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Four public sector infrastructure and development finance institutions have been added to the primary list MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India on Thursday released the revised list of upper layer NBFCs for FY27 under the scale-based regulation framework, expanding the pool with the addition of public sector infrastructure financiers while retaining Tata Sons on the list…

In the last few budgets, customs duty simplification has been a focus area, with fewer slabs and correction of the inverted duty structure, where tariff on a product is lower than an input in the value chain. NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that she will focus on lowering customs tariffs in…

Although the unemployment rate of 4.1% marked the lowest level since June 2025, the decline was driven by a contraction in the labour force rather than stronger hiring. (Image for representative purpose only) US employers unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs last month, while downward revisions by the Labor Department erased a further 103,000 positions from payroll…

Global food prices rise in July as cereals, oils and sugar get costlier Plates around the world got a little pricier in July. Prices of cereals, vegetable oils and sugar rose during the month, while meat and dairy prices fell, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.The FAO Food Price…

Why your home-cooked veg and non-veg meals cost more in July Your home-cooked thali may have been a little less pocket-friendly in July.The price of a home-cooked vegetarian thali rose 4 per cent from a year ago, while a non-vegetarian thali became 9 per cent costlier, according to a report released on Friday. Higher prices…

India added 83,100 AI-related jobs during the period, compared with 31,921 positions lost through layoffs and attrition. Is artificial intelligence taking away jobs or is it leading to hirings? A new report by Nomura suggests that in India, AI is creating more jobs than cuts. India, long regarded as the global back office for multinational…

The weaker-than-expected employment report strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could have more room before increasing interest rates to curb inflation. US stock market today: Wall Street stocks traded higher on Friday morning, while Treasury yields declined after government data showed US employers unexpectedly eliminated 23,000 jobs last month.The S&P 500 advanced 0.4%, remaining close…

UPI has always been free for consumers since its launch in 2016. (Image: Stock.adobe) Will you now have to pay charges for your UPI transactions? That’s the big question that many are asking after the Lok Sabha cleared a Bill amending the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, enabling the government to authorise banks and…

According to draft directions issued by the central bank, NBFCs will be barred from offering revolving credit products and will be required to offer only credit facilities in the nature of term loans MUMBAI: RBI has proposed a sweeping overhaul of credit facility norms for non-banking financial companies, mandating a shift to term-loan structures while…

The report said FPIs were net sellers of equities worth Rs 1.8 lakh crore, while they were net buyers of debt at Rs 25,807 crore. MUMBAI: Regulatory interventions by Sebi in the futures & options (F&O) segment during fiscal 2026, aimed mainly at reining in excessive speculative activities by retail investors, led to a dip…