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INDIAN ECONOMY

Oman CEPA may help India shore up fertiliser supplies amid Iran war

India's trade deal with Oman, which came into effect on June 1, could help New Delhi secure fertiliser supplies amid West Asia conflict that has hit disrupted supplies, industry sources said. The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) removes tariffs on 99 percent of Indian exports ...

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Economists guarded on India's industrial outlook: Capex drives growth, but weak consumption poses risks

The April factory output data denotes that industrial activity is largely being supported by capex and construction-related demand than by a fully broad-based consumption cycle, economists say. Economists expect support from government capex to continue driving momentum in IIP growth in the coming months, ...

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India's CPI inflation expected to rise to 4.8% with crude oil averaging USD 90/bbl in FY27: Report

India's CPI inflation is expected to rise by around 70 bps to 4.8 per cent with crude oil averaging USD 90/bbl in FY27, according to a report by 360 ONE Capital. This projection comes as the ongoing conflict in West Asia and a downgraded domestic monsoon forecast introduce fresh challenges to India's macroeco...

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India’s next growth story must be about capability, not consumption

For nearly two decades, India’s economic rise has largely been celebrated through the lens of consumption. A growing middle class, rapid urbanisation, digital adoption, rising incomes and aspirational spending transformed the country into one of the world’s most attractive consumer markets. Global businesses ...

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Open to selling more fertilisers to India from local JV plant: Oman

Oman is ready to consider diverting its share of the production of the Oman India Fertilizer Project (OMIFCO) entirely to India if a request comes, Advisor for Foreign Trade and International Cooperation at Oman’s Ministry of Commerce Pankaj Khimji said on Monday. OMIFCO is a joint venture between IFFCO, K...

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Fiscal deficit widens in April on higher spending

Amid global uncertainties, the Centre stepped up capital and revenue expenditure in April, leading to a near doubling of the fiscal deficit year-on-year to 21.4% of the annual target, according to official data released on Monday. Data for the first month of FY27 showed that the Centre achieved 6.2% of the...

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MARKET & FINANCE

India bonds slip ahead of RBI policy as war risks lift oil

Indian government bonds slid on Monday after oil prices jumped as fresh U.S.-Iran strikes threatened a fragile ceasefire and stoked rate-hike worries ahead of a crucial policy meeting. The Reserve Bank of India will announce its rate decision on Friday, with markets largely pricing in a pause even as Stand...

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South Korea overtakes India as world’s sixth-largest stock market

South Korea’s equity market has overtaken India’s as the world’s sixth largest, driven by a relentless surge in chip heavyweights powering the global artificial intelligence buildout. The total market capitalization of Korea-listed companies has soared 86% this year to $5 trillion, while India’s has declin...

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Cash no more? Why UPI powers nearly 9 out of 10 retail payments in India

UPI transactions hit a record high in May 2026, with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) reporting 23.2 billion transactions worth Rs 29.90 lakh crore, up 24 % and 19 % respectively on an annual basis, because of summer travel, IPL 2026, and seasonal consumer spending, as per PTI. The April figu...

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GLOBAL CORPORATE

Record Al spending, record layoffs: The contradiction running through Big Tech in 2026

Alphabet's plan to raise $80 billion in equity to fund artificial intelligence has put a number on a contradiction that has defined corporate technology in 2026: the companies pouring record sums into Al are also cutting tens of thousands of jobs. Alphabet said on June 1 it would raise $80 billion through equ...

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From $87 million to $47 billion in two years: Inside the revenue run powering Anthropic's IPO

Anthropic, the maker of the Claude Al models, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering after one of the fastest revenue expansions in the technology industry's history. The company said on June 1, 2026 that it had submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

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McDonald’s unveils new global growth strategy to win over diners as competition rises

McDonald’s unveiled its latest global growth plan at its Worldwide Convention for franchisees. A new restaurant design, better-tasting food and drinks, consumer-led innovation and improved customer service are the four cornerstones of the new plan. The growth plan comes as the restaurants compete for a sma...

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Global Smartphone Market Faces Record Annual Decline as Chip Crunch Worsens

The global smartphone market is heading for its steepest annual contraction on record, with shipments projected to slump by 13.9% this year to 1.08 billion units, Counterpoint Research said on Monday, citing a worsening shortage of memory chips. The forecast is a downgrade from the 12.4% decline projected ...

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Global Subsidies Rebound, Especially in China, OECD Says

Government subsidies to industry have reached their highest level since the global financial crisis, driven largely by China, a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Monday. • The OECD's Manufacturing Groups and Industrial Corporations database, known by the acronym ...

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Venezuela's Oil Exports Rose to 1.25 Million Bpd in May, Shipping Data Shows

Venezuela's oil exports rose slightly to 1.25 million barrels per day in May, its third consecutive month of increase, fueled by more cargoes to the U.S., India and Europe, shipping data showed on Monday. Under the U.S.-supported government of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuelan crude production ...

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US Crude Exports Hit Record High in May as Iran War Tightens Global Oil Supplies

U.S. crude exports climbed to a record 5.6 million barrels per day in May as the Middle East crisis pushed up demand for the country's oil from Asian and European refiners, ship tracking estimates showed on Monday. The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran triggered the largest-ever disruption to the global ener...

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Nvidia bets on artificial intelligence personal computers with new chip powering Windows laptops and desktops

Nvidia unveiled Monday new powerful chips that would bring advanced artificial intelligence functions into laptops and desktop computers, with the new personal computer models from brands including Microsoft and Dell set to roll out later this year. While Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia has already be...

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SoftBank dethrones Toyota after over 20 years to become Japan’s most valuable company

Japan’s corporate pecking order has witnessed a major shake-up, with SoftBank Group overtaking Toyota Motor Corporation as the country’s most valuable company, Bloomberg reported. On Monday (June 1), shares of the Masayoshi Son-led conglomerate surged 14% in Tokyo trading, taking SoftBank’s market capitalisat...

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Trump rejigs tariffs on steel aluminium and copper; rates on agri equipment fall to 15%

US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation temporarily amending tariffs on copper, aluminum and iron imports. The announcement on Tuesday morning included new rates and an expansion of existing industrial equipment categories. It also sought to incentivise foreign companies by introducing a lower ...

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INCOME TAX

I-T relief over flat from dad sans gift deed

The income tax appellate tribunal's (ITAT) Mumbai bench has held that the absence of a formal gift deed cannot, by itself, justify treating a property purchase as an 'unexplained investment' when the source of funds is clearly identifiable. Under I-T laws, if income or an asset is treated as unexplained, it i...

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CBDT tells tax officers to tighten scrutiny of unexplained income, assets

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has instructed assessing officers to exercise greater diligence and consistency in invoking anti-evasion provisions relating to unexplained income and assets after a draft audit report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India flagged inconsistencies in their app...

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Banks sanction Rs 35,000 cr loans under ECLGS to MSMEs to deal with West Asia crisis

Banks have sanctioned Rs 35,000 crore loans under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to MSMEs and industries impacted by the West Asia conflict. The scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet on May 5, aimed at providing additional credit flow of Rs 2.55 lakh crore, including Rs 5,000 crore for ...

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GLOBAL ECONOMY

Spain's Manufacturing Growth Slows as Supply Delays Intensify, PMI Shows

Spain's manufacturing sector expanded modestly in May, at a slightly slower pace than in April, as disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict worsened supply delays, raised costs and weighed on demand, a business survey showed...

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Japan Risks Return to Stagnation Without Early Rate Hike, Ex-BOJ Policymaker Says

Japan is on the verge of repeating the policy mishap that led to decades of economic stagnation as Iran war-induced inflation risks forcing the central bank to raise rates aggressively if it doesn't act on time, former Bank of Jap...

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Italian Manufacturing Cost Pressures Continue to Mount, PMI Shows

Cost pressures in Italy's manufacturing sector rose for a fifth month running in May, fuelled by the conflict in the Middle East, a survey showed on Monday. The measure of input cost inflation in the Italian S&P Global Manufact...

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Euro Zone Consumers Take Benign View on Inflation Surge, ECB Survey Shows

Euro zone consumers kept steady or lowered their inflation expectations in April, a hopeful sign for policymakers that crucial medium-term price bets are not signalling any oversized shift away from the target, an ECB survey showe...

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German Factory Activity Stalls in May as Demand Weakens, PMI Shows

Germany's manufacturing sector stalled in May as waning demand and soaring costs linked to the war in the Middle East weighed on activity, a business survey showed on Monday. The S&P Global Germany Manufacturing Purchasing Man...

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Euro Zone Factory Growth Slowed in May as Input Costs Hit Four-Year High, PMI Shows

Growth in euro zone manufacturing lost momentum in May as demand for goods stagnated and supply-chain disruptions linked to the Middle East war pushed input costs to their highest in four years, a survey showed on Monday....

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Swiss Economy Shows Pickup in Growth at Start of 2026

The Swiss economy grew by 0.4% in the first three months of 2026, the government said on Monday, helped by a recovery in the manufacturing sector as the burden of U.S. tariffs eased. The figure was an acceleration from the 0.2%...

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Canadian Factory Sector Grows on Likely War-Linked Stockpiling

Canada's manufacturing sector expanded for a second straight month in May as the potential for higher prices and product shortages due to the war in the Middle East likely boosted client demand, data showed on Monday....

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Bank of Canada Says Don't Put Much Weight on GDP Data Showing Technical Recession

The Bank of Canada on Monday cautioned against putting too much weight on recent GDP data which showed two consecutive quarters of decline on an annualized basis. Senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers said while two quarters of...

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South Korea Inflation Hits Two-Year High, Imminent Rate Hike in Play

South Korea's consumer inflation quickened in May to a more than two-year high, exceeding market expectations on high oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, supporting the case for monetary tightening as early as next m...

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Australia's Net Trade Drags on Economy as Tech, Fuel Imports Surge

Australia's net trade proved to be a major drag on the economy in the first quarter as imports of data centre equipment and fuel boomed, while government spending added nothing to economic growth....

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Australian Government Spending Flat in Q1, No Boost to GDP

Australian government spending was flat in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering no impetus to economic growth early in the year after a run of strong outcomes. Spending on operational items fell 0.2% in the March...

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US manufacturing activity hits four-year high: What are the forces driving the surprise rebound

US manufacturing activity grew at its fastest pace in four years in May. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing PMI rose to 54.0, its highest level since May 2022, marking the fifth straight month of expansion. The st...

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INDIAN CORPORATE

Noel Tata questions Rs 7,000 crore funding proposal for Tata Digital businesses at board meeting

The Tata Sons management sought approval for an equity infusion of approximately Rs 7,000 crore into the group's digital consumer businesses at the May 26 board meeting. The digital consumer business include platforms such as BigB...

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From Tata to tech giants, Indian companies tighten grip on UK economy

The footprint of Indian businesses in the UK expanded sharply this year, with the number of Indian-owned companies rising nearly 60% from a year earlier and combined revenues surpassing £105 billion, according to the latest India ...

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Anant Raj signs Rs 20,000 Crore MoU with Haryana to expand data centre infrastructure

Realty firm Anant Raj Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Haryana government to invest Rs 20,000 crore in developing large-scale data centre infrastructure across the state. The agreement was formalised ...

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‘With lithium mines in Zimbabwe, Lohum targets Rs 10,000-crore revenue’: Rajat Verma, founder and CEO, Lohum

Critical minerals and battery recycling company Lohum is set to operationalise its newly acquired lithium mines in Zimbabwe in a month or two, targeting production of 30,000 tonne of lithium carbonate equivalent per year, even as ...

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