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US-China trade war: How India stands to be a winner in the global cotton market
Bloomberg | June 20, 2018 10:45 AM
In the global cotton market, India stands to be a winner amid escalating trade tensions between the US, the world’s top exporter, and China, the biggest buyer.
Will oil prices fall further? Big OPEC meet in Vienna this week; here is what to expect from the cartel
Agencies | June 18, 2018 4:42 PMThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other producers meet in Vienna from Friday and could agree to increase production from July.
Will airfares, natural gas price come down? Here's what GST Council is likely to discuss in next meeting
PTI | June 08, 2018 4:00 PMThunderstorms, dust storms take a toll on king of fruits in UP; mango quality, price hit
PTI | June 04, 2018 2:00 PMRising petrol, diesel prices: Big relief coming soon? This solution may ease the burden on common man
PTI | May 22, 2018 9:48 PMCheap petrol, diesel prices? Government says, no excise duty cut on fuel for now
PTI | April 30, 2018 6:09 PMBad news for India: Oil could spike to $80 a barrel, says JPMorgan
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Gold slumps Rs 145 on lacklustre demand
PTI | June 21, 2018 3:21 PMGold prices tumbled Rs 145 to Rs 31,570 per 10 grams at the bullion market today on fall in demand from local jewellers and retailers amid a weak trend overseas.
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Oil prices drop as Iran signals support for OPEC output rise
Reuters | June 21, 2018 8:38 AMBrent crude futures were at $74.51 per barrel at 0152 GMT, down 23 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last close, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $65.64 a barrel, down 7 cents, or 0.1 percent.
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Petrol, diesel prices today: Major relief on International Yoga Day 2018; check rates in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, other cities
FE Online | June 21, 2018 8:24 AMPetrol, diesel prices, rates today: In major relief, Petrol price has been cut by 11 paisa and Diesel price has been reduced by 10 paisa today. In Delhi, diesel price is Rs 67.68.
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Sugar prices decline Rs 100-150 per quintal on subdued demand
Nanda Kasabe | June 21, 2018 1:01 AMFollowing an initial spike in prices last week after the Centre declared a Minimum Floor Price for sugar, rates have dipped once again by Rs 100-150 per quintal this week on weak demand from the market.
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Growers, tyre companies at odds over port waivers for natural rubber
FE Bureau | June 21, 2018 12:45 AMRubber growers, bogged down by poor price realisation, are agitated over the Centre easing port restrictions for NR (natural rubber) imports under AAS (Advanced Authorisation Scheme of imports for exports).
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GST on petrol, diesel: No relief as it won’t be pure GST; new tax structure on fuel may look like this
PTI | June 20, 2018 2:01 PMA peak tax rate of 28 percent plus states levying some amount of local sales tax or VAT on petrol and diesel is likely to be the tax structure when the two auto fuels are covered under the GST regime, a top government official said.
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US-China trade war: How India stands to be a winner in the global cotton market
Bloomberg | June 20, 2018 10:45 AMIn the global cotton market, India stands to be a winner amid escalating trade tensions between the US, the world’s top exporter, and China, the biggest buyer.
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Oil prices rise after 5-day fall, Brent crude oil reclaims $75 per barrel; here’s why
Reuters | June 20, 2018 8:09 AMOil prices rose in early Asian trading on Wednesday, supported by a drop in U.S. commercial crude inventories reported by the American Petroleum Institute (API).
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Oil prices fall on rising output, escalating China-US trade spat; Brent crude stays below $75/bbl
Reuters | June 19, 2018 8:44 AMOil prices fell on Tuesday on expectations that producer cartel OPEC and key ally Russia will gradually increase output after withholding supplies since 2017.
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Petrol, diesel prices today: Another cut after 4 days; check rates in Delhi, Mumbai, other cities
FE Online | June 19, 2018 7:12 AMPetrol, diesel prices today: Petrol prices have been cut today again after a pause for four days, while diesel prices have been kept unchanged again for the third day.
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Maharashtra cooperative bank raises sugar valuations to Rs 2,900 per quintal
Nanda Kasabe | June 19, 2018 12:51 AMThe Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB), the apex cooperative bank of the state, has decided to increase sugar valuations to Rs 2,900 per quintal, keeping in mind the Minimum Floor Price (MFP) decided by the Centre.
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Telangana government sets up special cell for turmeric farmers
BV Mahalakshmi | June 19, 2018 12:41 AMThe Telangana government has decided to set up a special cell for turmeric farmers which would help in bringing qualitative changes for cultivating turmeric as a commercial crop.
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Will oil prices fall further? Big OPEC meet in Vienna this week; here is what to expect from the cartel
Agencies | June 18, 2018 4:42 PMThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other producers meet in Vienna from Friday and could agree to increase production from July.
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The Vienna vow: Dharmendra Pradhan says he will ask OPEC for ‘responsible’ crude oil pricing
FE Online | June 18, 2018 3:15 PMOil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said that he will seek “responsible crude oil pricing” from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at a meeting being held in Vienna and ensure that oil prices remain within common man’s reach.
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Wait! Did Arun Jaitley just say he will not cut taxes on petrol, diesel prices?
PTI | June 18, 2018 3:28 PMUnion Minister Arun Jaitley today urged citizens to pay their due share of taxes “honestly” to reduce dependence on oil as a revenue source, and virtually ruled out any cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel saying it could prove to be counter-productive.
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Brent crude oil prices drop by $4 a barrel in 4 days: This is the biggest reason behind plunge
Reuters | June 18, 2018 8:49 AMOil prices fell further on Monday, pulled down by an expectation that producer club OPEC and its allies will increase supplies. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $73.05 per barrel at 0036 GMT, down 39 cents, or 0.5 percent, from their last close.
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Excise duty cut in oil to impact fiscal deficit badly: Moody’s
PTI | June 17, 2018 2:06 PMRating agency Moody’s has sounded a note of caution that any reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel would adversely affect fiscal deficit unless it is matched by a commensurate cut in expenditure.
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Petrol, diesel prices today: Check rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
FE Online | June 17, 2018 12:38 PMThe other NCR cities have different petrol rates. The price in Faridabad is Rs 77.13, while it is Rs 76.88 in Gurgaon. Both cities are in Haryana.
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Oil prices, foreign fund flows to guide rupee’s movement
IANS | June 16, 2018 10:56 PMFluctuations in crude oil prices, along with the direction of foreign fund flows are expected to influence the Indian rupee’s movement against the US dollar in the coming week, experts said on Saturday.
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This country was the biggest supplier of crude oil to India in May 2018! It’s not Saudi Arabia
Bloomberg | June 16, 2018 3:57 PMThe world’s fastest-growing oil consumer is guzzling down Iranian crude before U.S. sanctions start squeezing supplies from the Persian Gulf nation. India imported 771,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Iran in May, a 35 percent increase from the previous month
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Gold prices fall by Rs 390, Silver gets cheaper by Rs 1,050 on Eid al-Fitr day
PTI | June 16, 2018 3:24 PMGold prices dipped below the Rs 32,000-mark, tumbling Rs 390 to Rs 31,800 per ten grams at the bullion market today amid a weak trend overseas and slump in demand from local jewellers at prevailing levels.
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National domestic council on anvil to promote gems and jewellery sector after FY18 exports decline
PTI | June 16, 2018 2:55 PMAn official of the gems and jewellery export promotion council said that the aim of the council is to form an association at the national level which could consist of members from states regional associations.
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Brent crude oil gets cheaper by $3 per barrel in 2 days: 2 biggest reasons for the decline
Reuters | June 16, 2018 10:50 AMOil prices fell more than $2 a barrel Friday after two of the world’s biggest producers indicated they might increase output at next week’s OPEC meeting, while U.S. exports were threatened by potential Chinese tariffs on crude oil and refined products.
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Petrol, diesel prices: From just 1 paisa, fuel prices now cut by this much in Delhi, Mumbai, other cities
FE Online | June 16, 2018 8:51 AMPetrol, diesel prices today: The petrol and diesel prices have been kept unchanged today after an eight paise cut yesterday. The fuel prices have not risen since May 29 when they touched a fresh lifetime high.
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US dollar shaky as China trade worries weigh
Reuters | June 16, 2018 5:06 AMThe US dollar edged lower against the Japanese yen on Friday.
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Sluggish trend in pulses demand hits Maharashtra farmers hard
Nanda Kasabe | June 16, 2018 1:08 AMPulses farmers in Maharashtra are a distressed lot. Although the Maharashtra government has decided to pay Rs 1,000 per quintal to tur and chana growers, they don’t seem to be happy.
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China inks contracts for 5L bales of cotton from India
Nanda Kasabe | June 16, 2018 1:03 AMWith China’s buffer stock of cotton coming down to barely a year’s inventory, the country has started looking at other markets for import.
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