ICICI Securities’ Probal Sen views the excise duty hike, not passed to consumers, positively, especially after prior LPG compensation disappointments. The collected excise tax, along with the LPG cylinder price increase, will offset accumulated LPG losses. While the market anticipated a price cut, the government is monitoring crude price trends.
Chicago Fed President Goolsbee rejects calls for Fed rate cuts to ease US debt burden
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee rejected calls for interest-rate cuts to ease the US government’s debt burden, warning that such a move could fuel inflation