What the US Fed’s hawkish turn means for India
The US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) chairman Jerome Powell last week said that he will wait longer before cutting interest rates as inflation in the US rem...
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This podcast version of the popular Mint Primer breaks down the Big News into quick easy consumable Questions & Answers. Each morning, host Praisd Banerjee features the finest explanations into the major and complex stories to provide a full and clear picture of the topic of the day. This is a Mint production, brought to you by HT Smartcast
Are the good times returning for IT services?
If recent deal wins by top-tier players are anything to go by, IT services companies are in for better times ahead. Gartner’s forecast of growth in gl...
Met’s ‘good rains’ forecast: There’s a hidden warning
The met department’s forecast of above-normal rains is a breather for India’s sluggish farm economy and tepid rural consumption. But high chances of e...
How the rupee plunge impacts the economy
The rupee has fallen to a new low of 83.5 against the dollar. This has wide ramifications, making exports lucrative but imports expensive. We look at ...
Decoding RBI’s alert on illegal forex platforms
Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has raised concerns over unauthorized forex trading platforms and asked banks to rem...
Why PE funds are investing less in real estate
Private equity (PE) investments in India’s real estate have been falling over the past five years, despite a residential boom and recovery in the comm...
West Asia flares up again: what it means for India
Iran has attacked Israel directly after Israel bombed its consulate in Damascus, Syria, sending tensions in West Asia zooming once again. As the world...
US AI bill: boon or bane for our innovation?
US Congressman Adam Schiff has tabled a bill proposing tech firms training AI models disclose use of any copyrighted data. It follows criticism by cre...
Are India and the Maldives burying the hatchet?
India and the Maldives may be moving to stabilise their bilateral ties after tensions. Since President Mohamed Muizzu took office last year, the remov...
Will domestic petrol prices go up pre-polls?
Fresh geopolitical uncertainty has pushed global crude prices above $90 per barrel. How does it impact India’s oil marketing companies? Will they be f...