Global steel production drops 6.5% in Jan 2026

Global steel production drops 6.5% in Jan 2026

Global steel production recorded a dip of 6.5 per cent at 147.3 million tonnes (mt) in January 2026 compared with the year-ago period. According to the World Steel Organisation, top producer China’s output went south by 13.9 per cent to 75.3 mt where as India’s production reached 15.1 mt—an increase of 10.5 per cent. The […]

Iran-US-Israel war rattles financial markets, trade corridors

Iran-US-Israel war rattles financial markets, trade corridors

Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, on Monday | Photo Credit: MOHAMED AZAKIR The ongoing war involving Iran, the US and Israel sent shockwaves through India’s financial markets and trade corridors on Monday, weakening the rupee past […]

Groww bets on ‘assistive AI’ as it scales trading, bonds and wealth stack

Groww bets on ‘assistive AI’ as it scales trading, bonds and wealth stack

Unlike public AI models trained broadly on internet data, GR-1 is built to be context-aware, factoring in a user’s risk profile, portfolio composition and investing behaviour Bengaluru-based Groww is sharpening its artificial intelligence strategy even as it expands deeper into trading, fixed income and wealth management. It however, insists the technology will remain assistive not […]

OPEC+ to weigh bigger hike after Iran strike, delegate says

OPEC+ to weigh bigger hike after Iran strike, delegate says

OPEC+ will consider the option of a larger supply increase when key members meet on Sunday, after Israel launched airstrikes on targets in Iran, according to a delegate.  The group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia was expected to resume modest production increases from April after a three month supply freeze, several delegates said earlier […]

Global funds return to India as earnings outlook improves

Global funds return to India as earnings outlook improves

Foreign investors are returning to Indian stocks at the fastest pace in eight months, supported by stabilizing corporate earnings and a US trade deal that improves the outlook for the months ahead. Global funds have bought nearly $2.1 billion of local shares so far in February, putting inflows on track for the strongest since June. […]