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Sharp fall in exports keeps farm produce prices suppressed

The Modi government's plans to woo back farmers in election year hit a roadblock as the global glut in agricultural commodities drives traders to delay off-take expecting lower prices.

Feb 12, 2019

Traders on warpath against commodities exchanges timing revision, risk fee hike

Protest action spreading to more agricultural wholesale markets outside Rajasthan and Gujarat as extended hours set to take effect from Monday

Dec 22, 2018

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Centre sour as sugar exporters miss target by wide margin

The Modi government is facing pressure from sugarcane farmers as prices remain low from inventory build-up and weak export uptake.

Dec 17, 2018

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China eats into world's largest natural gas reserve as Total exits Iran's South Pars

Total, whose footprints are writ large in the oil exploration history of the Middle East, was the first western firm to invest in Iran, following the lifting of US sanctions in 2015.

Nov 26, 2018

Petrol and diesel prices: Here's why one-year low in crude oil prices doesn't reflect in India

Domestic fuel prices suffer a lag in reflecting international price fall because of weakening rupee and various government levies.

Nov 25, 2018

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Bittersweet surplus: Farmers, governments in crisis as sugar output surges

India overtakes Brazil as biggest producer of sugar but disenchantment over falling prices fuels anger among farmers and causes headache for the government.

Nov 24, 2018

Will fuel price relief last? Probably not, as global crude market will harden again

The recent Oil Market Report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has some interesting clues about where prices could head in future.

Nov 6, 2018

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Fuel pain set to last, and worsen, as crude oil predicted to hit $100 a barrel

Oil prices are likely to rocket higher with the flashy $100 per barrel price tag indeed a reasonable sounding target, says analyst.

Oct 2, 2018

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Crude oil price hits 4-year high as S Arabia, Russia reject US call to raise output

Experts say only a 'demand-destruction' could set prices back but such a phenomenon won't happen Brent crude hits $120 a barrel.

Sep 25, 2018

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Petrol, diesel prices to rise further as global crude poised to touch $100

New Iran sanctions will take 2 million bpd off the markets even as US inventory gets thinner. Fuelled further by supply disruptions elsewhere, global crude prices could breach $100, analysts warn.

Sep 24, 2018

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China to 'kill US dollar' with its hidden gold reserves?

No one knows for sure if China has 20,000 tons of gold in reserves. But if indeed it has that deep a gold reserve, Beijing can take on the US dollar by using gold for international trade.

Sep 5, 2018

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Fuel price hike: Petrol rates hits all-time high of Rs 86.25 per litre in Mumbai

Officials said the spike in rates is on account of exchange rate falling to a record Rs 71 to a dollar, depreciating by Rs 2.5 in a month. Also, crude oil has gained $7 a barrel in a fortnight, driven by fears that the US sanctions on Iran will likely contract supplies.

Sep 3, 2018

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Sharp fall in exports keeps farm produce prices suppressed

Traders on warpath against commodities exchanges timing revision, risk fee hike

Centre sour as sugar exporters miss target by wide margin

China eats into world's largest natural gas reserve as Total exits Iran's South Pars

Petrol and diesel prices: Here's why one-year low in crude oil prices doesn't reflect in India

Bittersweet surplus: Farmers, governments in crisis as sugar output surges

Will fuel price relief last? Probably not, as global crude market will harden again

Fuel pain set to last, and worsen, as crude oil predicted to hit $100 a barrel

Crude oil price hits 4-year high as S Arabia, Russia reject US call to raise output

Petrol, diesel prices to rise further as global crude poised to touch $100

China to 'kill US dollar' with its hidden gold reserves?

Fuel price hike: Petrol rates hits all-time high of Rs 86.25 per litre in Mumbai

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