Softer US inflation, drop in yields prop up domestic markets

Equity markets rallied after softer-than-expected inflation data in the US and UK rekindled hopes of the end of the rate-hiking cycle by major central banks. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

SBI's earnings growth may taper off in the near-term, warn analysts

State Bank of India’s earnings growth may turn lacklustre in the near-term, warn analysts. Photograph: Dinesh Gupta/ANI Photo This, they said, could be due to margin compression and likely......

Global Fuel Prices Lower, But Pump Rates Still High

Global oil prices have slumped and India has access to larger amounts of discounted Russian crude oil, yet refiners are not passing on their savings to consumers. IMAGE: A petrol filling station......

OPEC Puts Indian Economy On A Slippery Slope

Changes in global oil and gas rates matter more to India's economy than other major economies because the country imports around 87 per cent of its oil, half of its gas in the form of LNG, and over......

Tokyo Games: Who will Light The Flame?

IMAGE: Naomi Osaka will be a heavy favourite to triumph on the hardcourts in Tokyo. Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images Battered by scandal on the eve of the opening ceremony, Tokyo 2020......

Money, money, money: the cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Games

IMAGE: The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building.Photograph:......

The cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Olympics

IMAGE: Although the cancellation scenario is looking less likely by the day, global insurers would face a hefty bill should that happen, with estimates running to a loss of $2-3 billion.......

Olympics: Japan extends COVID-19 state of emergency

'In Osaka and Tokyo, the flow of people is starting to creep up, and there are concerns that infections will rise.' IMAGE: Japan has seen a record number of COVID-19 patients in critical condition......

Coronavirus concerns overshadow Olympic flame arrival in Japan

IMAGE: Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori receives the Olympic Flame from three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura and Saori Yoshidabe who transported it from Greece to Japan, at......