Gold, silver price prediction today: Will gold hit Rs 1.7 lakh/10 grams & silver cross Rs 2.80 lakh/kg soon? Here’s the outlook

Gold appears set to continue its advance toward the 170,000 level in the coming sessions. (AI image) Gold and silver price prediction: Gold prices are exhibiting a bullish bias, while silver prices face resistance, says Abhilash Koikkara, Head – Forex & Commodities, Nuvama Professional Clients Group. MCX Gold Price Outlook On the weekly chart, MCX…

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Trump Tariffs: Trump to raise tariff to 15% or more for some; no hike for China, countries with trade deals to be ‘accommodated’

Donald Trump tariffs (AI image) The Donald Trump administration is planning to selectively raise global tariffs from 10% to 15%, while China will be spared from a raise for now. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday that tariff rates on imports from certain countries will increase to 15% or even higher from the…

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Legacy lenders rule credit card spends

MUMBAI: The country’s credit card spend is consolidating, with HDFC Bank and State Bank of India moving close to controlling half of total card spending by value, while the top five issuers together have expanded their dominance to 85.6% of transaction value by Jan 2026.The shift marks a migration of high-value spending towards legacy lenders….

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‘Reforms undertaken to strengthen data quality’

Statistics and programme implementation secretary Saurabh Garg has spent the last couple of years addressing data gaps and working on revamping critical macro-economic indicators – GDP, retail inflation and industrial sector activity. Ahead of new GDP series launch on Friday, he discusses the changes with TOI. Excerpts:New GDP series will be launched on Feb 27….

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126% jolt: US duty clouds India’s solar exports biz

CHENNAI: India’s solar exporters face a severe jolt after the US commerce department proposed countervailing duties of 125.9% on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from India, citing alleged subsidies. The preliminary finding covers shipments to the US, which absorbs more than 95% of India’s solar cell and module exports.The duty is likely to wipe out the…

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BillDesk to buy Worldline India payments arm

MUMBAI: Worldline will sell its India payments arm to BillDesk for 60 million euros in equity. The deal includes a long-term software pact where BillDesk keeps using Worldline tech. Worldline will continue to keep India as a talent/innovation hub and evolve its Global Capability Centers into AI-first innovation hubs for automation/GenAI/agentic-AI at scale for Western…

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TCS: We’re not afraid of AI disrupting livelihoods

Mumbai: Calling GenAI a civilisational shift, TCS CEO K Krithivasan said the company is not afraid of the technology disrupting livelihoods and is prepared to cannibalise its own revenues if needed, leveraging AI to deliver client outcomes more effectively. “We are telling associates that if you find you can do something faster, better and cheaper…

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