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RBI to inject $16 billion next week to cover tax outflows, liquidity

The RBI has doubled the quantum of government securities it aims to purchase Rs to 400 billion rupees ($4.61 billion) on a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions

Bond yields steady as debt auction pressures bond supply increase

It has also infused Rs 1.25 trillion through long-term repos, and around Rs 440 billion rthrough a dollar/rupee swap, taking the total infusion to around Rs 2.68 trillion over the last one month

Samvardhana Motherson Q3 profit rises to Rs 879 cr, misses estimates

Samvardhana Motherson is India's top auto parts maker by market capitalisation and counts carmakers from Maruti Suzuki to Mercedes-Benz among its customers

IAF seeks global bids for 114 multi-role fighters to boost air power

Lockheed Martin is trying to sell its F-21, an India-specific variant of its widely used F-16 fighter, to New Delhi for the MRFA, which will be a 4.5 generation aircraft made in India

Asian Paints to exit Indonesia in $5.6 million deal with Omega Property

The Indian paint maker said early last year that pursuing growth in Indonesia was "tough" due to profitability and cost control being under pressure

RBI intervention boosts rupee to strongest weekly gain in 19 months

On Monday, the rupee slipped to an all-time low of 87.95 against the dollar, but the fall was limited as the RBI intervened by selling dollars in the spot market

Adani-backed firm among 3 finalists for India's small satellite rocket bid

That move has been the highest-profile piece of India's privatisation efforts, which the government hopes will help the country claim a greater share of the booming global satellite launch market

Elon Musk's The Boring Co signs preliminary deal on Dubai Loop project

The Boring Company said the memorandum of understanding covers an initial pilot phase of 11 stations, transporting passengers at speeds up to 160km per hour

China rights monitor NGOs suspend work, lay off staff after US aid freeze

The groups are key to documenting a years-long crackdown by President Xi Jinping on minorities, rights defenders and lawyers

In Europe, Russians struggle as wary banks shunned them after 2022 attack

Thousands of Russians living in the European Union have struggled to open a bank account or had one closed since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Despite global lags, India to remain bright spot for petchem demand in 2025

Global petrochemical margins are expected to stay depressed for a few more years amid weak demand from top petrochemical consumer China

Sebi seeks broader powers to curb unauthorised financial advice online

The request comes as the regulator has intensified investigations into market violations and clamped down on unregulated financial advice circulating on social media

Shein's IPO to be delayed to second-half after US 'de minimis' repeal

Shein was aiming to go public in London in the first-half of this year, assuming it secured approvals from regulators in the UK and China, Reuters reported last month

Cyclone Zelia makes landfall on Australia's west coast, hits iron ore hub

Eye of the category five storm, the highest rating on the scale, crossed the coast east of Port Hedland just after 12 p.m. (0400 GMT), sparing the town's population centre

HSBC plans to unveil $1.5 billion of annual cost savings on February 19

HSBC said that it plans to wind down its M&A and some equities businesses in Europe and the Americas, accelerating a shift towards Asia in its biggest retrenchment from investment banking

Taiwan pledges chip talks with US, more investment in bid to appease Trump

Trump has threatened specifically to put tariffs on imported semiconductors, which could threaten Taiwan's economy given the island's major role in producing chips

Baidu to make latest Ernie AI model open-source as competition heats up

Keen to increase market share, Baidu also announced that it would make its AI chatbot Ernie Bot free starting April 1, about a year and a half after introducing premium versions

Federal judge orders US govt to restore funds for foreign aid programmes

The order blocks the Trump administration from canceling foreign aid contracts and awards that were in place before Trump took office on January 20

US to increase military sales to India, eventually provide F-35 jets: Trump

Trump did not provide a timeline, but foreign military sales, especially for cutting-edge technology like the stealthy F-35 jet, typically take years to work through

US consumer watchdog CFPB broadens layoffs beyond probationary staff

Some staff discovered they had lost access to the agency's IT systems before receiving their termination letters, two of the sources said