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08.02 / 14:09

markets Manufacturing economy Research Bill Trade President Tariff relief in US gives Indian auto parts a major export lift

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The first phase of the India-US bilateral trade deal will slash the tariffs on Indian automotive components from 50% to a 0-18% range, marking a major win for the industry, although import bills for US buyers of Indian parts remain around 16% higher than a year ago.

08.02 / 12:17

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the depths of Donald Trump’s interregnum, his eldest two sons huddled in a Mar-a-Lago conference room with boyhood pal Zach Witkoff to conjure up a new money machine.

08.02 / 11:39

UPS Entertainment film Trade Experts War audience Why Dhurandhar and Border 2 are outperforming Bollywood’s patriot playbook

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has seen a surge of war and patriotic films in recent years that resonated deeply with audiences, but the latest releases have dramatically raised the bar, translating into explosive box-office collections.

08.02 / 11:15

markets Trade President country India-US trade deal brings relief—with strings attached

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has struck another trade deal—this week with the US. Call it a deal with President Donald Trump if you like, but the bottom line is this: In the space of a fortnight, New Delhi has sealed two free trade agreements (FTAs), with the US pact, for all practical purposes, an interim one.

08.02 / 11:15

markets COST UPS Food Trade country Destinations India-EU free trade agreement: Does it brighten prospects for India’s agricultural exports?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The conclusion of negotiations over the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) shows that agriculture is no longer a deal-breaker. Both sides carefully manoeuvred around each other’s domestic sensitivities while offering tariff reductions to enhance market access.

08.02 / 07:33

markets COST Digital Food Trade love travelers Ajit Ranade: We should welcome the India-US trade agreement but need to parse the fine print

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Markets love certainty, or rather its appearance. That is why our equity market cheered the announcement of an interim India-US trade deal framework even though the ‘fine print’ is still not fully in the public domain.

08.02 / 06:55

markets Strategy economy Trade country inclusion Surjit Bhalla: Viksit Bharat may hinge on deeper economic ties with the world’s most vibrant free market

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There are two basic elements to any successful development strategy: growth and redistribution. Over the last decade, the Narendra Modi government has been very successful with policies of redistribution.

08.02 / 02:21

markets COST UPS security Research Trade show STT hike further stacks the odds against retail traders

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Financial awareness, not taxation, drives responsible investing, says Bhubaneswar-based finance researcher and former futures and options (F&O) trader Narayan Das, who has spent over a decade trading in derivatives, gaining firsthand experience of leverage, volatility, and how transaction costs steadily erode retail profits. “Many investors enter high-risk trades without understanding them.

08.02 / 02:21

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Every month, Mint’s Plain Facts section brings out an update on key global data to thread together the biggest developments in the world that are worth paying attention to.

07.02 / 07:05

markets FIVE Digital Election Bill Trade Bitcoin A new crypto winter is here and even the biggest bulls are worried

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bitcoin just suffered its largest weekly decline in more than three years. But the worst part for some of crypto’s permabulls is that they aren’t sure what exactly caused the crash.

07.02 / 03:13

UPS Manufacturing trends Trade Diversity reports testing The week in charts: India-US trade deal, Internship outlay slump, PMI trends

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From India and the US finalizing the much-awaited trade deal, to low budgetary allocation for the Prime Minister’s Internship scheme in the Budget, richer states seeing an uptick in their share in the Centre’s divisible revenue, and startup leaderships lacking gender diversity—here’s this week’s news in numbers.Trade deal Following months of tariff disputes and prolonged negotiations that tested the India–US relations, a long-awaited free trade agreement was announced on Monday.

06.02 / 15:49

markets security Analysis Trade show performer Pulse of the Street: Trade buzz lifts D-Street, but pact details awaited

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: Indian equities logged their strongest weekly performance in 38 weeks and emerged as the world’s top-performing major market after the announcement of a US–India trade deal, even as its finer details remain unclear. Headline-driven optimism lifted the Nifty 50 and the Sensex 3.5% over a week that also included a special Sunday trading session for the Union budget.

06.02 / 12:41

markets COST UPS economy Trade Rolex country They came for its riches, but big business is souring on South Africa

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. JOHANNESBURG—The corporate exodus from what was supposed to be Africa’s breakout economy is accelerating, propelled by a toxic cocktail of corruption, lawlessness and poor infrastructure.

06.02 / 02:57

markets COST Extreme Platform Software Trade testing The Agentic AI invasion: It’s here—but does the software industry face an existential threat?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It was swift and brutal, the global sell-off in tech stocks this week after Anthropic’s launch of Agentic AI tools with startling skills. From America to India, software stocks lost $285 billion in market value globally within the span of a single trading session.

06.02 / 01:31

security Trade President country Equality Cuba says it is ready to engage with Trump as fuel shortages worsen

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said his government is willing to engage with the Trump administration as the Communist island braces for severe fuel shortages after the U.S. threatened to impose trade sanctions to countries shipping oil to the Communist island.

06.02 / 00:41

markets Target Booking Action trends Trade recommendations Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman's recommends three stocks for 6 February

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: The Indian stock market suffered heavy losses in intraday trade on Thursday, 5 February, as investors booked profits across segments amid weak global cues. The Sensex hit an intraday low of 83,151.62, while the Nifty 50 fell below 25,650.

06.02 / 00:41

markets ETF Aware Trade Experts stage Mutual funds want commodity ETFs other than gold and silver. But is this feasible?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mutual funds and commodity exchanges are exploring whether exchange traded funds (ETFs) can be expanded beyond gold and silver. Current regulations limit ETFs to these two precious metals, but discussions are now underway between the two sides regarding other commodities, especially copper, according to three people aware of the matter.

06.02 / 00:41

UPS Aware Manufacturing Trade President country India to ramp up coking coal imports from US under bilateral trade deal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India is likely to increase imports of coking coal—used mainly in steel and cement production—from the US in a bid to enhance energy partnership, as part of a trade deal between the two countries, said two people aware of the development. India is the largest buyer of US coal globally.

06.02 / 00:41

markets Action Sustainability Trade Cycling performer recommendations Stock recommendations for 6 February from MarketSmith India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On Thursday, 5 February 2026, the Indian equity benchmarks snapped a three-day winning streak, with the Nifty 50 closing at 25,640.70, down 135.30 points (0.52%), while the Sensex slumped 506.31 points (0.60%) to settle at 83,311.38.

06.02 / 00:41

UPS Platform security Interface Bill Trade country We will have to continuously monitor outcomes, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a record ninth budget at a time of global uncertainty. In an interview, she spoke about the government’s efforts at creating more jobs, building industry’s competitiveness, facilitating easier cross-border trade and the investor interest in India’s defence production sector.

06.02 / 00:41

markets UPS security Trade show track Headlines Anand Rathi Wealth’s Feroze Azeez on what US tariff rollback means for Indian markets

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The announcement of an US-India trade deal, under which Washington would roll back the steep reciprocal tariffs, has eased months of trade-related uncertainty, with equity markets and the rupee both showing signs of renewed confidence. To decode what this shift means for investors, Feroz Azeez, joint chief executive of Anand Rathi Wealth, speaks with Mint to cut through the macro noise and explain how the development could shape portfolios.

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