When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents this year’s budget on Feb. 1, she faces the daunting task of balancing a commitment to narrowing the fiscal deficit with keeping the engines of growth well-oiled. India’s ambition to become the world’s factory hinges on enhancing infrastructure and smoothing out logistics — areas that still need plenty of government funding.
Gold tumbles 4% to seven-week low as oil, dollar and yields climb
Gold fell sharply as rising oil prices heightened inflation concerns and strengthened expectations for tighter monetary policy. A firmer dollar and increasing Treasury yields contributed
September 28, 2026