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Gold price prediction today: Why are gold prices under pressure? Check July 21, 2026 outlook

TazaPulseJuly 21, 2026

Gold price prediction today: Gold prices continue to be under pressure and downside risks remain, says Praveen Singh, Head Currencies and Commodities, Mirae Asset ShareKhan. Source link

Not referring cases to internal ombudsman a concern: RBI

TazaPulseJuly 21, 2026

MUMBAI: RBI deputy governor Swaminathan J has expressed concern that a significant number of customer grievances that are ultimately resolved in favour of the customer by RBI’s integrated ombudsman were never referred to the bank’s internal ombudsman in the first place.Highlighting this as a lapse on the part of bank, Swaminathan said that “This is...

Monetisation of assets helps NHAI pare debt

TazaPulseJuly 21, 2026

NEW DELHI: Accelerated monetisation of highway assets has enabled the NHAI to prepay loans of over Rs 1.2 lakh crore and repay another Rs 31,300 crore since March 2022, reducing its overall debt to just under Rs 2 lakh crore, according to govt data.NHAI’s debt had touched an all-time high of Rs 3.5 lakh crore...

Stocks, rupee slide as oil spike fuels pressure

TazaPulseJuly 21, 2026

MUMBAI: Indian markets closed lower on Monday as fluctuating crude prices and global risk-off cues weighed on sentiment, with the sensex falling 443 points or 0.6% to 77,709 and the Nifty declining 96 points or 0.4% to 24,239, while the rupee weakened to 96.45 against the dollar from 96.28.Banking stocks led the decline after mixed...

Ex-tech execs’ startups find favour with VCs, says report

TazaPulseJuly 21, 2026

MUMBAI: Building for startups as employees can come with their own competitive advantage—young ventures being set up by such tech professionals are finding favour with venture capital (VC) investors who are infusing funds into their companies even though the broader flow of investments continues to be selective.VCs are betting on experience here. The number of...

NSE’s Ahimsa index targets cruelty-free investing

TazaPulseJuly 21, 2026

MUMBAI: An arm of NSE, the largest stock exchange in India by turnover, has launched an index constituting stocks of companies from among Nifty 500 companies that do not intentionally harm animals while carrying out their regular business. Named Nifty 500 Ahimsa Index, the gauge is aligned with principles of non-violence, the exchange said through...

DGCA’s new eGCA platform aims to make aviation incident reporting faster

TazaPulseJuly 21, 2026

Civil Aviation Minister Naidu The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is developing a digital platform on the eGCA portal for reporting aviation incidents, a move aimed at making the submission and processing of mandatory occurrence reports faster and more efficient.The initiative, intended to strengthen the country’s aviation safety oversight, was announced by civil aviation...

Fresh threat to global oil supply: Saudi Arabia’s crude exports at risk as Yemen’s Houthis look to impose maritime blockade

TazaPulseJuly 21, 2026

Saudi Arabia has rerouted its crude exports through the Red Sea port of Yanbu after Hormuz disruptions. (Satellite image of Bab-el-Mandeb Strait – source Reuters) After the Strait of Hormuz disruptions, a fresh threat to the world’s oil supply has emerged with the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen announcing a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia....

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Capital One bet big on Discover. Now it must prove the gamble was worth it

TazaPulseJuly 21, 2026

Capital One poured more than $35 billion into acquiring credit card rival Discover. After a couple of lackluster quarters and a slumping stock price, CEO Richard Fairbank must now prove to investors that the deal is the game-changer that was promised. The perfect stage to do that is Tuesday evening when Club name Capital One...

India’s forex boost: RBI’s swap scheme raises $20.72 billion so far

TazaPulseJuly 20, 2026

Reserve Bank of India’s special swap facility to attract foreign currency brought in $20.72 billion till July 17, with most of the money coming through Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank), or FCNR(B), deposits.The RBI said on Monday that the concessional swap scheme has seen steady foreign exchange inflows since it was launched on June 8, 2026....