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Port Louis, Mar 12 (PTI) India and Mauritius on Wednesday elevated their ties to an ‘enhanced strategic partnership’ and inked eight pacts to boost cooperation in several sectors including trade and maritime security even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled an ambitious vision for the development of the Global South. The agreements inked will provide for promoting the use of national currencies for cross-border transactions, sharing of maritime data, joint work in combating money laundering and enhancing cooperation in the MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector. On the second...

The US dollar is near a five-month low amid Trump's economic and trade policies.The euro and yen are rising due to Europe's spending plans and Japan's interest rate signals.Analysts are speculating on the dollar's reserve status amid global economic shifts and policies.The US dollar neared a five-month low against other major currencies on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's economic and trade policies drove another wild day in the markets.The US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was 0.3% lower at 103.56 at 4:33...

Uniswap (UNI) price trades in the red on Wednesday at $5.84 after falling nearly 9% in the last two days. This downward trend is further supported by UNI’s Exchange Flow balance, which shows a positive spike. Moreover, Lookonchain data shows that on Wednesday, whale wallet deposited 2.25 UNI tokens worth $13.71 million into the Kraken exchange, likely to cut losses. Bitcoin (BTC) price hovers around $82,700 on Wednesday after recovering 5.52% the previous day. Ethereum (ETH) price shows weakness while Ripple (XRP) price shows signs of recovery as these coins expect volatility...

The Indian Rupee softens in Wednesday’s Asian session.  The likely RBI intervention and softer US Dollar underpin the INR.  The Indian and US CPI inflation reports will take center stage later on Wednesday.  The Indian Rupee (INR) softens on Wednesday. The unabated outflows of foreign funds into Indian equities could exert some selling pressure on the local currency. Foreign investors have withdrawn almost $15 billion from Indian shares so far this year, putting outflows on track to surpass the record $17 billion registered in 2022. Nonetheless, the potential foreign exchange intervention...

The Indian Rupee strengthens in Wednesday’s early European session.  The likely RBI intervention and softer US Dollar underpin the INR.  The Indian and US CPI inflation reports will take center stage later on Wednesday.  The Indian Rupee (INR) rebounds on Wednesday. The potential foreign exchange intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and strong Asian currencies, especially the offshore Chinese Yuan provide some support to the Indian currency. Nonetheless, the unabated outflows of foreign funds into Indian equities could exert some selling pressure on the local currency. Foreign investors have...

The Indian Rupee strengthens in Wednesday’s Asian session.  The likely RBI intervention and softer US Dollar underpin the INR.  The Indian and US CPI inflation reports will take center stage later on Wednesday.  The Indian Rupee (INR) rebounds on Wednesday. The potential foreign exchange intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and strong Asian currencies, especially the offshore Chinese Yuan provide some support to the Indian currency. Nonetheless, the unabated outflows of foreign funds into Indian equities could exert some selling pressure on the local currency. Foreign investors have withdrawn...

Following steep declines on Monday, U.S. equities continued to lose ground on Tuesday. President Donald Trump's decision to double tariffs on Canadian metal imports has fueled fears of an economic recession. Despite the bearish trend, U.S. Treasury yields climbed, accompanied by a rise in oil prices.Investors were unsettled by Trump's refusal to rule out a recession due to his trade policies. Adding to market jitters, small-business confidence dropped for the third consecutive month in February. Analysts like Phil Blancato from Osaic Wealth highlight a slowdown in consumer spending as...

India has “absolutely no interest” in undermining the US dollar, and its fellow members of the Brics grouping of emerging economies have not formed a unified position on a proposed alternative payment system, according to New Delhi’s foreign minister.Speaking at the London-based think tank Chatham House last week during a six-day visit to Britain and Ireland, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar described the dollar as a “source of international economic stability”.His comments followed repeated warnings from US President Donald Trump against any efforts by Brics – an acronym of founding nations Brazil, Russia,...

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was the net seller of over $36 billion between June and December to support the Indian Rupee, showed government’s written responses in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Written replies by Minister of State in the Finance Ministry, Pankaj Chaudhary revealed that gross sale during 7 months of the current fiscal, starting June, by RBI was over $53 billion, while gross purchase was over $16.5 billion. This means that net sale was over $36 billion. However, this was not sufficient to stop the steep fall in...

US-based Coinbase, an online platform for buying, selling, transferring and storing cryptocurrency, has registered with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to offer crypto trading services in India. The company plans to launch its initial retail services later this year, followed by additional investment and products in India thereafter.In a company blogpost, John O’Loghlen, Regional Managing Director for APAC at Coinbase shared, “We’re committed to building in markets that believe in the potential of crypto and onchain innovation. India represents one of the most exciting market opportunities in the world today,...