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Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Federal Reserve, pledged to protect central bank independence during his confirmation hearing. This hearing is crucial as Warsh seeks to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose…
As the Centre establishes a committee and a high-level ministerial body to shape India's artificial intelligence (AI) policy, an official from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) stated that the government has not…
After more than a decade criticizing the U.S. central bank, former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh faces a mark-to-market moment in a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Lawmakers will likely press Warsh to flesh out his…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 20 withdrew some of the restrictions imposed on forex dealers taking positions in the offshore non-deliverable forwards market (NDF) to curb rupee volatility. The move comes a…
Source: Reuters (via feed) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said U.S. President Donald Trump has no justification to deprive Iran of its nuclear rights. The statement was quoted by the Iranian Student News Agency on Sunday.…
Source: Reuters (via feed) Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar's Tisza party has increased its parliamentary supermajority to 141 seats out of 199. This follows the processing of postal, foreign mission, and transferred votes. The election…
Source: Reuters (via feed) A French soldier stationed in southern Lebanon was killed, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. The soldier was part of international forces in the region. Macron said evidence suggests the Iran-backed…
Source: Reuters (via feed) India has approved a maritime insurance pool worth 129.8 billion Indian rupees, equivalent to $1.40 billion. The announcement was made by Ashwini Vaishnav, minister for Information and Broadcasting, on Saturday. BizTrendWire…
The global economy is entering a critical week as new data may reveal if the war-driven oil shock is pushing economies toward stagflation, characterized by slowing growth and rising prices. Fresh Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)…
Source: Reuters (via feed) U.S. President Donald Trump said there had been "some pretty good news about Iran." He also stated that a ceasefire in the conflict may not be extended without a deal by…
Source: Reuters (via feed) Australia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday to launch a A$10 billion ($7 billion) deal. The agreement involves supplying Australia with warships. It is Tokyo's most consequential military sale since ending…
Source: Reuters (via feed) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping was "very happy" about the status of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump mentioned the Strait of Hormuz while referring…
Source: Reuters (via feed) An Indian government bill to expand assemblies and reserve a third of the seats for women did not get enough votes to pass parliament on Friday. The bill's failure marked a…
Source: Reuters (via feed) Iran requires ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate with its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a senior Iranian official told Reuters. The official said all ships can sail through…
Source: Reuters (via feed) India's government will not proceed with a proposal to require smartphone makers to pre-install the biometric identification app Aadhaar on their devices. A state body confirmed the decision on Friday. The…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has shifted gears on its liquidity operations, moving from injecting funds into the banking system in March to absorbing surplus liquidity through variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions in…
Source: Reuters (via feed) NATO member Estonia’s defence minister said the United States would defend Estonia if Russia attacks. He told Reuters that Europe is not ready to stand up to Moscow on its own.…
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her “extreme happiness” following the Supreme Court’s order regarding appellate tribunals and the relaxation of the freeze on voter lists. The Supreme Court ordered that people cleared by…
Source: Reuters (via feed) Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven nations said on Thursday it was urgent to limit the cost to the global economy of an enduring Middle East war. They reaffirmed the…
Source: Reuters (via feed) U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Thursday that U.S. businesses continue to offshore operations to Mexico. This persists despite the revamped regional trade pact that was intended to limit such…
Source: Reuters (via feed) The German government has cut its growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027, a source told Reuters. Inflation projections have been raised. This change is linked to the Iran war. The conflict…
Source: Reuters (via feed) India began counting its population on Thursday. The census targets the country's estimated 1.4 billion people. It is the world's largest population count. The exercise was delayed for years. One reason…
Source: Reuters (via feed) An Israeli strike shattered the last bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, a senior Lebanese security official said. The official told Reuters the strike "shattered" the bridge…
Ola Electric's Bhavish Aggarwal stated that the Delhi EV Policy 2.0 signals the end of internal-combustion engines and the start of energy independence. He emphasized that the policy marks the beginning of the end for…
Source: Reuters (via feed) European Central Bank supervisors are set to warn bankers about risks linked to Anthropic's new artificial intelligence model. The model might increase the threat of cyberattacks, according to a source familiar…
