Fed fears push dollar to lowest level in 3 years

A battered dollar is taking another beating as investors, unnerved by fresh signs of an erosion in US central bank independence, waste no time in pushing the greenback back to its lowest levels in over three years.US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “terrible” in his latest attack on the…

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3 IPOs seeking Rs 2.5k crore in all see Rs 22.5k crore bids

MUMBAI: Three initial public offers (IPOs) that closed on Thursday, together eyeing to garner Rs 2,562 crore, received bids aggregating nearly Rs 22,500 crore. Globe Civil Projects with an IPO size of Rs 119 crore was subscribed 86 times, Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases’ Rs 853-crore offer was subscribed 22 times while Mumbai-based real estate major Kalpataru’s…

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‘End of New York City as we know it…’: Why Zohran Mamdani’s possible win in mayoral race has Wall Street fretting; sense of doom prevails

Zohran Mamdani (AP photo) The possible victory of Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist, in the upcoming New York mayoral polls has people on Wall Street worried. In Manhattan’s financial district, pessimistic predictions are circulating. According to Wall Street recruitment specialist Michael Nelson, his clientele, typically earning above $1 million annually, express serious concerns.“This will…

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Sebi regulations: Tightens rules on portfolio breaches; must rebalance all passive mutual fund breaches within 30 days

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday tightened compliance norms for mutual fund schemes, regulating that rebalancing timelines will now apply across types of passive breaches in actively managed funds and not just those related to asset allocation.Until now, SEBI’s mandate for portfolio rebalancing within 30 business days applied only to passive…

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