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With the Budget 2026 just around the corner, NDTV Profit will take you through what different sectors and industries are expecting.

Officials in Washington are widely expected to defy US President Donald Trumps calls for lower borrowing costs on Wednesday.

Theres a stark tension lurking between the lines spoken by the two American billionaires: Foreign investors have had an insatiable appetite for US stocks over recent years, playing a huge role in driving benchmark indexes to the records Trump likes to boast about. Europeans, in particular, have been voracious buyers. And while Trump lowered the temperature toward Euro...

"China will eat Canada alive," Trump said, upset over Carney's rapprochement with Beijing and moving out of US orbit.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a US Media agency that there may be a path for the removal of 25% of the 50% tariffs levied on India due to the reduction of the country's oil purchase from Russia calling the tariff system a "huge success."

A major driver for the change is that commodities such as copper and aluminum have become less correlated to economic cycles. Historically seen as short-cycle trades, dictated by how fast or slow the world economy is growing, they have gradually morphed into structural investments.

At Davos, the challenge was framed as a permanent tension: act decisively, but accept ambiguity; move fast, but protect what matters; adopt AI, but preserve human judgment.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 on an unorthodox day of the week, being Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.

The India-EU free trade deal aims to expand markets for Indian exports, reduce tariffs and strengthen economic ties.

Sarangi said MNRE is looking for sustained support for flagship schemes such as PM Kusum and PM Surya Ghar, which have driven decentralised renewable adoption, especially in rural India.

The Lincoln is accompanied by three Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers - USS Spruance, USS Michael Murphy and the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.

Carney has quickly worked to thaw Canada-India relations and is planning a visit to the country early this year. Energy Minister Tim Hodgson is traveling to Goa next week for India Energy Week. The enthusiasm marks a striking turnaround after Carneys predecessor, Justin Trudeau, accused Indian diplomats of backingharassmentand violence against Canadians — claims bac...

Investors are pouring cash intoemerging-market fundsat a record pace as momentum builds for a rotation out of US holdings. Its sent the EM stocks gauge to a record high.

The executives at Davos 2026 said Europe risks being left behind in many of the industries of the future.

Talking to reporters about the India Energy Week starting in Goa on Jan. 27, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said India has diversified its energy sourcing strategy, with the country now buying crude oil - which is processed in refineries and turned into fuels like petrol and diesel - from 41 countries, up from 27, allowing market dynamics to guide key decisions.

In a letter to Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan, Apparel Export Promotion Council Chairman A Sakthivel said necessary action and support are required for the vibrant apparel garment industry.

With India graduating from 12 major product categories, approximately 1.66 billion euros of trade will lose these tariff advantages, while 11.24 billion euros will continue to qualify, the Ministry of Commerce said.

This was mainly due to large investments in services and manufacturing, supported by policies aimed at integrating the country into global supply chains, the UN said.

FY 2022-23 has been chosen as the base year of new series and the estimates of new series are scheduled to be released on Feb. 27, 2026.

The reserves climbed to an all-time high of $704.89 billion in September 2024, but have been under pressure lately, especially as the currency buffers get deployed to check undue volatilities in the rupee.