Economy

China's holdings of US treasuries fell to USD 682.6 billion in November last year, down from USD 688.7 billion in October, the lowest since 2008, according to data released by the US Department of the Treasury on Thursday.

Chinas AI hardware and high-end manufacturing exports drove resilience, leading to a record 2025 trade surplus even as shipments to the US fell.

Trumps search for a new Fed chair comes at a delicate time for monetary policymakers, as the US economy is pulling them in opposite directions.

Two US senators from major pulse-growing states have urged President Donald Trump to push India to cut tariffs on American pulse crops as part of ongoing trade negotiations.

Climate change and related issues have become less pressing in the near term, but continue to be the most severe risks for a 10-year point of view.

The US envoys meetings with Tata Group and the RBI come amid trade tensions and efforts to deepen cooperation in technology and strategic areas.

Trump has sought to use his sweeping tariff agenda to pressure other nations to make economic concessions and align themselves with his foreign policy priorities, and on Friday signaled he would include Greenland in that push.

Speaking with reporters after his speech, Jefferson also briefly addressed the controversy surrounding the Justice Departments move to issue subpoenas to the Fed related to Chair Jerome Powells congressional testimony in June about a Fed renovation project.

Most of the government is currently operating on a stopgap through Jan. 30. Yet even if there was a hangup now, its effects would be far less pronounced than during the last shutdown a few months ago.

Venezuela produces LPG at its José refining complex in eastern Venezuela.

ICRA expects a Rs 1.3 lakh crore shortfall in net tax revenues in the current fiscal and non-tax receipts to surpass the 2025-26 Budget target by Rs 80,000 crore.

Official data from the US Treasury showed that China's holdings of treasuries declined to a 17-year low of $688.7 billion in October 2025.

India's forex reserves increased by $392 million to $687.19 billion during the week ended January 9, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday.

The Reserve Bank will appoint one or more of its officers as RBI Ombudsman and RBI Deputy Ombudsman, to carry out the functions entrusted to them under the Scheme.

A meeting between Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi saw both sides agreeing to set up a joint working group on critical minerals and a dialogue mechanism on artificial intelligence. The Japanese foreign minister met Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his talks with Jaishankar.

Farmers are a major voting bloc in the most-populous nation, where millions of smallholders own less than 2 hectares (5 acres) of land.

A dedicated deeptech policy is under active consideration, though it is yet to take its final shape, Piyush Goyal said.

The IndiaEU FTA is expected to be among Indias largest and most comprehensive trade pacts.

Modi said several schemes have been rolled out to provide seed fund to startups, while outdated rules have been done away with.

At the heart of the issue, Rotti said, is whether a TRC issued by a foreign country is sufficient proof for claiming treaty benefits such as lower or nil tax rates.