US Trade Deals

The president is floating price floors on imports - not just traditional percentage-based tariffs - to develop the supply chains for those materials that run through US-aligned nations

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

Union Minister for Railway, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, participated in the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting hosted by United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday (local time).Bessent convened a meeting of Finance Ministers at the United States Treasury to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals, especially rare earth elements.In a post on X, the Secretary of the Treasury wrote, "At today's Finance Ministerial hosted by the @USTreasury, I was pleased to hear a strong, shared desire to quickly address key vulnerabilities in critical minerals supply chains. I am optimistic that nations will pursue prudent derisking over decoupling and understand well the need for decisive action."According to the US Department of Treasury, participants in the Ministerial included Treasurer of Australia, Jim Chalmers; Minister of Finance of Canada, Francois-Philippe Champagne; European

India missed a crucial trade deal window with the US after PM Modi did not call President Trump, pushing New Delhi further back as Washington signed pacts with other countries

Indian stock markets fell sharply on January 8, 2026, with Sensex down 730 points and Nifty below 26,000 amid US tariff fears. Analysts suggest support, resistance and strategy ahead for markets

From near 90 per dollar levels currently, UBS's forecast implies a roughly 2 per cent depreciation over three months, well beyond the March ​forward rate that's near 90.55

SHW Partners, led by Trump's former adviser Jason Miller, helped Indian diplomats set up meetings with US officials

Strong November export growth offers relief, but trade uncertainty persists as India races to seal a deal with the US amid tariffs, capital outflows and rupee pressure

Washington considers specific provisions in the DPDP rules and IT Rules non-tariff barriers for its companies

Assistant USTR and the Chief Negotiator of the proposed India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) negotiations Brendan Lynch, along with other senior officials from USTR

RBI is intervening mainly to smooth volatility rather than defend specific levels as the rupee hits fresh lows amid outflows and trade-deal uncertainty, with its forward position limiting room to act

A team of officials from the US is expected to visit India next week for talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement, sources said on Thursday. The visit is crucial as India and the US are working to finalise the first tranche of the pact. "The team is likely to come next week. Dates are being finalised, and discussions are on," said one of the sources. This visit of the US officials would be the second after the imposition of a 25 per cent tariff and an additional 25 per cent penalty on Indian goods entering the American market for buying Russian crude oil. Earlier, the team had visited on September 16. On September 22, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal also led an official delegation to the US for trade talks. He was accompanied by the then special secretary in the ministry, Rajesh Agrawal and other officials. Agrawal is now India's commerce secretary. The USA's Chief Negotiator for the pact is Brendan Lynch. The next week's visit would be important as Agrawal h

US President Donald Trump's punitive 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods has soured sentiment among foreign investors, who have sold around $17 billion of Indian equities so far this year

Uncertainty over US trade deal, FPI outflows, limited RBI intervention pushes rupee drop 5% vs $ in 2025

Dollar outflows from FPIs, trade deficit probably widening with export growth slowing down, and the trade deal with US is still not on the table are the three main reasons why the rupee is falling

The US imposed tariffs of up to 50% on imports from India starting in late August even as negotiations between the two countries continued

A wave of new trade agreements under Trump 2.0 offers concessions to Asian partners, but their executive-order nature leaves room for renegotiation and continued uncertainty

Goyal said the government is holding regular consultations to streamline FDI and FII processes, boost investor confidence and advance fair, balanced India-US trade deal

The Trump administration said Thursday that it had reached trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala. The frameworks are about increasing the ability of U.S. firms to sell industrial and agricultural products in these countries, according to a senior administration official who insisted on anonymity as a condition for briefing reporters on a call about the agreements. The White House also released statements on the frameworks, which have yet to be finalized and are expected to be signed within roughly two weeks. It's all part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump to rewrite the rules of global commerce through the use of broad tariffs. The frameworks touch on an array of subjects, including efforts to reduce nontariff barriers and cut tariffs to 0% on American-made goods as well as commitments to not impose digital services taxes on U.S. companies. There would also be tariff relief on select products from these countries. For example, import license

Goldman Sachs sees a case for India to perform better next year, with growth-supportive policies, earnings revival, supportive positioning and defensible valuations