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U.S. Federal Reserve cuts benchmark rate by 50 bps; NTPC Green Energy files draft papers for Rs 10,000-crore IPO; Gold jumps to an all-time high...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

SpiceJet to raise up to Rs 3,000 crore via QIP at Rs 61.6/share; PN Gadgil Jewellers listing today; Stocks to watch...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Niraj Shah.

Gunfire at Trump golf club latest jolt in chaotic 2024 campaign; China's factory output, consumption, and investment slowed more than expected in August; Stocks in focus today...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Niraj Shah.

European Central Bank cuts policy interest rates by 25 basis points to support growth; India’s retail inflation at a five-year low even as it rises marginally in August driven by vegetable prices; Adani Group denies allegations of involvement in Swiss court proceedings...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

The script for a Fed rate cut next week takes an unexpected turn as core inflation rises in August; India’s retail inflation could ease to the lowest in five years in August on the back of a base effect and easing food prices; India approves a two-year 10,900-crore subsidy to promote electric vehicles...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Oil prices slipped to near the lowest since 2021; Lulu Group from Abu Dhabi, UAE, aims to increase its food imports from India to Rs 15,000 crore in the next two years; Honda Motorcycle & Scooters India will launch the electric version of the Honda Activa in March 2025; Kamala Harris takes on Donald Trump for first U.S. presidential debate...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Global markets rebound as U.S. benchmarks recover from worst week of 2024; GST Council cuts tax rates on cancer drugs and namkeen. New ministerial groups formed to address issues related to tax rates and compensation cess; Bajaj Housing Finance IPO oversubscribed more than twice on first day; Tata Motors slashes prices by up to Rs 2 lakh on passenger vehicles for festive season; Mumbai Police file FIR against top Religare executives over financial misconduct; Apple unveils new iPhone 16 series with A18 Bionic chip; pre-orders start from September 13...…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Global markets in caution mode ahead of Federal Reserve rate decision; U.S. jobs data misses expectations, Federal Reserve Governor open to bigger rate cut; Japan's Q2 GDP growth falls short of expectations, Nikkei drops 3%;Key events this week: European Central Bank rate decision and Apple’s iPhone 16 reveal; Bajaj Housing Finance IPO opens for subscription, anchor investors commit Rs 1,757 crore; SpiceJet restructures aircraft lease obligations with Carlyle Aviation Management...…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Opec+ agrees to pause planned oil output hike for two months amid weakness in China’s economy; Global equity markets cautious ahead of key U.S. jobs data; Dow falls 200 points; Foreign investors turn net sellers of Indian equities, domestic buyers remain active; SBI chairman CS Setty emphasizes focus on service improvement over aggressive growth; Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman dismisses GST "friction" claims and stresses simplified tax compliance; Supreme Court orders Sahara India to deposit Rs 1,000 crore in SEBI-Sahara fund within 30 days..........All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. companies posted fewer job openings in July compared to June, adding to concerns about the U.S. economy; The inversion in the U.S. bond yield curve reverses to normal, signaling a potential rate cut by the Federal Reserve; SEBI responds to allegations of being misled by external elements, affecting its credibility; Adani Enterprises’ public bond issue is oversubscribed on its first day, with the issue subscribed 1.79 times; Government plans to exercise a partial oversubscription option in the General Insurance Corp. share sale, with a 5.7% drop in shares; Union Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy indicates a possible hike in steel import duties due to rising imports from China......All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Global equity markets slump as U.S. tech stocks plunge; NVIDIA drops 9.5%; Weak U.S. economic data raises recession fears and potential Fed rate cut;

Crude oil prices fall 4% amid anticipation of increased output and Libya’s production restoration; Indian Defence Ministry approves ₹1.45 lakh crore for 10 capital acquisition proposals; Government to sell up to 6.8% stake in General Insurance Corporation through offer-for-sale.....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Nifty 50 hits fresh closing high, marks 13th straight day of gains; Nationwide protests in Israel demand cease-fire with Hamas and release of hostages; Cabinet approves purchase of 240 aero-engines from HAL for over Rs 26,000 crore; Bajaj Housing IPO price is set in the range of Rs 66 and Rs 70; aims to raise Rs 6,560 crore; Over half of IPO shares sold within a week of listing by individual investors: SEBI; Vedanta approves additional Rs 7,821 crore dividend, total payout for the year at Rs 13,475 crore...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

India's GDP growth slows to 6.7% in April-June quarter, slowest in five quarters; Gross GST collections for August 2024 rise 10% year-on-year to Rs 1.75 lakh crore;

Gujarat State Petronet restructures: merges with Gujarat Gas, spins off GSPL transmission; Auto sales struggle in August: Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors report declines;

Oil prices fall sharply; brent crude at $76.6 amid OPEC+ output increase plans and weak Chinese data.......…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. markets closed mixed ahead of key inflation data; Indian markets closed higher buoyed by Reliance Industries; FPIs and DIIs buy into Indian equities as markets see large blocks in Interglobe Aviation and PB Fintech..........All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil.

Nvidia posted strong earnings but dropped 7% after disappointing projections for the current quarter;One 97 Communication gets approval for investment into Paytm Payment Services;InterGlobe Aviation’s founders to sell shares at discounted price of 5.5%;PB Fintech to see stake sale by Tencent Cloud;Genus Power Infrastructure secures orders worth Rs 4,469 crore.........All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil.

U.S. markets ended marginally higher, focus shifts to Nvidia which will announce earnings today;Asia open lower; Crude has falls 2%; ICICI Prudential Life Insurance received GST demand and penalty order worth Rs 429 crore from Maharashtra tax authority;PNC Infrastructure declared lowest bidder for highway project worth Rs 380 crore in Uttar Pradesh & Bihar;Warburg Pincus affiliate exits Medplus Health, sells entire 11.35% stake via open market transaction....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil.

Oil has edged up higher to over $77/barrel as Libya halts production for 2 weeks; Gold trades steady at $2550/ounce;Nifty clocked it's 8th straight day of gains closing above 25,000.Bank Nifty finally moved back 51,000; UltraTech Cement raises $500 million through a sustainability-linked loan with participation from six banks;Piramal Capital & Housing Finance was held liable for a Rs 466 crore penalty on a voluntarily withdrawn claim of Rs 3,698 crore from the Dewan Housing Finance merger;GPT Infraprojects launches QIP, setting the floor price at Rs 183.8 per share....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerom Powell indicates at Jackson Hole meeting that interest rates are just around the corner; U.S. market closed higher on Friday with NASDAQ advancing 1.5%, S&P 500 gained 1.15%; Asian markets opened mixed as tensions in the middle east rise; Yen further strengthened and Nikkei opened lower; Jerome Powell’s speech’s read through could be positive for Indian markets;Friday was flat for Indian equity indices but Nifty closed above 24,800, Bank Nifty closed just shy of 51,000....…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil.

U.S. markets declined on August 22 ahead of Federal Reserve's Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech; Indian markets inched up higher ever so slightly;NCLT has approved Adani Power’s resolution plan to buy Lanco Amarkantak Power for Rs 4,101 crore;dani Group plans to divest $500 million worth of shares or 2.84% stake in Ambuja Cement; Hindalco to invest $10 billion in Indian operations, Novelis expansion.......All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil.

U.S. markets close higher as Fed minutes indicate a higher probability of a rate cut in September; Asian markets open in the green ahead of Bank of Korea rate decision; WTI crude fell below $72 as expectations of a fed rate cut grow; Gold continues to make new life highs, now at $2550/ounce; Indian markets showed strength on august 21 as Nifty edged higher at 24,770....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil and Niraj Shah.

U.S. indices decline marginally as Wall Street awaits Federal Reserve's minutes; Asian market opened weaker, Nikkei down 0.8%; RBI asks banks to take steps to ensure slow deposit growth does not derail financial stability; Nifty rally continues with support from banks and IT stocks......All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil and Niraj Shah.

S&P 500, Nasdaq post eighth positive session; Kamala Harris proposes raising U.S. corporate tax rate to 28; Asian markets open in the green; U.S. crude oil falls nearly 3% as U.S. pushes for Gaza cease-fire; August Bulletin: Central Bank pegs GDP growth at 7.2% in Q2 FY25; FPIs slod stock worth Rs 2,670 crore, DII bought equity worth Rs 1,800 crore on net basis.......All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil.

U.S. indices close in greens on Friday; Asian shares edge higher; Nifty holding on to 24,000; Overseas investors snapped three-session selling streak as it turned net buyers; Foreign portfolio investors mopped equities worth Rs 766.5 crore; Shipbuilding and IT & Communications sectors to look out for...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil and Niraj Shah.

SBI and PNB seek resolution with Karnataka Government after account closure order; Short-term borrowing costs drop to lowest in nearly two years amid liquidity build-up; U.S. retail sales surge in July, boosting consumer resilience despite high prices; U.S. industrial output declines in July due to factory slowdown and hurricane impact; Wall Street rallies as risk-on sentiment returns; S&P 500 and Nasdaq post strong gains; China’s steel production plummets amid weak demand and declining margins.......All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew 

U.S. stock indices advanced on Tuesday; FPIs continue to sell as DIIs do their bit; NBCC, Ahluwalia Contracts, HEG are among the stocks to watch; All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil and Niraj Shah.

U.S. stocks halt rebound as oil hits $80 on war angst; Asian stocks rise, fully recovering their losses from last week’s rout; MSCI adds seven Indian #stocks to its global gauge for emerging markets under its August review; HDFC Bank sees weight hike on foreign inclusion factors by MSCI; MSCI removes freeze on Adani group stocks....…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil and Niraj Shah.

Weekend sees a disguised attempt at a hit job by short-seller Hindenburg, and a rebuttal by SEBI chairperson; Tata Power plans to expand its annual capital expenditure; Vodafone Idea and Hindustan Copper are the earnings to watch out for today;All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. equity markets rally as job data eases economic concerns; Treasury yields rise following strong U.S. jobs report; Asian markets start strong; Nifty 50 expected flat; FMCG volume growth slows to 3.8% amid macro challenges; Eicher Motors' profit surges 20%, beats estimates despite slow sales; Crude oil prices edge higher amid geopolitical tensions.........All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Agam Vakil.

MPC likely to maintain status quo for the ninth straight meeting; Volatility in global markets continues;Asian markets open weaker, following cues from U.S. markets; Vinesh Phogat has announced her retirement from the sport after disqualification from Paris Olympics; U.S. judge refused to block a debt payment designed to free Byju’s from insolvency case in India...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Government amends finance bill, taxpayers can choose between 12.5% or 20% long-term capital gains tax rate; SEBI proposes tightening rules for foreign investors; CBI books Hindalco for alleged corruption in environmental clearances for coal mining in Odisha;

CS Setty appointed as new Chairman of State Bank of India, succeeding Dinesh Kumar Khara; Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus appointed head of Bangladesh’s interim government amidst political turmoil....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Global equity markets see eased selling; Wall Street recovers from sharp declines; Asia Pacific rebounds with Nikkei 225 rising 10% and Kospi gaining over 4%; Unrest in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees, new interim government to be formed; Bharti Airtel reports 128% quarterly profit growth, Beating estimates SEBI approves five IPOs, including Bajaj Housing Finance and Baazar Style Retail... All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah. 

Japan's markets led regional losses, with Nikkei 225 and Topix falling up to 7% in volatile trading; RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee scheduled to meet and decide on policy rates this week; SEBI is expected to release a consultation paper this week; New TRAI rules require telecom operators to compensate for service outages over 24 hours; SBI's profit up 0.89%, total expenses rise in Q1....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Wall Street saw selling in equities overnight and fall in yields; Gross GST collections increased 10.3% year-on-year to Rs 1.82 lakh crore in July;Tata Motors's Q1 profit rose; ITC's net profit stood at Rs 4,917 crore in the quarter-ended June; Adani Enterprises' net profit rose more than two-and-a-half times in Q1 to Rs 1,772.3 crore; SEBI has imposed a penalty amounting to Rs 2 crore on seven entities....…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Federal Reserve maintains its key interest rate for the eighth consecutive time; Infosys is being investigated for alleged GST evasion; Fairfax, Emirates, and Kotak Mahindra Bank on final list of bidders for IDBI Bank, per NDTV Profit Exclusive; India's eight core infrastructure industries rises in June; U.S. equities climb overnight...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

SEBI releases consultation paper to curb excessive speculation derivatives market; Vedanta gets Rs 1,300 crore tax demand; outcome of Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting awaited; and today marks the last day to file income tax returns…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

International markets rangebound ahead of Federal Open Market Committee meeting ;NCLT ordered liquidation of Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail; Rapido turns unicorn after a fresh funding round of Rs 1,000 crore; SEBI propose to expand definition of relatives under insider trading rules;UltraTech Cement has no plans to delist India Cements after acquisition;The State Bank of Pakistan reduced the target policy rate by 100 basis points to 19.50%....…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

UltraTech Cement approves purchase of 32.72% equity in India Cements from promoters and their associates;ICICI Bank’s net profit grew over 14.5% on a year on year basis; Interglobe Aviation reported a 47.5% rise in net profit to Rs 1,063 crore; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the need for SEBI to regulate the F&O market to address concerns about exuberance and excess volatility; Ola Electric Mobility IPO priced at Rs 72-76 a piece valuing company at Rs 33,522 crore; U.S. equity markets ended the week with strong gains...…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. GDP grew at a 2.8% annualized rate in Q2, up from 1.4% in the previous quarter;Oil is set for a third consecutive weekly loss due to weak Chinese demand;Mankind Pharma acquires Bharat Serums and Vaccines for Rs 13,630 crore; Indian I.T. sector to add 350,000 jobs; Equity markets in the U.S. ended mostly lower – the Nasdaq declined 0.9% and the S&P 500 dropped half a percent....…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

70% of individual traders who engaged in intraday trading in the equity cash segment incurred losses: SEBI; Wall Street saw its worst day since October 2022; Alphabet fell 5% after spending more to get ahead of rivals in AI; Federal Open Market Committee meets to discuss monetary policy next week; L&T's Q1 profit for fiscal 2025 rose, surpassing analysts' estimates; Radhakishan Damani offloaded stake worth Rs 142 crore in VST Industries via open market transactions …All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Agam Vakil. 

Government presents budget, capex spend retained and changes announced on the taxation both for individuals as well as for capital gains; Fiscal deficit for the current year has been pegged at 4.9%, down from the 5.1%; HUL Q1 profit rise driven by moderate uptick in volume even as revenue growth slowed; Axis Bank and Larsen and Toubro to report Q1 reports today;Oil rises, snapping a run of losses; Boeing to resumed deliveries of its cash-cow 737 Max aircraft to airlines in China; U.S. stocks ends lower, but the cuts are narrow....…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present the Budget today; Economic Survey expressed caution on growth in the current financial year – it was pegged at between 6.5% and 7%; KVS Manian, the former joint MD at Kotak Mahindra Bank has been given RBI approval to take charge; Brent crude above $82 to the barrel;China to remove sanctions on a U.S. communications company;, U.S. stocks ended higher, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gaining over a percent and the Dow ending higher by 0.3%...…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S., President Joe Biden has quit the race against Donald Trump;California governor Gavin Newsom threw his support behind Kamala Harris; HDFC Bank Q1 net profit fall 2% sequentially to about Rs 16,175 crore on lower core income growth and higher tax expenses;Reliance Industries's net profit declined nearly 18% in the quarter ended June to Rs 17,745 crore; Kotak Mahindra Bank's standalone net profit rose 81% to about Rs 6,250 crore; Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shelved her overseas travel plans that were to start July 21....…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah. 

Infosys anticipates a revenue increase of 3-5% for this year; Reliance Industries, Ultratech Cement, JSW Steel and Wipro to report their Q1 earnings today;No rate cut for now in India, RBI releases natural rate which indicates there is no room for rate cut; NHAI issued guidelines to collect double user fee from users entering the toll lane with non-affixed FASTag;Capital Raising Committee of Vodafone Idea approves the allotment of more than 40 crore equity shares today;, U.S. stocks declined further – the Dow dropped 1.3%....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Asian Paints may be forced to implement more price hikes, says CEO Amit Syngle; Asian Paints' net profit declined nearly 25% to Rs 1,187 crore; LTIMindtree recorded a revenue rise of 2.8% sequentially to Rs 9,142.6 crore in Q1; IMF lifts India's GDP growth projection to 7% for fiscal 2025 in its latest outlook; Karnataka government put on hold a contentious bill, which mandated reservation for Kannadigas in the private sector;Wall Street, tech stocks saw declines, pushing the Nasdaq lower by 2.8% and the S&P 500 by 1.4%...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Fed will not wait till inflation goes down to 2 per cent to start cutting interest rates, says Chairman Powell; RBI issued three revised master directions on fraud risk management for commercial banks, cooperative banks and non-banking financial companies; SEBI has sent an administrative warning to Paytm;Hindustan Unilever enters into a deal with the Indian division of A.O. Smith to sell its water purification business for Rs 601 crore; Windfall tax hiked from Rs 6,000 per tonne to Rs 7,000 per tonne; U.S. stocks gained overnight as the focus shifted to Donald Trump....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Former president Donald Trump shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania on July 14, FBI identified the gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks; Reliance Industries, Infosys, UltraTech Cement and Bajaj Auto to reveal their Q1 results; HCLTech expects revenue to rise by 3-5% in constant currency terms during the year; IT pack will continue to buzz; India’s foreign exchange reserves touched all-time high in the week ended July 5; At least 90 people died and more than 300 were injured in the air strike in Khan Younis area of the central Gaza Strip....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. consumer prices declined 0.1% on a sequential basis in June after having remained flat the previous month; Yields on U.S. treasuries dropped sharply immediately after the data release; Retail inflation is expected to inch upwards in June in India;TCS kickstarted the earnings season, broadly meeting estimates;Prestige Estates Projects recorded a 22.6% year-on-year dip in sales at Rs 3,030 crore in the first quarte; President Joe Biden downplayed concerns about his presidential campaign, but a series of high-profile mistakes during the NATO summit....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Earnings season begins, TCS to report its numbers for the quarter ended June today; Hollywood turns against President Joe Biden as George Clooney signals major shift; Broader CPI set to rise about 0.1%. U.S. stocks ended strongly positive on renewed hopes of rate cut in September; Asian Paints and Berger Paints started raising prices to cope with higher cost; Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to divest its entire 7.84% stake in Glenmark Life Sciences through an offer for sale in the secondary market; Microsoft and Apple drop the plans to take board roles at OpenAI in a surprise decision...…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says high rates can affect growth, rekindles hopes of a rate cut; Fall in crude inventory in the U.S. pushed prices higher;, India and Russia plan to increase their bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 by eliminating non-tariff trade barriers, exploring a regional free trade pact and more; Tata Motors has reduced its starting prices of its SUVs—Harrier and Safari and will give benefits of up to Rs 1.4 lakh. BCCI announced appointment of former cricketer Gautam Gambhir as the head coach of the national cricket team...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Biden firm amid Democratic infighting over Presidential campaign; Mumbai issues Red Alert as heavy rainfall predicted, extensive precautions advised; India adds 46.7 million jobs in 2023-24,RBI reports; SEBI approves IPOs worth Rs 1,918 crore for four companies; Piramal Enterprises aims for 15% growth, Rs 80,000 Crore AUM in FY; Air Kerala receives initial no-objection certificate from Civil Aviation Ministry....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

S&P 500 and Nasdaq both make new lifetime highs; Nifty50 closes at a new life high, with overseas investors remaining net buyers in Indian equities; HDFC Bank disappoints with its first-quarter business update, and the stock could see a negative impact; Raymond demerges real estate business, with shareholders receiving one share for every share held... All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil and Niraj Shah.

Joe Biden may drop his bid for re-election just four months ahead of the start of the Presidential Elections;U.S. stocks ended higher – with S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained 0.5% and 0.9% respectively; Bajaj Finance's assets under management rise 31% to Rs 3.54 lakh crore in the three months; Vedanta reports 10% jump in production of saleable steel or finished products to 3,56,000 tonnes in the June quarter; Sri Lanka and creditors reached agreement on the terms for a $12 billion bond restructuring...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

HDFC Bank reports reduction in FII shareholding to 54.83% in the June 2024 quarter;Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the suspension of the license of the sister company of Som Distilleries and Breweries;Zomato Financial Services decided to voluntarily withdraw application for getting registered as NBFC; Narayana Health Insurance launched its first health insurance product, 'Aditi';Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Chair cautiously optimistic on inflation, holds off on rate cuts; U.S. stocks rises to fresh records – with the three key benchmarks gaining between 0.4 and 0.8%....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

SEBI introduces guidelines for market infrastructure institutions, or MIIs, to ensure fair and transparent fee structures; Gross GST collections in June seen at 1.74 lakh crore, according to sources; Tata Steel manages to avert a strike at its Port Talbot facility in the UK after workers’ union agrees to more discussions; OPEC’s crude production remained steady for a third month; U.S. factory activity contracted slightly for the third straight month in June....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

After a 13 year wait, India is once again a World Champion; Marine Le Pen’s National Rally scored an emphatic victory in the first round of France’s legislative election; Vodafone Idea joined its peers to announce an increase in rates across plans by 10-21% with effect from July 4; Auto sales for the month of June – not going to be a pretty picture based on expectations. China’s factory activity contracted for a second straight month in June...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Reliance Jio finally bites the bullet and hikes tariffs between 12.5% and 25% on existing plans;SEBI says its open to review the weekly options derivative products if required to reduce speculative trading in the market;RBI's Financial Stability Report warns of commodity price volatility due to geopolitical conflicts, posing inflation risks;All eyes on Mint Street, with India's bonds set to be included on JP Morgan's bond index today;U.S. GDP grows 1.4% in the quarter ended March, matches estimates....…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Nifty 50 closing within touching distance of 23,900 points; U.S. equities saw some late buying,pushed the key indices into the green, but gains narrowed.Outcome of the SEBI board meeting expected today;Telecom spectrum auctions concluded with a total of 11,341 crore mopped up; Dr Reddy’s Laboratories enters agreement to buy U.K.-based Haleon’s nicotine replacement therapy for about Rs 5,250 crore; Tata Motors eyeing 20% market share by 2030 on the back of Curvv and Sierra SUVs; Infosys betting big on artificial intelligence to drive growth...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that India’s economic growth is inching toward 8% in a sustained manner;Demand worth 7,500 crore has been received in the ongoing spectrum auctions, according to data released by the Department of Telecom;Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to visit Russia for the first time since the start of the war in Ukrain; Gold price increased by Rs 70 to touch Rs 72,550 per 10 grams in the domestic market; S&P revised ratings of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, while revising its outlook to 'Positive' from 'Stable'....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

India qualify for T20 World Cup semi-finals with 24-run win; India's current account balance recorded a surplus for the first time since April-June 2021; Auction of telecom spectrum will begin today, with the Union government set to put airwaves worth Rs 96,317.7 crore on the block; Britannia Industries closes its Taratala plant in Kolkata;Vedanta is considering tapping bond markets for at least $500 million in a debut overseas issuance; Byju’s facing legal challenges with its $200 million rights issue...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Quant Mutual Fund investigated by SEBI for alleged frontrunning; First session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin today; Chairman Gautam Adani of Adani Enterprises to address the AGM meeting today; 3rd GST Council meeting ended with focus primarily on easing compliance burden on taxpayers and limiting litigation rush for the government;Probe into alleged irregularities in NEET exam to be handed over to CBI; Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has lowered its fiscal 2025 loan growth guidance by 500 basis points; Tata Steel is facing historic strike in U.K. over its plan to cut thousands of jobs...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

IRDAI moves to curb misselling of ULIPs; High-level committee to probe irregularities in NTA over NEET fiasco; Hinduja Group planning to raise about Rs 7,300 crore rupees via two bond offerings; U.S. stocks showed some signs of fatigue; Mixed start in the Asia Pacific region...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Government approves Rs 76,000 crore to construct a port in Vadhavan in Maharashtra, when completed it will be the 10th largest in the world and provide 1.2 million jobs; Government approves an infusion of Rs 7,453 crore for offshore wind energy projects off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu; Axis Bank plans to purchase an additional stake in Max Life Insurance Company for a sum of Rs 336 crore; Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel continued to gain subscribers in April 2024, even as Vodafone Idea's losing streak remained intact...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Vodafone Group to sell stake in Indus Tower; RBI and SEBI are monitoring the high volume of retail trading in the futures and options segment: Shaktikanta Das;Nvidia has rocketed past Apple and Microsoft to become the most valuable company in the world; Oil steadied after its biggest two-day gain in three months; U.S. crude inventories rose by 2.3 million barrels last week....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah. 

Fifteen passengers dead and 60 injured in Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express derailment; Rahul Gandhi gives up Wayanad in favour of Priyanka Gandhi; Som Distilleries and Breweries have blamed contractors of its associate company for concerns that it was employing children; One 97 Communications is in talks with Zomato to sell its "entertainment" business; The special additional excise duty on crude oil has been cut from Rs 5,200 per tonne to Rs 3,250 per tonne; U.S. stocks off to a great start to the week, hitting fresh record highs...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. producer prices unexpectedly declined in May by the most in seven months; Strong demand for freshly issued 30-year U.S. Treasury pushed yields lower across the curve overnight; Adani Group-owned Ambuja Cements will acquire Hyderabad-based Penna Cement Industries at an enterprise value of Rs 10,422 crore; BNP Paribas Financial Market divested stake worth Rs 986 crore in L&T Finance via open market deals on June 13; Mercedes-Benz is set to invest Rs 3,000 crore in Maharashtra, according to Industries Minister Uday Samant....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Federal Reserve keeps policy interest rates unchanged for the seventh consecutive time in a range of 5.25-5.5%; May CPI inflation at 4.75% vs 4.83% in April; FOMC's median forecast shows a 25 basis points rate cut in 2024, as against the 75 bps expected earlier;Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may present the Union Budget 2024-25 during the third week of July;Maruti Suzuki Swift has dethroned the Tata Punch as India’s best-selling car in May - the same month its latest version of the car went on sale....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Agam Vakil.

World Bank forecasts India's GDP to grow by 6.6% in FY25; Oil prices shot up this week after falling because of OPEC announcement; World oil demand to rise by 2.25 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2024 and by 1.85 million bpd in 2025; Hyundai Motor likely to file a draft to Sebi for initiating the process for IPO; Ola Electric Mobility has secured approval from SEBI to launch an initial public offering; Union Bank of India to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore from the market through a mix of equity and debt...… All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Modi 3.0 cabinet's key appointments include Nirmala Sitharaman as Finance Minister, Amit Shah as home minister, Rajnath Singh as Defence Minister and S Jaishankar as foreign minister; Centre approved the disbursement of 1.4 lakh crore in tax devolution to states for June; Mphasis promoter, BCP TOPCO IX, an arm of Blackstone, has offloaded a little over 15% stake in the company for Rs 6,735 crore through open market transactions; Apple, last night, announced its new artificial intelligence features, including tools supported by ChatGPT at its annual developer conference..All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India, along with him as many as 30 Cabinet ministers were sworn in; Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, and Nitin Gadkari all took oath along with Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar – all key faces of existing ministries sworn in again; India won by 6 runs against Pakistan in T20 World Cup; Terrorists opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on June 9 evening, 9 died, 33 injured; Oil steady after a weekly drop with the market digesting OPEC+’s decision to restore supply; U.S. stocks declined at the end of the week, but the cuts were narrow....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee to announce new repo rates at 10 am today; European Central Bank cut interest rates that it has been indicating for months; Wipro wins a $500-million deal from a leading US communication service provider; NCLT approves the merger between Air India and Vistara...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

National Democratic Alliance elected Narendra Modi as its leader and decided to stake claim to form the government; At 28.55 crore, the National Stock Exchange of India on Wednesday broke the world record for handling the highest number of single-day trades; SEBI proposed increasing the threshold for the basic service demat account to Rs 10 lakh from the existing Rs 2 lakh....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

BJP to form the government for the third term, with a final seat count of 240 – 32 seats short of majority and 63 lower than it had achieved in 2019 ; Indian National Congress ended with a score of 99 seats; Nifty 50 ended nearly 6% lower; Novelis postpones its planned $945 million initial public offering in the U.S. citing market conditions; Tata Motors Finance to merge with Tata Capital; U.S. and President Biden’s efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas in the warzone that is now Gaza has failed; Yield on the 10-year Treasury has fallen almost 30 basis points....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Votes will begin to be counted at 8 am today; Nifty 50 hit new intraday highs and also closed at a new record – that stands at 23,26; Southwest monsoon has moved into some more parts of Karnataka, Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh on June 3;FSSAI has directed companies to remove claims of "100% fruit juice" from labels and in advertisements for reconstituted fruit juice products with immediate effect;Credit card issuances fell to below the 10-lakh mark for the first time in 10 months due to regulatory changes...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Exit polls predict another landslide victory for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance; Will Nifty hit 23,000 and market open gap up?; Brent crude trades muted; Goods and Services Tax collections increased 10% year-on-year to Rs 1.73 lakh crore in May; 'Amul' increased milk prices by about Rs 2 per litre effective today and across the country...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. economic growth slows in the first quarter; Indian economic growth is expected to remain on track in the fourth quarter; Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna facing sexual assault charges arrested; Jio Financial Services unveils the 'JioFinance' app in beta version...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Equities declined along with bonds after another sale of Treasuries in U.S. ; Yields have risen across the board and that’s usually not a positive sign for equity markets; RBI has stopped Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Co from acquiring any stressed assets; Saudi Arabia set to launch $10 billion Aramco share sale on June 2; Meta Platforms removed hundreds of Facebook accounts associated with covert influence campaigns from China, Israel, Iran and Russia...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

IT Department urged taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar by May 31 to prevent higher tax deductions; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman indicated the government may reconsider the 45-day payment rule for MSMEs if the industry requests it; Maximum temperature in India crossed 50 degrees Celsius, just a shade away from an all-time high; Novelis plans to raise up to $945 million through IPO, as it prepares for its stock market debut on the New York Stock Exchange..All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

IMD predicts that the monsoons are likely to be above normal; Adani Energy plans to raise 12,500 crores through QIP; Oil prices rise slightly ahead of the OPEC+ meeting later in the week; Samsung reports that India's smaller towns are driving phone upgrades, boosting its value growth despite stagnant smartphone volumes; Wall Street today is moving back to a T+1 settlement..All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ made landfall between the coast of Bangladesh and West Bengal, bringing heavy rains that flooded homes and farmland; At least 35 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike at a camp for displaced people in Rafah late on May 26; Oil steadied after its biggest weekly loss in a month, with the focus on an OPEC+ supply meeting at the end of this week; Globally investors to watch for U.S. GDP data, and China's official manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI data...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Nifty closes just below 23,000, after hitting a new all-time high; Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates this year: Goldman Sachs; Yields across the board rose; Brent crude trading at close to the lowest point in a month at about 81.3 dollars per barrel; Interglobe Aviation’s profit more than doubled to close to Rs 1,900 crore in Q4; Google plans to invest billions of dollars in India’s Tamil Nadu state to set up smartphone production…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. Federal Reserve minutes show officials rally around higher-for-longer rates; U.S. markets end lower; Asia markets open mixed; RBI to pay a record Rs 2.1 lakh crore to the government as dividend, this is 140% more than the previous year’s payout; ITC, InterGlobe Aviation, Fortis among the companies to announce their results today...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil and Niraj Shah.

U.S. markets close higher; Nvidia slated to announce earnings; Asian markets skittish; Indian markets also ended higher on Tuesday....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Agam Vakil and Niraj Shah.

Mumbai recorded its second-highest voter turnout in 30 years at 52.4%; Godrej Properties has bought another parcel of land – this time around 109 acres in Nagpur....All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. stocks hit record highs overnight, with Dow briefly hitting the 40,000 mark; Mahindra & Mahindra draws up over $3-billion capex plan with smaller EV outlay; India's mango season marred by low yields, soaring prices; U.K. food watchdog imposes extra measures on Indian spice imports…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

U.S. consumer price index rose 0.3% in April; Government cuts windfall tax on crude petroleum; Southwest Monsoon likely to reach Kerala by May 31: IMD; Bharti Airtel CEOsays the pricing architecture in India is broken; Switzerland emerges as the top import destination for India in April…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

MSCI added 13 Indian stocks to its Global Standard Index under quarterly review for May; Global markets focused on the release of a single data point in the U.S; PPI for final demand increased 0.5% from a month earlier; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman warned of "unchecked explosion" in high-risk future and options trading by retail investors......All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

India’s consumer inflation eased to an 11-month low; Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voter turnout at 62.8%; 14 dead, 60 injured after huge billboard falls during Mumbai dust storm; Zomato's payment arm surrenders RBI licence citing lack of competitive edge; U.S. declares a Chinese crypto mining company -- MineOne Partners -- a national security threat…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 begins today; Air India Express slowly restoring flights, all cabin crew return: Report; FMCG distributors urged to restrict inventory of branded spices; China credit shrinks for first time, loan growth disappoints; Joe Biden will quadruple tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles this week;Vladimir Putin replaces his long-serving defense minister with a trained economist…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

India's benchmark stock indices recorded their worst fall since January; JPMorgan is on track to include India in its emerging market debt index from June; Air India Express to reinstate terminated cabin crew; Paytm refutes reports on lending partners invoking loan guarantees due to repayment default; SEBI mulls lot size reduction of privately placed InvITs to boost investors’ participation…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Joe Biden warns he’d hold back more weapons if Israel invades Rafah; State Bank of India, Asian Paints, Bharat Petroleum & Punjab National Bank to announce earnings today; RBI lifts curbs on Bank Of Baroda's BoB World app; Delhi’s Labour Commissioner pulls up Air India for failure to address staff concerns; Serum Institute says that it had disclosed all rare-to-very-rare side effects of Covishield...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Biden administration says Israel and Hamas should be able to resolve their differences over a proposed cease-fire; FMCG makers raised prices in April; TikTok sues U.S. government to block divest-or-ban law; Xi arrives in Serbia to bolster relations with Europe’s east; Microsoft creates top secret generative AI service for U.S. spies...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Phase three of the Lok Sabha Elections kicks off today; Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea submit their application to bid for Rs 96,317-crore spectrum auction; RBI is working to make its digital currency available without being dependent on internet access: Governor...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew.

Warren Buffett emphasises the potential for scams facilitated by AI; U.S. employers scaled back hiring in April and the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose; Nirmala Sitharaman dismisses reports of income tax tweaks that triggered 1,100 Sensex plunge; Kotak Mahindra Bank is more worried about reputational impact than the financial impact due to RBI curbs, says CEO; NSE announces 4:1 bonus shares for shareholders, to pay dividend of Rs 90...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew.

Apple beats Q2 estimates, announces historic $110 billion share buyback; Turkey confirms all trade halt with Israel; RBI lifts ban on Bajaj Finance’s eCOM and Insta EMI Card; Vodafone Idea seeks $1.8 billion of loans in next two years...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew.

Federal Reserve holds its benchmark rate steady; U.S. equities ended mixed overnight; Godrej family has reached an amicable agreement to divide the group into two; GST collections crossed the Rs 2 lakh crore mark for the first time; U.S., Saudi Arabia said to be near historic pact...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew.

Tesla shares jumped 15%, posting their best day in three years as investors reacted to Elon Musk’s China visit; Xi Jinping is heading to the European Union for the first time in five years;RBIasks lenders to review loan disbursal practices, interest charges; Ola Cabs CEO Hemant Bakshi steps down after four months of appointment...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Federal Reserve to announce interest rate decision this week; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to step up efforts to secure a truce in Gaza; Minority shareholders file suit against ICICI Securities on delisting issues; Elon Musk makes an unannounced trip to China, a week after postponing India visit…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Microsoft, Alphabet unveil Q1 results, beat analysts estimates;U.S. economic growth slid to an almost two-year low last quarter; Second phase of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections kickstarts;An above-normal monsoon, as widely predicted, can ease inflation in the months ahead, says the Finance Ministry…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

RBI directs Kotak Mahindra Bank to stop issuance of fresh credit cards and onboarding of new customers through its online and mobile banking channel; HUL's fourth-quarter profit met estimates, falling 1.5% to just over 2560 crore; LTIMintree's revenue falls 1.4% to about Rs 8900 crore; Axis Bank's net profit rises in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, beating analysts' estimates. All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.