India could be approaching a decade of unusually strong investment and economic expansion, according to Prem Watsa, the founder and chairman of Fairfax Financial Holdings. Watsa, often described as the “Warren Buffett of Canada,” has expressed optimism that India could experience an investment boom comparable in scale to China’s rise over previous decades. His view reflects confidence in India’s …
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The Group of Seven has agreed to coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of oil and refined petroleum products through the International Energy Agency in an attempt to ease severe pressure on global energy markets, with a substantial quantity of diesel to be released within the first 20 days. The decision comes as governments confront exceptionally tight fuel supplies, elevated diesel price…
The Indian rupee came under renewed pressure on Monday as a sharp rise in crude oil prices collided with growing geopolitical uncertainty, pushing the currency to its weakest level in more than a week. The rupee settled at ₹95.9825 against the US dollar on September 28, down around 0.2% on the day, after spending much of the session close to the psychologically important ₹96 per dollar level. Dol…
China and the United States have agreed to reduce tariffs on goods worth about $60 billion in bilateral trade, marking one of the clearest signs yet that the world's two largest economies are trying to stabilize their deeply strained commercial relationship. Under the new framework, each side has recommended roughly $30 billion worth of non-sensitive goods that could receive more favorable tariff…
Indian equities began the new trading week on a firmer note on September 21, 2026, offering investors some relief after one of the market's longest stretches of weekly declines in recent years. The rebound, however, needs to be viewed in context. The Nifty 50 and Sensex were still recovering from a six-week losing streak, crude oil remained above $100 a barrel, foreign investors had been withdraw…
