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12.12 / 12:19

markets Trade President country electronic reports Destinations Mexico’s steep tariff hikes will hit 75% of India’s exports from January: GTRI report

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Three-quarters of India’s exports to Mexico are set to face a major setback from 1 January 2026, according to a report released on Friday by Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), after the Mexican senate approved steep tariff increases on goods imported from countries that don’t have a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Mexico.

12.12 / 00:33

markets UPS Target Gap Trade performer Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman's top picks for 12 December

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Buoyed by the Fed rate cut, strong buying activity from lower price levels clearly signals an encouraging revival toward the upside. Although resistance persists at higher levels, the market's immediate downward pressure has eased.

12.12 / 00:33

markets Williams Sustainability Trade show performer recommendations Stock recommendations for 12 December from MarketSmith India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian equities snapped a three-day losing streak to close significantly higher, driven primarily by positive global sentiment following the US Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point rate cut, which signalled a shift in monetary policy. The Nifty 50 rallied more than 140 points, or 0.55%, settling near 25,900, while Sensex advanced 427 points, or 0.51%, to close at 84,818.13.

11.12 / 12:03

ETF Platform Pool Research Trade Universities karate Retirement savings revamp: NPS now includes gold, silver ETFs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on Thursday allowed the National Pension System (NPS) to include gold and silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) among its investment options. NPS subscribers can now invest in gold and silver ETFs offered by mutual funds, with exposure restricted to 5% of the scheme’s assets under management (AUM).

11.12 / 11:29

UPS Manufacturing economy Remark Trade Updates Mint Explainer | What drove China’s trillion-dollar trade surplus—and why it matters

Mint breaks down how Beijing managed this feat and what it means for India and the world economy.China’s outbound shipments have proved remarkably resilient. In the first 11 months of 2025, exports grew 5.7% even with average US tariffs at 47.5%. Sales to the US slumped 18%, but Chinese manufacturers more than made up for it elsewhere: exports to Europe climbed 9%, while shipments to Southeast Asia and Africa surged 15% and 27%, respectively.Largely, yes.

11.12 / 10:03

markets Provident security Sustainability trends Trade reports OMC stocks look undervalued—but fundamentals tell a different story

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shares of India’s state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have declined 6-9% over the past month, hit by recent volatility in marketing margins. The margin on diesel fell to an 18-month low of negative ₹0.3 per litre in the third week of November amid US sanctions on Russian firms that have disrupted diesel exports.

11.12 / 03:45

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The fate of Warner Bros. Discovery could hinge on a frequent subject of President Trump’s ire: CNN.

11.12 / 00:55

markets Williams Action Sustainability Trade track recommendations Stock recommendations for 11 December from MarketSmith India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: The Indian stock market ended lower for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, 10 December, amid mixed global cues ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy outcome later today. Market benchmark Sensex rose as much as 354 points to hit an intraday high of 85,020.34 during the session, but failed to hold gains and dropped 629 points from the day's high.

10.12 / 13:11

markets Manufacturing economy Trade country social International China is too big to rely on exports for growth, IMF chief warns

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BEIJING—The head of the International Monetary Fund warned China that its dominance over manufacturing risks exacerbating global trade tensions, urging Beijing to take far greater action to shift its economy toward domestic consumption. “As the second largest economy in the world, China is simply too big to generate much growth from exports," said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday.

10.12 / 07:35

markets Food Trade President country Courts India-US trade deal: Relief today shouldn't come at the cost of autonomy tomorrow

A US trade delegation reached India this week with the aim of concluding a long-anticipated trade agreement. Coming close on the heels of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi that resulted in a five-year India-Russia economic programme to diversify trade and strengthen an energy partnership, an obvious question arises: How would ties with Moscow impact India’s US engagement?At last week’s HT Leadership Summit, foreign minister S.

10.12 / 05:31

markets Platform Election Trade country Courts Sporting Gambling or investing? In America, the line is increasingly blurred

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Economists and financiers have compared stockmarkets to gambling since 1936, when Keynes warned of “the capital development of a country becom[ing] a by-product of the activities of a casino". In 1999 Jack Bogle of Vanguard decried the “Wall Street casino" where only croupiers got rich, and in 2023 Warren Buffett wrote that “markets now exhibit far more casino-like behaviour than...when I was young".

10.12 / 02:11

markets UPS economy Trade President Updates Malhotra’s first year as RBI governor saw India’s economy break into a Goldilocks run but we can’t take it for granted

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown,” wrote Shakespeare in his play Henry IV. The English playwright was talking about a king by that name, not of any central bank governor.

10.12 / 01:43

markets UPS Trade President country Updates Mint Quick Edit | A US anti-dumping duty on Indian rice won’t hurt much but would send the wrong signal

Just hours before a US delegation arrived in New Delhi to wrap up a long-pending trade deal, Donald Trump hinted at a fresh tariff to be levied on India. Speaking at the White House, the US President expressed his displeasure over Indian rice shipments to the US after complaints from a local farmer lobby over cheap imports.

10.12 / 01:43

markets UPS Waters Manufacturing Parke Trade Four fundamentally strong small-cap stocks trading up to 60% below their 52-week highs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After a strong rally from FY20 to FY24, Indian small-cap stocks have largely traded sideways over the past year. The consolidation comes on the back of stretched valuations, tighter liquidity, macro pressures such as higher interest rates and a weaker rupee, softer earnings trends, and an unusually heavy pipeline of new IPOs absorbing investor flows.

10.12 / 01:21

markets UPS Target Action trends Trade recommendations Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman's top picks for 10 December

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Benchmark indices extended their decline for the second straight session on Tuesday, weighed down by a mix of global and domestic concerns. The Nifty50 slipped 120.90 points or 0.47% to close at 25,839.65, while the Sensex fell 436.41 points or 0.51% to 84,666.28.

10.12 / 01:21

markets Action Sustainability trends Trade band recommendations Stock recommendations for 10 December from MarketSmith India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: India's equity benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, extended losses for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, 9 December, amid weak global cues ahead of the US Fed policy outcome. The Sensex closed 436 points, or 0.51%, lower at 84,666.28, while the Nifty 50 ended the day with a loss of 121 points, or 0.47%, at 25,839.65.

10.12 / 00:15

markets Aware Racing Food trends Trade International Why India’s shrimp exporters are suddenly racing toward value-added products

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Indian shrimp exporters are increasingly shifting focus toward value-addition as global demand trends evolve and competition intensifies. With traditional frozen raw shrimp markets facing price pressure and stricter quality norms, exporters are broadening their product portfolios to include ready-to-cook (RTC) and ready-to-eat (RTE) shrimp offerings.

09.12 / 15:05

COST Manufacturing economy pandemic Trade country What to expect from India’s customs reforms

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Indian businesses and the country’s trading partners alike have flagged the need for a simpler customs duty framework. The global supply-chain disruptions and US tariffs have further amplified the need to review the regime.

09.12 / 07:41

UPS Manufacturing economy Trade show Latin China’s manufacturing is booming despite Trump’s tariffs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump retook the White House almost a year ago promising a manufacturing boom. He got one—in China.

09.12 / 03:37

markets UPS IPO economy trends Trade rights With such heavy supply, you can’t expect a runway market, says Axis Mutual Fund’s Ashish Gupta

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is in a better position, and 2026 appears to be an improvement over last year, according to Ashish Gupta, chief information officer (CIO), Axis Mutual Fund. “But with such heavy supply, you can’t expect a runaway market," he said.

09.12 / 03:37

markets COST Trade band cover rights Updates Customs reform: How a standard rate of 5% import duty could sharpen India’s export edge

We welcome finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement at this year’s HT Leadership Summit that her next reform would be of India’s customs duty regime. This is vital to boost competitiveness and trade diversification amid today’s tariff turmoil, with the US walling itself apart.It would be best not to limit the exercise to easing procedures and revising customs duty rates.

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