The Reserve Bank of India’s slower interest rate increase of 50 basis points compared with the US Federal Reserve’s 75 basis points was guided by the inflation target and actual inflation as well as the need to nurture the economic recovery. A basis point is 0.01 percentage point.
Oil Price Today (July 20): Crude oil jumps 3%, crosses $90 as US and Iran exchange attacks. $100 in sight?
Brent crude futures rose $2.69, or 3.05%, to $90.79 a barrel, their highest level since June 11. The benchmark extended last week’s rally, when it