The burden of seasonal price increases persisted despite food inflation easing to an 18-month low of 2.91% in May.

Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) saw the biggest sequential jump in seven months, rising 0.68%.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/seasonal-price-rise-still-a-worry-11686678316644.html

Maruti Suzuki is seeking to dial up its niche, premium play in the country’s passenger vehicle market by expanding its portfolio at the top-end, entering the ₹20 lakh price segment for the first time.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/maruti-to-unveil-its-costliest-vehicle-mpv-invicto-in-july-11686678349880.html

Moody’s Investors Service said lower-rated corporates may face higher refinancing risks in the next calendar year as their high-yielding bonds come up for maturity.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/moodys-warns-lower-rated-indian-corporates-face-higher-refinancing-risks-in-2022-11686678389312.html

#PersonalFinance | According to a report by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the number of individual traders in futures & options (F&O) soared by about 540% from FY19 to FY22.

https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/retail-participation-in-derivatives-market-explodes-during-pandemic-tax-implications-for-f-o-traders-explained-11686674068737.html

#Opinion | India’s economic performance stands out, no doubt, but we still account for only a sliver ofglobal output.

This must rise vastly for us to be a ‘bright spot’ that the world can count on.

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/our-economic-optimism-needs-a-touch-of-realism-11686677789278.html

The Food Index has dropped from 173.6 in April 2023 to 172.8 in May 2023 on a monthly basis.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/indias-wholesale-prices-continue-to-drop-falls-to-3-48-in-may-11686725416285.html

#MintSnapView | Policymakers at the municipal level need to recognise the demand that these two-wheeler cabs fulfil, given their ability to navigate narrow, crowded Indian streets.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/why-india-needs-to-let-bike-taxis-thrive-11686724246374.html

#Ford, like other legacy firms, is trying to reinvent itself to compete in an era of electrification and software-defined vehicles.

https://www.livemint.com/industry/manufacturing/what-tesla-and-other-carmakers-can-learn-from-ford-11686728633672.html

#MintExplainer | Union minister for road transport and highways #NitinGadkari recently admitted the goal of halving accidents by 2024 won't be achieved.

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/mint-explainer-why-has-india-failed-to-reduce-road-accidents-11686736877876.html

#MintExplainer | "Few topics have evoked as much interest in recent days as the impending agreement between #GeneralElectric and #HindustanAeronauticsLtd to co-manufacture jet engines in #India."

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/mint-explainer-why-the-india-us-jet-engine-deal-matters-11686739531244.html

A local court on Wednesday sent #TamilNadu Electricity and Prohibition and Excise Minister #SenthilBalaji, arrested by the #ED in a money laundering probe, to judicial custody till June 28.

Read here: https://livemint.com/politics/tamil-nadu-minister-senthil-balaji-sent-to-judicial-custody-till-june-28-in-money-laundering-case-11686740195162.html

In early-stage negotiations, the #KotakGeneralInsurance is valued at around $800 million, and #ZurichInsurance has expressed interest in both a minority stake of 49% or taking up a majority 51% stake, the report said



Read here: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/zurich-insurance-eyes-up-to-51-stake-in-kotak-general-insurance-report-11686753887364.html

Currently, #Bain owns around 1.3% stake in the private lender.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/bain-capital-to-sell-267m-stake-in-axis-bank-through-block-deal-with-goldman-sachs-advice-11686759921498.html

#FederalReserve officials paused on
Wednesday following 15 months of interest-rate hikes
but signaled they would likely resume tightening to cool
#inflation.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/us-fomc-meet-outcome-live-federal-reserve-announces-interest-rates-decision-a-day-after-inflation-data-showed-easing-11686731625955.html

#Opinion | The pendulum of India’s #NPA policy keeps swinging between the rights of creditors and borrowers. The compromise settlement option is a bit of a swing to the latter.

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/indias-npa-crisis-causes-solutions-and-the-compromise-settlement-option-11686766863206.html

The growing optimism among bankers regarding the revival of infrastructure projects is not in sync with the sluggish growth in bank loans to the sector, data from the past several months showed.

https://www.livemint.com/economy/infra-credit-growth-in-slow-lane-despite-growing-optimism-11686767886110.html

Asian markets traded mixed today after the US #FederalReserve kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged, but signalled two more small hikes in 2023.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/global-market-sgx-nifty-to-us-fed-s-hawkish-pause-key-triggers-for-indian-stock-market-11686791858333.html

The US #FederalReserve announced a pause over benchmark interest rates hike on June 14, but the central bank officials see two more small hikes in 2023. #FOMC

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/us-fomc-meet-outcome-from-rate-pause-to-road-ahead-key-takeaways-from-the-fed-decision-11686766084460.html

#Canada government has decided not to deport Indian students who are victims of immigration fraud and entered the country using fraudulent university letters of acceptance, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/will-not-be-deported-canada-immigration-minister-assures-indian-students-on-admission-letter-scam-11686791310465.html

Despite subdued US CPI report, global market sentiments remained positive that helped Indian #stockmarket finish higher on third day in a row on Wednesday.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/buy-or-sell-vaishali-parekh-recommends-three-stocks-to-buy-today-15th-june-11686791386994.html

#Flipkart and #PhonePe could be $100 billion businesses in India led by strong growth, believes Walmart's chief financial officer John David Rainey.

Executives of the retail giant have earlier signalled the two businesses as key drivers in meeting its target of doubling the gross merchandise volume it sells in foreign markets to $200 billion in five years.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/flipkart-and-phonepe-could-be-100-billion-businesses-in-india-says-walmart-cfo-11686802029156.html