The likelihood that OPEC+ will vote to cut output caused oil to rise, and Europe’s energy situation got worse as the Group of Seven nations backed a proposal to attempt and limit the price of Russian crude. After falling by about 7% the previous week because of worries that demand would be harmed by slowing…
To control the spike in future prices, the central government has extended concessional duties on edible oil imports by six months to March 31, 2023. At present, crude palm, soybean, and sunflower oils imports attract only the 5% agri infra cess and a 10% education cess upon it, meaning a total tax incidence of 5.5%. Basic…
Petrol sales in India recovered in August but diesel continued to show a decline over the last month as rains in several parts nicked away demand in some sectors, mainly industry data showed. Petrol sales, which had declined 5% in July, increased 5.8% to 2.81 million tonnes in August when compared with 2.66 million tonnes of demand in…
Indian rupee, which on August 29 hit a new record low versus the dollar, is expected to strengthen during the following ten years. The Indian rupee has dropped to a historic low of 80 per dollar this year, continuing a long-term trend of devaluation versus the U.S. dollar. It may still weaken further in the…
Early on Thursday, crude oil futures prices declined due to a modest expansion in the Chinese PMI (purchasing managers’ index). The information about the state of the U.S. market for crude oil also had an impact on futures pricing. On Thursday morning, October crude oil futures on WTI were trading at $89.25, down 0.34 percent,…
Despite concerns over production, the government set the estimated amount of rice it will purchase for the central pool at 518 lakh tonnes (LT), an increase of 1.60 percent from the previous year. In a meeting presided over by Union Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey here, the estimates were finalized following discussions with state food secretaries…
India is expected to declare that the country’s economy expanded by double digits in the first quarter of its fiscal year, primarily as a result of the base effect but also because of increased demand and consumer spending. Analysts predict that India’s GDP increased by up to 16% year over year in the April–June quarter…
Gold prices rised slightly in global markets on Tuesday as the dollar fell from a 20-year high, offsetting pressure from expectations the U.S Federal Reserve kept interest rates higher for longer to combat inflation broadcast. Spot gold was up 0.1% to $1,739.1 an ounce. Morning, gold contracts traded were down 0.29% on the Multi Commodity…
Oil prices declined on Tuesday, wiping out some gains from the previous session as the market worried that more aggressive interest rate increases from central banks may cause a downturn in the global economy and weaken fuel consumption. After rising 4.1% on Monday, the greatest gain in more than a month, Brent crude futures for…
On Friday, the Indian rupee saw its largest one-day gain in almost a year, supported by a steep decline in the value of the dollar, while bond prices dropped to their lowest levels in two and a half months, following declines in their American equivalents. Its highest single-day performance since August 27 of last year,…
