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Gold, oil and copper: What to watch in commodities in 2019
The inaugural What to Watch of the year offers a selective run through of prospects and pitfalls for some of the top raw materials, and it's a reasonably positive picture that emerges
5 min read7 Jan 2019China to remove some import, export tariffs including alternative feed meals
China's trade war with the United States has unsettled the global soy market after China virtually stopped all imports of U.S. soybeans
2 min read25 Dec 2018China drops ban on rapeseed meal from India
The move is China’s latest effort to reduce its reliance on US soybeans, as Beijing and Washington remain locked in an outright trade war
2 min read22 Oct 2018After another quarter of losses, is worst over for commodities?
The Bloomberg Commodity Index fell 2.5% in the third quarter amid a stronger dollar, trade frictions and concerns over the Chinese-demand outlook
4 min read29 Sep 2018As US-China trade row grows, India urges China to drop meal import ban
China was the biggest buyer of Indian rapeseed meal until Beijing banned the purchases in late 2011 over quality concerns
2 min read20 Sep 2018Explainer: China deploys soybeans in trade war, but may hit own foot
Soybeans are considered one of the most powerful weapons in Beijing's trade arsenal because a drop in exports to China would hurt farm states that backed US President Donald Trump
2 min read4 Apr 2018China levies 25% reciprocal tariffs on $50 billion of US goods
China said it would levy 25% tariffs on imports of 106 US products including soybeans, automobiles, chemicals and aircraft, in response to proposed American duties on its high-tech goods
3 min read4 Apr 2018China’s hitting the US where it hurts: In the pork belly
China, world's biggest pork producer, consumer and importer is planning a 25% tax on US pork imports. The tariffs would be in addition to current duties
1 min read23 Mar 2018Indian soybeans post biggest intraday fall in more than 9 months
Indian soybean front-month futures recorded their biggest intraday fall in more than nine months on Tuesday on profit-booking and concerns of oversupply
1 min read11 Jul 2017Wild bee populations dwindle in main US crop regions: study
Researchers cite 139 counties as especially worrisome, with wild bee numbers decreasing while farmland for crops dependent on such pollinators is increasing
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared