Wednesday, September 16
Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed smooth functioning of the Question Hour for the first time since the beginning of the Monsoon session on July 21. The House has been witnessing repeated disruptions over the Opposition's demand for a debate on electoral roll revision in Bihar and Operation Sindoor. While the debate on Operation Sindoor commenced in the House on Monday, the Opposition disrupted the first half of the day demanding an assurance from the government that a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar will be held after that. Tuesday was the first time in six days that the House could take up the Question Hour without disruptions. Speaker Om Birla has been insisting that members should participate in the Question Hour as issues related to key ministries are
"If you think back to April 2nd, on Liberation Day, we were penciling in tariff rates of over 50% for many countries globally. So the fact that we’re now settling into a 15%–20% range is generally manageable. The company management teams I speak to — both in the US and globally — feel this is a range they can work within. It doesn’t mean there won’t be challenges, particularly for certain industries, but overall, we at least have some clarity. This removes the worst-case scenarios from the table and allows us as investors to focus on what truly matters: company-specific fundamentals and earnings trajectories," says Matt Orton, Raymond James Investment.There’s been a lot of commentary around tariff announcements and those that may be coming soon, especially with the August 1st
