Gold price prediction: What’s the gold rate outlook for July 21, 2025 week – should you buy or sell?

Gold price prediction: This week’s key triggers include US durable goods orders, manufacturing and services PMIs, China’s loan prime rate decision, and Fed Chair Powell’s speech. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are expected to remain steady as global economic events continue to shape the yellow metal’s price outlook. Manav Modi, Senior Analyst,…

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Asian markets steady; yen holds firm after Japan vote setback; oil prices edges higher

Asian stocks held steady on Monday, while Wall Street futures stayed firm ahead of key earnings reports from major tech companies.The Japanese yen also remained stable, as investors brushed off the weekend election results that weakened Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition.The outcome, though unfavourable for the government, had already been factored into markets, Reuters…

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Govt keeps tabs on capex as private investment lags

NEW DELHI: Govt is keeping a close watch on capex as private investment remains weak, some of which may be on account of the global uncertainty induced by the US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.During April-May, Centre’s capital expenditure has been higher with ministries and departments spending 20% of their allocation for the year, compared…

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Investors seek a bite of food & beverages pie

MUMBAI: A lot is happening over food. From Theobroma to Haldiram’s and Biryani By Kilo, investors (investment firms and corporates alike) are lining up to take a bite of India’s food (captures packaged food as well as food services like QSR) and beverages (F&B) space.A broader sluggishness in consumption had slowed down the pace of…

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Viceroy calls semiconductor unit of Vedanta a ‘sham op’

NEW DELHI: Continuing its tirade against mining heavyweight Anil Agarwal‘s Vedanta group, US-based Viceroy Research has alleged that the group’s semiconductor unit was a “sham commodities trading operation”, designed to avoid classification as an NBFC, a charge the conglomerate called baseless.The short seller, which last week published a scathing report about Vedanta Group and followed…

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PNGRB price order: Regulator tells CGD firms to charge one PNG rate; warns against misuse of subsidised gas

Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) India’s petroleum regulator has directed city gas distributors to charge a uniform rate for piped natural gas (PNG) supplied to household kitchens, regardless of usage volume. The move comes amid concerns that a tiered pricing system adopted by some firms may be encouraging misuse of subsidised gas and leading to…

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UPI surge: India leads the world in fast payments; 18 billion monthly transactions power growth

India has become the world’s top player in real-time digital payments, largely due to the rapid growth of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) note titled ‘Growing Retail Digital Payments: The Value of Interoperability’.Launched in 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India, UPI has revolutionised the country’s…

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‘Unjustified and illegal’: Rosneft slams EU’s sanctions on Nayara Energy; says India’s energy security at risk

Russian oil giant Rosneft has hit out at the European Union for imposing sanctions on its Indian affiliate Nayara Energy, calling the move “unjustified and illegal” and warning that it could directly threaten India’s energy security. In a statement issued Sunday, Rosneft said the EU’s action amounted to extraterritorial and politically motivated restrictions that infringe…

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