India’s massive gold holdings, totaling nearly $3.5 trillion across households, RBI, and religious institutions, highlight its economic resilience. Gurmeet Chadha countered the “dead economy” tag amid global uncertainties, citing robust Q1 FY26 GDP growth of 7.8% and strong domestic consumption, services, and manufacturing, underscoring India’s sustained financial strength.
South Korea’s Kospi tanks 8% despite US-Iran war optimism. Here are 4 reasons why
The benchmark Kospi plunged 551 points, or 8.1%, to 6,2505. The steep decline triggered “sidecar” trading curbs on both the Kospi and the junior Kosdaq