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Inflation

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Rupee Strengthens on Oil Relief: What Currency Traders Are Pricing In
Market PulseMay 25

Rupee Strengthens on Oil Relief: What Currency Traders Are Pricing In

The Indian rupee has recovered from record lows as crude oil retreats below the danger zone, but traders are treating the rally as a relief move—not a full reversal—until oil, geopolitics, RBI action, and capital flows turn decisively supportive.

Leonard Simon5 min
Gold Climbs Despite Market Rally: Why Investors Are Still Hedging Risk
Market PulseMay 25

Gold Climbs Despite Market Rally: Why Investors Are Still Hedging Risk

Gold rose even as equities rallied, signalling that investors are not abandoning risk assets—but they are still buying protection against currency weakness, inflation uncertainty, geopolitical shocks, and central-bank policy surprises.

Leonard Simon5 min
Oil Below $100: The Biggest Macro Signal for India This Week
Market PulseMay 25

Oil Below $100: The Biggest Macro Signal for India This Week

Brent crude’s fall below $100 has lifted Indian markets, cooled inflation fears, and eased pressure on the rupee—but the relief depends on whether West Asia supply routes truly stabilise.

Leonard Simon7 min
US-Iran Deal Hopes Trigger Global Risk-On Mood: What Investors Should Watch
Market PulseMay 25

US-Iran Deal Hopes Trigger Global Risk-On Mood: What Investors Should Watch

Oil cooled, equities rallied and risk appetite returned after fresh optimism around a possible U.S.-Iran understanding. But investors should watch crude, the Strait of Hormuz, inflation signals, the dollar and whether diplomacy turns into a signed deal.

Leonard Simon6 min
Markets Rally as Oil Falls: Why India Benefits When Crude Cools
Market PulseMay 25

Markets Rally as Oil Falls: Why India Benefits When Crude Cools

A fall in crude oil prices gives India a rare macroeconomic breather: lower import pressure, a steadier rupee, softer inflation risks, and renewed confidence in equities.

Leonard Simon5 min
Oil, Dollar, and Inflation: The Three Numbers Every Indian Household Should Track
Finance & MoneyMay 25

Oil, Dollar, and Inflation: The Three Numbers Every Indian Household Should Track

As crude oil, the rupee-dollar rate, and consumer inflation move together, Indian families are feeling the pressure through fuel bills, groceries, EMIs, education costs, travel, and savings decisions.

Leonard Simon6 min
Household Finance in 2026: Why Bigger Salaries Are Not Turning Into Bigger Savings
Finance & MoneyMay 25

Household Finance in 2026: Why Bigger Salaries Are Not Turning Into Bigger Savings

Even as salary hikes remain healthy in India and wages rise across several markets, households are feeling poorer because inflation, fuel costs, debt repayments, lifestyle inflation and financial insecurity are absorbing much of the increase before it reaches savings accounts.

Leonard Simon8 min
Rupee Recovery Watch: Can Lower Oil Prices Give India Breathing Space?
Finance & MoneyMay 25

Rupee Recovery Watch: Can Lower Oil Prices Give India Breathing Space?

The rupee has clawed back from record lows as crude prices eased, but India’s currency relief depends on one fragile condition: oil must stay calm long enough for trade, inflation and capital flows to stabilize.

Leonard Simon4 min
Gold Rises Again as Investors Return to the World’s Oldest Safe Haven
Finance & MoneyMay 25

Gold Rises Again as Investors Return to the World’s Oldest Safe Haven

Gold climbed again as a weaker dollar, shifting rate expectations, geopolitical uncertainty, and strong investment demand pushed investors back toward safe-haven assets.

Leonard Simon6 min
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