Selected Tag: White House
Selected Tag: White House

Are The Walls Closing in on Bessent?

Far from suggesting financial Armageddon, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s futile efforts to keep a lid on Treasury yields suggest that, once again, the dollar is America’s currency, but everyone else’s problem. But while investors have few alternatives, the bond-salesman-in-chief cannot be complacent.

Paola Subacchi

September 1, 2026 at 3:55 AM IST

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What Rubio’s India Visit Really Signals

The relationship between India and the US is becoming more transactional. It clearly now involves hard bargaining between two powers whose interests converge enough to cooperate and diverge enough to keep score.

Deep Pal

May 29, 2026 at 8:51 AM IST

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The Morning Edge

Asian Markets Drift Lower Ahead of BOJ Decision and Iran Developments

Here’s your quick read to start the day: a chatty, no-fuss look at overnight moves, the big story, what’s on the docket, and the tickers you need to watch.

Richard Fargose

Dehuti Jani

April 28, 2026 at 2:11 AM IST

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Hormuz Reset Redraws Power Lines in West Asia

A fragile US-Iran ceasefire signals a shift in Gulf power dynamics, currency flows, and strategic alignments, with implications far beyond oil markets

Rajesh Ramachandran

April 8, 2026 at 9:06 AM IST

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India Must Push Trump to Roll Back Oil Tariff Before Any Trade Pact

Since Trump now acknowledges that India has largely stopped Russian oil imports, New Delhi must press Washington to roll back the “Russian oil” tariffs before taking a call on trade deal.

Ajay Srivastava

November 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM IST

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Optics Over Power: Trump’s Elusive Quest for the Nobel Peace Prize

Donald Trump’s latest snub from the Nobel Peace Committee is more than a personal setback. It’s a quiet assertion of Europe’s independence from American pressure.

Saibal Dasgupta

October 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM IST

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The Bureau

Is the RBI Behind the Curve?
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