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economic policies under President Donald Trump have altered the US economy. Tariffs, tax changes, deregulation and shifts in spending have influenced trade, markets and public confidence. These changes have sparked discussions about their long-term effects, media reports said.

The new mechanism, which would be operationalised after planned imposition of a safeguard duty on specified steel imports, would be extended to MSMEs and members of the Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPC), the people said. «Discussions are on on the mechanism...It would be implemented once safeguard duty is imposed...This is being done to shield domestic consumers from rise in prices,» an official said.

reciprocal tariffs, India has communicated to Washington that the focus of the trade relationship should be a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) to address any concerns over import duties, said people with knowledge of the matter. US officials who were in Delhi last week to negotiate the BTA told their Indian counterparts that the message would be conveyed to the White House as the final decision would be made there, the people told ET on condition of anonymity. Assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch was in India from March 26-29 to discuss the BTA. The joint statement issued on Saturday after the talks did not mention reciprocal tariffs.

Binance have come under the glare of the tax authorities. Over the past few weeks, the Income Tax (I-T) department has inquired whether the 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) levied on such deals have been collected. Local investors must either provide proof of TDS deduction or submit documentary evidence on why TDS is not applicable to them, according to notices served by the tax office. Probing into the traders' source of money, the department has sought their I-T returns for the years when the funds used to purchase cryptos were earned. A few scrutiny notices, questioning the transaction data downloaded from the website of the offshore exchange, have imposed 30% tax on the entire turnover instead of claiming tax on the gains.

In a leaked conversation with leading auto industry executives, Trump reportedly cautioned them against raising vehicle prices in response to his new tariffs, implicitly acknowledging the financial strain such measures could impose on manufacturers and consumers alike.

Host of CNBC's «Mad Money» took a clear stand against the idea, attributing the economic downfall of small towns throughout the United States to it. «I am for tariffs, plain and simple. I despise free trade,» Cramer insisted on an episode of his program, as quoted in a report by Bezinga. He continued on to say, «It's been embarrassing to our nation. It's cost us millions. Everyone takes advantage of us. There's just no limit to it.» Cramer's comments are opposite to the general assumption that free trade boosts economic growth and global cooperation. Instead, he had claimed that the focus on cheap imports has done harm to small towns.

preferential trade agreement (PTA) into a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), making Chile the first Latin American country to have such a deal with New Delhi. Discussions on CEPA are expected to take place during Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font’s State Visit to India from April 1-5. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers, MPs, senior officials, business associations, media, and cultural representatives. The PTA between India and Chile was signed in 2006 and expanded in 2017. Officials are now looking at tariff and non-tariff barriers to boost trade between the two regions. The target is to double two-way commerce to $100 billion in the coming years. Key sectors for cooperation include automobiles, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Chile is India’s fifth-largest trading partner in Latin America. From April to December in FY25, India’s exports to Chile amounted to $860.26 million, mainly consisting of pharmaceuticals and vehicles. Imports were $2.07 billion, with ores, slag, ash, and copper being the primary inbound shipments. Indian trade organizations have been actively engaging with Chile through business summits and trade fairs in sectors such as pharma, apparel, handicrafts, and chemicals. An Indian mining delegation also visited Chile in April 2024 to explore collaboration opportunities in the mining sector.

Indian equities in March for the third consecutive month but there was a sharp deceleration in the outflow due to strong buying in the second fortnight of the month. They invested net Rs 26,042 crore ($3,037 million) in the second half of March, a sharp contrast to the outflow of Rs 30,015 crore ($3,438 million) in the first fortnight. As a result, net outflow for the full month reduced to Rs 3,973 crore ($401.2 million). The extent of investment by foreign investors in the coming months will depend upon several factors including the tariff stance by the Trump administration and its impact on global trade, attractiveness of the Indian economy relative to the US, which is facing recessionary pressure and the valuation comfort of the domestic equities.

Kumar Jain, a jeweller from Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar, the largest gold hub in the country, said, «Consumers are buying gold coins more as they think that it is a good investment and the price of gold will move further in the coming days.» Last year, during Gudi Padwa, the price of gold was at Rs 78,000 per 10 gm, which is now nearing Rs 90,000 per 10 gm.

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the government has decided to convert the operator’s outstanding spectrum auction dues, including deferred dues repayable after expiry of the moratorium period, into equity shares worth Rs 36,950 crore. The move — as sought by the beleaguered telco — will take the government’s stake in Vi to around 48.99% from 22.6% now. Vi’s promoters — UK’s Vodafone Plc and India’s Aditya Birla Group (ABG) — though, will continue to have operational control of the company. “…the ministry of communications, in line with the September 2021 Reforms and Support Package for the Telecom Sector, has decided to convert the outstanding spectrum auction dues, including deferred dues repayable after expiry of the moratorium period, into equity shares to be issued to the Government of India under Section 62(4) of the Companies Act, 2013,” Vi said in an exchange filing Sunday evening.

Vodafone Idea on Sunday announced that the government stake in the company will increase to 48.99 per cent with fresh acquisition of shares worth Rs 36,950 crore. The development is in line with the September 2021 Reforms and Support Package for Telecom Sector. The telecom operator's outstanding spectrum auction dues, including deferred dues repayable after expiry of the moratorium period, will be converted into equity shares to be issued to the Government of India under Section 62(4) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company said in an exchange release. The acquisition was communicated to the company through an order on March 29 and was received by the company today.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The US Trade Representative team’s talks in Delhi last week with Indian officials can be seen as part of an effort to find a way to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Indian exports that mirror the burden faced by US goods entering India. The US and India, once tethered to market debates in a transactional context, now navigate a relationship redefined by supply-chain wars, tech supremacy and containment of China.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There’s an uncanny resemblance between a work of art shown at Bengaluru’s Museum of Art & Photography last year and one at its current Ticket Tika Chaap: The Art of the Trademark in Indo-British Textile Trade. In the folio (part of last year’s Book of Gold show) from the luminous 17th century Kanchana Ramayana, fine miniatures with gold leaf, Garuda listens to Kaka Bhushundi.

Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Investment Services, is eyeing 23,050 and 22,650 as re-entry points for Nifty longs in the event of an extended period of consolidation, while a complete abandoning of the upside view warranted only on slippage past 22,522. Edited excerpts from a chat:

The countries' three trade ministers agreed to «closely cooperate for a comprehensive and high-level» talks on a South Korea-Japan-China free trade agreement deal to promote «regional and global trade», according to a statement released after the meeting. «It is necessary to strengthen the implementation of RCEP, in which all three countries have participated, and to create a framework for expanding trade cooperation among the three countries through Korea-China-Japan FTA negotiations,» said South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, referring to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. The ministers met ahead of Trump's announcement on Wednesday of more tariffs in what he calls «liberation day», as he upends Washington's trading partnerships. Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo are major U.S. major trading partners, although they have been at loggerheads among themselves over issues including territorial disputes and Japan's release of wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Trump declared on Saturday that he «couldn't care less» if automakers increase car prices for Americans in the wake of his imposition of import tariffs. There have been reports that Trump threatened auto executives with reprisals if prices jump, but he told NBC News that increasing prices would simply help US-based manufacturers. «I couldn't care less. I hope they raise their prices, because if they do, people are gonna buy American-made cars. We have plenty,» he told NBC host Kristen Welker. On Thursday, Trump imposed a blanket 25 percent import tariff on cars and light trucks made outside the United States, due to take effect on April 3. Tariffs will be delayed for car parts from countries covered by US trade pact with Mexico and Canada as officials try to disentangle the mixed supply chain.

trade talks in New Delhi as part of efforts to negotiate the first tranche of a mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) by fall of 2025. Representatives of India's Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative held meeting in the national capital for four days beginning March 26 as a follow up to the two countries agreeing to expand bilateral trade to reach USD 500 billion by 2030, including through the conclusion of a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). A Commerce and Industry Ministry release said that in order to realize the shared objective of promoting growth that ensures fairness, national security and job creation, both sides have through four-days of discussions in New Delhi broadly come to an understanding on the next steps towards a mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), with the goal to finalize its first tranche by fall 2025. Sectoral expert level engagements under the BTA will start virtually in the coming weeks and pave the path for an early negotiating round in person. «During these discussions the two sides also had a productive exchange of views on deepening bilateral cooperation in priority areas including increasing market access, reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers and deepening supply chain integration in a mutually beneficial manner,» the release said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Prepare for an everything, everywhere onslaught of trade developments this week as the Trump administration unveils its much talked about tariffs. Investors and companies hoping for clarity are likely to be disappointed: There may just be another spate of trade war scenarios to game out.

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