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- Inflation & RBI 51 CPI prints, repo decisions, liquidity and rates.
- GDP & Indian Economy 38 Growth, fiscal numbers, output and household data.
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- Rural FMCG Growth Outpaces Urban India in Q1FY27 Rural FMCG value growth reached 9% in Q1FY27 versus 2.3% in urban markets. See what is driving the gap, the role of the monsoon, and key risks ahead.
- Bank of Baroda NMC Case: Compliance Lessons for India Bank of Baroda’s $600 million NMC Health settlement offers key compliance lessons for Indian businesses expanding overseas, without implying any admission of…
- India CPI Inflation June 2026: 4.38% Explained India's CPI inflation rose to 4.38% in June 2026. Understand the rise in food and transport prices, RBI rate outlook and impact on investors.
- RBI Unhedged Positions: SGBs, Dollar Shorts, and FCNR(B) Risk The RBI is carrying three open-ended risks at once: a $15-20bn SGB burden, a $110bn dollar short position, and a currency guarantee on FCNR(B) deposits.
- Why India Is Buying More Oil on the Spot Market After the 2026 Middle East Crisis India's crude imports shifted fast after the 2026 Iran war. Russia's share hit 52-54% by June, as refiners pivot from term contracts to spot buying.
- FPI Flows June 2026: $5.21 Billion Sold, BFSI Turns Buyer - Full Sectoral Data FPIs sold $5.21 billion from Indian equities in June 2026. But BFSI turned net buyer at $357M. Debt inflows exceeded equity outflows by $500M.
- Amazon Now India 2026: Why It's Building Farm Supply Chain, Not Just Dark Stores Amazon Now is targeting 100 Indian cities with 1,000+ micro-fulfilment centres.
- RBI NBFC Upper Layer Rule 2026: Relief or Pressure for Tata Sons? RBI replaced its NBFC-UL scoring system with a single ₹1 lakh crore asset test on June 24, 2026. Tata Sons exceeds it comfortably.
- Quick Commerce's Urban Ceiling: Why Rural Commerce Is the Next Frontier Quick commerce runs on dense urban clusters - a model that covers 8% of India's population.
- Fed June 2026: Warsh Holds Rates, Revamps the Statement, Questions the Dot Plot The Fed held rates at 3.50%-3.75% on June 17, 2026. Warsh's first meeting as chair: a 130-word policy statement, no personal dot submitted, and a dot plot now…
- FPI Flows H1 June 2026: $6.7 Billion Sold, BFSI and Oil Lead Outflows FPIs sold $6.70 billion from Indian equities in H1 June 2026, reversing May's tapering trend. 19 of 23 sectors saw outflows.
- Dark Patterns in Indian Ecommerce: What They Are and How to Protect Yourself Indian online shoppers lose ₹25,000-28,000 crore a year to dark patterns. 88% are affected.
