US Tariff

Easing of US tariffs has revived demand-side confidence in India's gems and jewellery sector, raising hopes of reversing export losses and regaining momentum

With the "hanging sword" of trade uncertainty finally removed, market participants are pivoting toward export-heavy sectors poised to benefit from India-US trade deal

After the US imposed 50 per cent tariffs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India would "never compromise" on the interests of farmers, livestock rearers and fishermen

The Union Budget proposes a one-time measure allowing eligible SEZ manufacturing units to sell a portion of their output in the domestic market at concessional duty to offset US tariff shocks

The US president criticised judges blocking his tariff regime and said he would find other ways to impose duties if the court rules against him

Fears of renewed trade war escalated after Trump said he would impose additional 10% levies from February 1 on goods imported from European nations if no deal on Greenland was reached

An overhaul of the existing two-decade-old law governing SEZs has been under discussion for almost four years

The tariff threat, tied to a dispute over control of Greenland and broader trade tensions, has rattled markets and reinforced precious metals' appeal as a hedge against economic instability.

As per media reports, the US government has a announced 10% tariff on the European Union and the UK, effective from February 1, 2026.

The United States and Taiwan reached a trade deal on Thursday that cuts tariffs on Taiwanese goods in exchange for USD 250 billion in new investments in the US tech industry. The deal is the latest President Donald Trump has struck such as those with the European Union and Japan since he unveiled a sweeping tariff plan last April to address trade imbalances. Trump also has a one-year trade truce with China to stabilise ties with the world's second largest economy. Trump initially set the tariff at 32 per cent on Taiwanese goods but later changed it to 20 per cent. The new agreement slashes the tariff rate to 15 per cent, the same as levied on other US trading partners in the Asia-Pacific region such as Japan and South Korea. In a statement, the US Department of Commerce said the deal with Taiwan would establish an economic partnership to create several world-class US-based industrial parks in order to help build up domestic production. The department described it as "a historic ..

Indian stock markets start 2026 on a weak note, with 70 per cent of Nifty 500 stocks in red amid FII selling, global uncertainty, and tariff worries

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The benchmark BSE Sensex declined as much as 715 points, or 0.85 per cent, to hit an intraday low of 82,861, while the NSE Nifty50 shed 210 points, or 0.81 per cent, to touch 25,683 on Monday

In the past two trading days, the BSE Sensex has slipped 1.6 per cent owing to the US tariff related uncertainties. In the same period, the BSE 500 index has shed 2.1 per cent.

US tariff impact? In the past seven weeks, the market price of Gokaldas Exports has plunged 33 per cent from a level of ₹948.85 on November 20, 2025 on the BSE.

Registering an annualised rate of real GDP growth of 4.3 per cent in Q3 2025, the US economy appeared to have grown at the fastest pace in roughly two years

Trump warns of higher tariffs on Indian imports if New Delhi continues buying Russian oil, sharpening trade tensions amid stalled India-US deal talks

India's exports to the US increased by nearly $6 billion in FY26 (Apr-Nov) year-on-year

The first of a two-part series looks at India's export options: Tariffs are pushing a move towards diversification even as shipments to the US increase. It could be a win-win

India, the world's largest rice exporter, shipped 20.2 million metric tons of rice in the 2024/25 financial year ending in March, including 335,554 tons to the United States