Oil prices continued to decline on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve adopted a more pessimistic stance than anticipated, heightening concerns that rising interest rates and inflation may have an adverse effect on crude demand in the months to come. Following the Fed’s anticipated 75 basis point interest rate increase on Wednesday, crude prices fell…
The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) has urged the government to swiftly implement the sugar export strategy, claiming that the sugar selling season of 2022–2023 will require at least eight million tonnes of exports. Vivek Pittie, Director of Harinagar Mills in Mumbai and a member of ISMA, stated that the industry group thinks the government…
On Wednesday, oil prices increased somewhat due to supply worries, but gains were limited by investor concerns that another aggressive U.S. interest rate hike might trigger a recession and reduce demand for gasoline. Brent crude futures were up 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $90.73 per barrel after sliding $1.38 the day before. U.S. West Texas…
The government has begun to sell chana (gram) below the minimum support price (MSP) from the buffer kept with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India since it is burdened with 3 million tonnes (mt) of inventories that were primarily purchased in the last two years (Nafed). Chana is currently being sold at mandi…
The rupee lost 8 paise to open at 79.82 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as traders awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate announcement for additional indications. The local currency, according to forex traders, suffered from the strength of the American dollar in international trade and a flat domestic equity market. Furthermore, the local…
Due to the ban on the export of broken rice and the 20% export tax on some varieties of non-basmati rice, India’s rice exports are predicted to fall by 4-5 million tonnes (mt) in the current fiscal year from a record 21 mt in 2021–22. According to V Krishna Rao, president, of All India Rice…
If the finance ministry approves the oil ministry’s proposal to exempt hydrocarbon blocks that were awarded to businesses via the production-sharing contract (PSC) and revenue-sharing contract (RSC) mechanisms from the windfall taxes on domestic crude, the state-run ONGC, and the private sector company Cairn are likely to gain. The oil ministry reportedly argued that the…
The U.S. dollar index hit its highest level in two decades this year, while the rupee has been trading around eighty. The dollar has been on a tear. There are many factors contributing to the recent increase in the value of the dollar, some of which are hawkish central banks, particularly the Federal Reserve, recession…
The central government has stated that it will take action to assure the supply of wheat in the market and maintain its price under control, even as warnings that the price of the grain would continue to firm up in the lead-up to Diwali. Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Monday that…
Gold prices continued to trade in a narrow range, on Tuesday as investors refrained from placing large wagers ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that is anticipated to result in an increase in interest rates. Gold futures increased 0.6% to $1,687.85 per ounce , while spot gold increased 0.2% to $1,679.14 per ounce. Both…
