claimed by major economists as per latest revelation by popular economist Adam Posen, who has claimed that the scares of an imminent recession may actually be far away. His view has opposed the concept of many other economists who have raised the alarm of a major US recession.

indicators like unemployment rates and inverted yield curves being commonly monitored. However, unconventional signs can also offer clues. Amid current financial uncertainty, both investors and consumers are wary of a potential recession. Despite the guidance of indicators such as the inverted yield curve and the SAHM Rule, which are currently flashing red, predictions about economic downturns have been imprecise recently.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are currently in a very close tussle during the US Presidential Polls 2024, and when the polls indeed happen, one will surely witness one of the closest battles ever. Some of the polls even suggest that Donald Trump would get a clear victory if the elections were held today itself.

U.S. stocks tumbled to their worst day since an early August sell-off after another report raised worries about the economy’s health

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday issued a notice to the suspended management of grounded budget carrier Go First, seeking its response to the Committee of Creditors' (CoC) decision to liquidate the airline. The counsel for the resolution professional (RP) informed the tribunal that the CoC had passed a resolution to liquidate Go First after finding that the resolution plans received under the insolvency resolution process were non-compliant with the law. Further, the counsel said since the CoC has already infused more than ₹200 crore in the insolvency resolution process, and with no cash being generated by the airline, the CoC has approved a resolution allowing third-party funding of the arbitration proceedings that Go First has filed against US engine maker Pratt & Whitney (P&W) at the Singapore Court of Arbitration.