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After meeting Qatar's prime minister on 9 November, President Donald Trump said the war on Iran is militarily effectively over and that the US is keeping the status quo, including its naval blockade. Tehran called reports of talks fake and repeated seven conditions. Brent fell below $92 a barrel.
Prateek Rawat4 min
US consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, above the 0.3% economists expected, and core prices rose 0.3%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on 10 November. Energy rose 0.7% and food 0.5%. Traders now price a quarter-point Fed hike in December in full and put a 13.6% probability on a half-point.
Prateek Rawat4 min
Ukraine's presidency says day one of the Abu Dhabi talks was mainly humanitarian, with a prisoner swap of 1,000 for 1,000 or 1,500 for 1,500 discussed. No deal or date was announced. Day two covers de-escalation, energy, the Black Sea and a possible leaders' meeting.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
Indian markets reopened on 11 November after the Diwali-Balipratipada holiday, with the Sensex last at 81,106.65 and the Nifty at 25,044.65. Since then US inflation came in hot, Fed hike bets rose and Brent fell below $92. Closing levels were not available when this was written.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
An overhead crane fell into an electric arc furnace at the Habas steel plant in Aliaga, Izmir province, around noon on 9 November, causing an explosion that has killed 18 workers. Turkish media say the owner's chairman was detained. Inspectors are examining the crane and maintenance work.
Amita Sahani4 min
Three contract workers died on the evening of 9 November while inspecting a nano-filtration tank at the effluent treatment plant of Tata Electronics' Hosur facility in Tamil Nadu. Police suspect asphyxiation. The state, Tata Electronics and Apple have begun separate inquiries.
Amita Sahani4 min
In an affidavit of 3 November, the Election Commission told the Delhi High Court that a sensitive input of 9 July and a pending inquiry by Punjab's chief electoral officer block a decision on Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), which applied in January 2025. Next hearing: 11 January 2027.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
MoSPI releases October consumer price inflation on 12 November. September was 5.54%, up from 4.83% in August, with food inflation at 7.74% on the new 2024 base. The RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% on 7 October, so the number will test its tightening.
Prateek Rawat5 min
In its suo motu case on digital arrest scams, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant told WhatsApp and other intermediaries to set out their preventive measures and send them to I4C. It also said banks that miss due diligence should compensate victims. Next hearing is on 23 November.
Subhash Gupta4 min
The RBI has issued draft priority sector lending directions for five categories of bank, keeping a 40% target for commercial banks, capping agri-infrastructure loans at Rs 100 crore per borrower and covering education loans up to Rs 25 lakh. Comments are due by 26 November.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
SEBI's Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings Regulations, 2026 took effect on 7 November. The application fee is Rs 25,000 for individuals and Rs 35,000 for others, cases up to Rs 10 lakh get a fast track, and people with pending matters have until 4 February 2027 to apply.
Amita Sahani6 min
The third ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton, was abandoned on 10 November without a ball bowled, so India still lead the five-match series 2-0 and cannot lose it. The fourth ODI is at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday 13 November at 7.30 am IST, and the fifth is on 15 November.
Amita Sahani4 min
