🏦 Economy / Policy
• Centre plans to merge and rationalise schemes to improve efficiency and reduce duplication 🏦💹
• Government likely to retain RBI’s 4% inflation target, signalling policy continuity 📈
• Karnataka led tax collection growth, while Gujarat topped capital expenditure among states 💰
• Crude oil may fall to $50/barrel by June 2026, says SBI, easing inflation and trade pressures 🛢️💹
🏢 Companies / Sectors
• FMCG Q3 may be mixed, with rural demand improving and urban consumption still weak 📦💹
• IT growth remains muted in Q3; focus shifting to CY26 budgets and AI-led scaling 📉📈
• Samsung likely to post ~160% jump in Q4 profit on AI-driven memory chip demand 💻📈
• Tesla UK sales dropped 29% in December amid rising competition and pricing pressure 🚗📉
🌍 Global / World
• Precious metals rally seen continuing amid geopolitical risks and rate-cut expectations 🪙📈
• US President Trump warned India of higher tariffs over Russian oil purchases 💹⚠️
• US oil stocks rose after Trump signalled potential access to Venezuela’s reserves 🛢️📈
• Memory chipmakers gained as supply tightness and AI demand boosted sentiment 💻📈
• AMD and Intel unveiled new AI and PC chips at CES in Las Vegas, intensifying tech rivalry 🤖📈
• Uber showcased a self-driving robotaxi at CES 2026 with Lucid–Nuro partnership 🚕🤖
• Springboard 2026 highlights India’s pharma sector evolving into global contenders 💊📈