prices

INCOME 

Food surpluses led to dip in food prices, farmers’ income: Arun Jaitley

January 19, 2019 Loknath Das Arun, dip, farmers, Food, in, Income, Jaitley, led, prices, surpluses, to

Amid speculation that the BJP-led central government may introduce an income support scheme, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said food surpluses

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ECONOMY 

Oil prices reach highest since November 2014 at over $70 per barrel

May 7, 2018 Loknath Das $70, 2014, at, barrel, Highest, November, oil, over, per, prices, reach, since

US oil prices rose above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time since November 2014 and Brent crude

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ECONOMY 

Keeping a close watch on petrol and diesel prices, says Pradhan

January 18, 2018 Loknath Das a, And, close, Diesel, Keeping, on, Petrol, Pradhan, prices, Says, watch

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan remained non-committal on Thursday on cutting excise duty on petrol and diesel, which have touched record

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CURRENCY 

Bitcoin Prices Fall 5%: Market Cap Still Ahead Of Ethereum, Ripple’s Put Together

January 12, 2018 Loknath Das 5%, ahead, bitcoin, cap, Ethereum, fall;, market, of, prices, Put, Ripple's, Still, Together

Bitcoin prices fell over 5% on Wednesday HIGHLIGHTS Bitcoin’s price closed at $14,595 on Tuesday Bitcoin prices struggle to surge

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CURRENCY 

Bitcoin Prices Fall As South Korea Seeks To Ban Cryptocurrency Exchanges

January 12, 2018 Loknath Das as, Ban, bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Exchanges, fall;, Korea, prices, seeks, South, to

HIGHLIGHTS South Korea is a big market for bitcoin, ethereum trading South Korea’s plan to ban bitcoin trading triggers its

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NEWS 

Petrol prices hiked: Rs 79 per litre in Mumbai, at highest since August, 2014

September 12, 2017 Loknath Das 2014, 79, at, August, Highest, Hiked, in, litre, Mumbai, per, Petrol, prices, Rs, since

The Indian basket of imported crude oils gained nearly $3.50 a barrel during last week even as petrol prices in

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ECONOMY 

Saudi Budget Deficit Shrinks Due To Higher Oil Prices

August 15, 2017 Loknath Das Budget, deficit, due, higher, oil, prices, Saudi, shrinks, to

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s state budget deficit shrank by a fifth in the second quarter from a year earlier as revenues

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ECONOMY 

Petrol, Diesel Prices Cut Sharply On Lower Global Oil Rates

May 18, 2017 Loknath Das Cut, Diesel, Global, Lower, oil, on, Petrol, prices, rates, Sharply

Petrol price was lowered by Rs. 2.16 per litre while diesel rate was cut by Rs. 2.10 per litre on

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LOANS 

House prices fall again as investment loans drop to lowest level in 10 months

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 Loknath Das 10, Again, as, Drop, fall;, house, in, investment, Level, Loans, lowest, months, prices, to

Treasurer Scott Morrison repeated that there were no “silver bullet solutions to making housing more affordable”.  Photo: Alex Ellinghausen  

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ECONOMY 

European vegetables: ‘Perfect storm’ raises prices

January 18, 2017 subhadip European, Perfect, prices, raises, Storm, vegetables:

Bad weather in Italy and Spain is likely to significantly increase the price of vegetables across northern Europe, food suppliers

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