Markets, GDP, energy, trade, and company restructuring explainers.
Foreign institutional investors have been net sellers of Indian equities for most of 2026. Here is the month-by-month flow data, why the selling happened, and what could change the picture heading into August.
The rupee flirted with its all-time low against the dollar in July 2026 before a series of aggressive RBI interventions pulled it back. Here is what drove the move and what it means going forward.
The ECB held rates at 2.25% on July 23, 2026, pausing after June’s hike as it weighs a resilient eurozone economy against a Middle East-driven inflation shock.
Record power demand pushed coal-fired generation to near-record highs in 2026, but India actually imported less coal for power, leaning on expanded domestic supply instead.
India’s headline unemployment rate stayed flat at 5.5% in June 2026, but rural and urban trends moved in opposite directions beneath the surface.
Ten months after India moved to a two-slab GST structure, here’s what actually changed for household budgets, insurance buyers, farmers and businesses.
June 2026 retail inflation crossed the RBI’s 4% target for the first time in 17 months, putting the upcoming July print and the central bank’s August rate decision under the spotlight.
On July 29, 2026, the Fed holds rates July 2026 at 3.50%-3.75% in a 9-3 FOMC vote, citing inflation from energy supply shocks tied to the Middle East conflict.
Finance Ministry Notification No. 18/2026-Customs (ADD) dated 27 July 2026 imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on low ash metallurgical coke from six countries, with country-wise USD/MT rates and narrow end-use exemptions.
Nifty Auto and Oil & Gas outperformed on 30 July 2026, while Realty and Chemicals lagged, revealing a sector-rotation story beneath a modest index close.
