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Investors may want India to lower ultra-long debt bond supply in FY26

The gap between yields on India's 10-year and 40-year bonds, a marker of the premium investors ask for buying long-term notes, spiked to a nearly three-year high of 40 basis points in February

Indian investor appetite to get tested amid $3 billion debt supply

Indian states will raise over Rs 40,100 crore through a debt sale on Tuesday, followed by Rs 54,000 crore of issuances next week, as per schedule

State Bank of India shelves $1.7 billion fund raising as yields elevated

The bank had planned to raise as much as Rs 15,000 crore (about $1.7 billion) through sale of bonds before the end of March, but will now tap the market in the next financial year

US-EU tariff war risks $9.5 trn of business: American Chamber of Commerce

Trump has railed against the US goods trade deficit with the EU, although in services there is a US surplus, and urged manufacturers to produce in America

Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy, 2nd time in 6 yrs

The move likely means liquidation for the company, which was unable to find a buyer for its roughly 350 US stores

China's new home prices decline in Feb as govt's stimulus efforts fall flat

On a year-on-year basis, new home prices fell 4.8 per cent versus a 5.0 per cent drop the previous month

Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen's Houthis, at least 31 killed

Trump also warned Iran, the Houthis' main backer, that it needed to immediately halt support for the group

Who are Yemen's Houthi rebels and why are they under attack by US

The strikes, which have killed at least 24 people so far, could last for weeks according to one US official and come as Trump ramps up sanctions pressure on Tehran

Russia, Ukraine continue aerial attacks with ceasefire prospects uncertain

Early on Sunday, three people were injured, including a 7-year-old, in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod

Trump-driven volatility in market pushes new investors toward gold ETFs

On Friday, gold hit its latest record, at $3,004.86 an ounce, a gain of 14 per cent since the start of 2025, following 27 per cent growth in 2024

Stocks rebound after S&P 500 correction as safe-haven gold hits record

Last week the Nasdaq confirmed it was in a correction, driven lower by tariff and growth uncertainties as well as high valuations for megacap tech stocks

Gold pops above $3,000 per oz for first time in historic safe-haven rally

Spot gold rose 0.1% to $2,991.00 an ounce at 9:42 am ET (1342 GMT) after hitting an all-time high of $3,004.86

Skoda to invest in EV manufacturing in India despite $1.4 bn tax row

VW's local unit Skoda Auto Volkswagen India is embroiled in a legal tussle with the country's tax department over allegations that it misclassified imports of some Audi, VW and Skoda cars

Amazon, Google back pledge to triple global nuclear energy by 2050

It has also become a compelling solution for power-guzzling data centers, with Big Tech firms already having signed multiple billion-dollar deals with utilities

US President Donald Trump makes Chinese stocks (somewhat) great again

Global investors lured by relatively low prices, AI bets, and prospect of more stimulus from Beijing

Hamas agrees to free US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals

Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on March 2 as a standoff over the truce escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene

Electronics giant Foxconn forecasts strong Q1 revenue after profit miss

Foxconn, which also makes iPhones for Apple, booked an October-December net profit of T$46.33 billion ($1.41 billion), missing the T$54.4 billion average of 15 analyst estimates compiled by LSEG

UN's food agency WFP to cut aid for about one million people in Myanmar

The agency said the cuts would affect communities across Myanmar, including around 100,000 internally displaced people comprising the minority Muslim Rohingya communities and others

Gold discounts in India hit 8-month high as record prices dampen demand

Indian dealers this week offered a discount of up to $39 an ounce over official domestic prices, including 6 per cent import and 3 per cent sales levies, up from a discount of $10 to $21 last week

Russia leans on cryptocurrencies for oil trade to evade western sanctions

Russia's move comes after Venezuela accelerated its use of digital currency in crude and fuel exports after Washington reimposed sanctions