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Campaigning to be elected US president again, Donald Trump had a narrow escape on Saturday as a bullet apparently aimed at him grazed his right ear, from which oozing blood was captured on camera as security officers formed a ring around him and whisked him to safety. It’s a relief that the attacker, identified as a 20-year-old local after he was killed by officers, missed his mark, although it’s tragic that an onlooker died and two others were grievously injured. That America has far too many guns around has long been obvious.

import duties, flagging dumping of chemicals from China. Crop Care Federation of India, which represents key players in the agrochemical sector, has sought an increase in import tariffs, currently at about 7.5%. «The government should raise import tariffs by 7.5% counteracting Chinese predatory pricing and monopolistic practices with targeted tariff,» said Harish Mehta, senior advisor, Cropcare Federation of India, adding that this will safeguard the chemical industry, which is a key contributor to the nation's GDP and exports. An increase between 5% and 7.5% in tariffs will go a long way towards levelling the playing field on the price front for domestic players, it suggested. The industry in its representation has pointed out that the Indian chemicals sector was trade surplus as recently as 2020-21 but reported a $17 billion trade deficit in FY23, arguing that predatory trade practices by foreign players, notably from China are largely behind this swing. As per industry estimates, the global chemicals industry is already worth $5,000 billion and India's share is small, valued at $220 billion in 2022. Industry in its representation has also made a case to fast-track trade remedy measures including making BIS standards mandatory in specialty chemicals and agrochemicals by line ministries along with need to expedite regulatory approvals by respective ministries (agriculture, health, environment) with preference for domestic manufacturing projects.

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Gaza Strip: Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group's military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Deif's condition remained uncertain after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday night «there still isn't absolute certainty» he was killed. Hamas representatives gave no evidence to back up their assertion about the health of a chief architect of the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war. The Israeli military on Sunday announced that Rafa Salama, a Hamas commander it described as one of Deif's closest associates, had been killed in Saturday's strike. Salama commanded Hamas' Khan Younis brigade. The statement gave no update on Deif, who has long topped Israel's most-wanted list and has been in hiding for years.

Donald Trump was targeted in a shooting incident during a rally in Pennsylvania, Chinese online retailers wasted no time in offering souvenir T-shirts adorned with photos depicting the aftermath of the assassination attempt on the former president. According to a report from TOI, Taobao seller Li Jinwei said, «We put the T-shirts on Taobao as soon as we saw the news about the shooting, though we hadn't even printed them, and within three hours we saw more than 2,000 orders from both China and the US.» The rapid production and sale were made possible by digital printing technology, which allowed the T-shirts to be quickly printed and made available for purchase. Companies like Xinflying Digital Printing Production in Guangdong reported their capability of printing 8 election-themed T-shirts per hour using digital printing machines.

Jairam Ramesh targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre on Sunday, over the recent tax collection data, and said that individuals are paying more tax than companies, and the middle class is bearing the weight of heavy taxation while Rs 2 lakh crore has been put in «pockets of billionaires» due to slashing of corporate taxes. He highlighted that income tax collection stood at Rs 3.61 lakh crores and gross corporate tax collections were Rs 2.65 lakh crores, from April 1 to July 1, 2024. Taking to social media platform X, Jairam Ramesh said, «As we head towards the Budget on July 23rd, data has just been released that gross personal income tax collections amounted to Rs 3.61 lakh crores during April 1-July 1 2024 while gross corporate tax collections were Rs 2.65 lakh crores. This reconfirms and re-establishes the point we have been making for quite some time--that individuals are paying more tax than companies.»

Union Budget 2024-25 on July 23, the electric vehicle (EV) sector is optimistic about potential announcements that could spur industry growth. The EV sector is at a critical juncture, with every player striving to capture market share. The industry anticipates that the government will introduce FAME-3, allocate funds for charging infrastructure, provide incentives for the localization of EV components, integrate EVs with renewable energy sources, implement a priority lending scheme, and reduce GST on EV services, among other measures.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) could rally towards a new 52-week high of Rs 4,400. «On the weekly chart, the stock had found support at the rising trend before the recent rally. On the daily chart, the stock has given a consolidation breakout. Suggesting a rise in optimism around the stock. Over the short term, the stock might move towards Rs 4,400. On the lower end, support is placed at Rs 4,100,» Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst, LKP Securities, said. Edited excerpts from a chat on Budget expectations and trading ideas for the week:

It’s summertime, and the bargains seem easy at a time when many consumer prices are high

Retail inflation, or the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in India, is expected to remain below or close to 5.0 percent in the remaining months of 2024-25, except for September, according to SBI Research. India's retail inflation rate increased in June, deviating from the moderation seen in previous months, driven by rising food prices. The year-on-year inflation rate based on the all-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 5.08 percent (provisional) for June 2024. The corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban areas were 5.66 percent and 4.39 percent, respectively.

India vs Zimbabwe T20 series will be held today at the Harare Sports Club. India has already secured the series with a 3-1 lead. In the fourth match, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal led India to a decisive 10-wicket victory with an impressive 93 runs off 53 balls, ensuring India an unassailable lead in the five-match series. Zimbabwe would be looking to salvage some pride. «We will want to finish the series 3-2,» Zimbabwe's Pakistan-born captain Sikandar Raza said.

Barack Obama was not happy with Joe Biden way back in 2008 when they joined hands as President and Vice President respectively or even much before that. They disagreed over several issues and even clashed publicly. Some ex-Obama staffers and some of his close associates have now openly targeted Biden and even urged him to step aside of the presidential election bid. The old-time associates also recall the well-known tensions between the former White House duo that go back nearly two decades.

Joe Biden has adopted a two-pronged strategy. First, he has rejected calls to pull out of the race for the White House and has declared defiantly that he may not be as young and energetic as before, but he knows how to deliver as the president of the country. Secondly, he has targeted Republican contender Donald Trump, saying that he is in a worse condition and he will take the country along the wrong path if he wins the election.

Kremlin on Saturday warned the deployment of US missiles in Germany could make European capitals targets for Russian missiles in a repeat of Cold War-style confrontation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of a «paradox» in which «Europe is a target for our missiles, our country is a target for US missiles in Europe.» «We have enough capacity to contain these missiles but the potential victims are the capitals of these countries,» he said, speaking to Russian state television channel Russia 1.

The volatility index, India VIX has failed to sustain above the 200-day EMA level and thereafter witnessed minor correction on Wednesday.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday in congressional testimony. In comments that appeared to show increasing faith that inflation will return to the Fed's target, a requirement for easing monetary policy, Powell compared the lack of progress on that front in the first months of the year to recent improvement that has helped build the Fed's confidence that price pressures will continue to diminish. As well, the chair noted, the Fed is now also concerned about risks to the job market and economy should rates remain too high for too long.

The Labor Department releases its latest snapshot of U.S. job openings Tuesday and its June tally of hiring by nonfarm employers Friday

dollar was on the front foot on Wednesday having rebounded from a three-week low after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck a cautious tone on how soon interest rate cuts would come. The New Zealand dollar edged higher ahead of the central bank's rate decision, with traders on alert for any signals on the timing for policy easing.

Nifty on Tuesday ended 113 points higher to form a long bull candle on the daily chart and also hit a fresh record high intraday. The underlying trend of Nifty continues to be positive. Having moved above the key overhead resistance of 24,400 levels (1.618% Fibonacci extension), the Nifty could now advance towards another important resistance of 24,960 levels (1.786% Fibonacci extension) in the near term. Immediate support is at 24,250 levels, said Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities.

Foram Parekh, Associate V-P,Sharekhan By BNP Paribas, says from the domestic pharma side, he likes Torrent and from the US side, Lupin and Sun Pharma. Zydus Life is also there. They like Sun because despite all the plant problems that this company is facing, its US specialty drug is doing good and it will continue to do good. Even it has new product launches coming up next month in the specialty side. Zydus got the US FDA approval for an Edarbi drug. The stock is sitting at a one-month high level. The updates that we have got concerning the Q1 domestic as well as the import data suggest that this quarter is going to be strong. What are your expectations concerning Zydus Life and the stock movement going forward? Foram Parekh: We like Zydus Life and we also believe that this quarter is going to be healthy for Zydus because its US business is doing good. Also, it has launched Mirabegron in the US market which is a very big product and almost has a market size of $1 billion. Zydus has launched it in two strengths – 25 and 50 mg and it is the sole player to launch in 50 mg.