Silver Slides Rs 15,000 in a Month: What Drove the Fall
After a steep September correction, gold and silver bounced on September 30. The drivers were global: a firmer dollar, higher US bond yields and bets on a long Fed pause.
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After a steep September correction, gold and silver bounced on September 30. The drivers were global: a firmer dollar, higher US bond yields and bets on a long Fed pause.
Private pumps are rationing while government prices stay frozen. With crude near $107, Nayara and Reliance BP have put limits on how much fuel you can buy.
Extra breathing room for auditors and business owners. CBDT has pushed the tax audit report date to October 21 and the return filing date for audit cases to November 21.
The new UPI merchant fee is going ahead for now. The Supreme Court declined an interim stay on the 0.4% charge for payments above Rs 2,000, but agreed to examine the challenge.
The Rs 15 fee making headlines doesn't hit every SBI customer. It applies to Basic Savings Bank Deposit accounts — and the four-withdrawal limit counts branch visits and AEPS too, not just ATMs.
The NPS fee structure just changed, and one number deserves attention: a 0.20% annual charge on your assets. It's small now and grows with your corpus — unless you use the exempt route.
Festive shopping just got more expensive. ACs lead the increase at up to 8%, with TVs, fridges and washing machines up 3-4% — the third round of hikes this year.
New FD rules landed today, but most depositors can relax. The changes target bulk deposits of Rs 3 crore and above — if your FD is smaller, nothing about your interest rate changes.
A third of the salary gone before the month starts. India's middle class is increasingly taking new loans to pay old ones — the classic warning sign of a debt spiral.
India dodged the higher band — just. A last-minute Foreign Trade Policy amendment cut Washington's proposed 12.5% forced-labour tariff down to 10%, the lowest rate in the action.
India's favourite compact SUV just got a serious refresh. The 2026 Brezza facelift brings a turbo-petrol option, ventilated seats and a bolder face — with bookings already open at Rs 11,000.
After a record-breaking week, gold has hit the brakes. Prices slipped on Friday as global bullion weakened — good news if you've been waiting to buy, awkward if you bought at the top.