THE WEEK IN HARD NUMBERS (June 22–28)

$90 bn+: Global companies, including Amazon, Google, AirTrunk and Saint-Gobain, announced major India investment commitments across AI, cloud, data centres and manufacturing.

6.8%: Goldman Sachs, EY and the IMF continued to place India among the world’s fastest-growing major economies.

$672.59 bn: India’s forex reserves rose by $963 mn, reinforcing the country’s external resilience.

₹219L cr | 17.7%: Bank credit remained robust at around ₹219L cr, while deposit growth moderated to about 12%.

Sebi: The market regulator has rejected Anil Ambani’s settlement bid over alleged $700 million fund misuse, citing parallel probes; the group denied all allegations.

₹25,491 cr: The government raised its highest PSU OFS mobilisation in more than a decade.

₹39,640 cr: FPIs have invested a record ₹39,640 cr in Indian government securities so far in June, marking the highest monthly debt inflow on record. The surge follows coordinated measures by the government and RBI, including capital gains tax exemption on eligible sovereign debt and expansion of FAR bonds to include 30-year securities.

$70–73/barrel: Brent crude remained volatile as West Asia risks, tanker movements and ceasefire hopes pulled prices in opposite directions.

₹38K cr:  Domestic airlines could incur record FY27 losses as profitability remains under pressure.

₹37K cr:  Consumer spending on ITC’s FMCG portfolio rose 8.8 per cent during FY26.

₹15,000 | ₹45,000: MCX gold fell about ₹15,000 per 10 grams in June, while silver slipped nearly ₹45,000 per kilogram.

101+: The US Dollar Index stayed above 101, tightening global financial conditions and pressuring commodities and emerging-market currencies.

100,000 jobs: Volkswagen considered cutting up to 100,000 jobs and closing four German factories in a historic restructuring move.

Nasdaq −4.6%: The technology-heavy US index suffered its sharpest weekly fall in more than a year as AI and semiconductor shares retreated.

KOSPI −5.8% | −9.99%:  South Korea’s benchmark ended the week 5.8 per cent lower after a 9.99% single-day plunge.

UK leadership:  Last Monday, Sir Keir Starmer said he would step down as UK Prime Minister, triggering a Labour leadership transition.

24 July | 10% tariff: India and the US raced to close an interim trade pact before Washington’s temporary 10% tariff arrangement expires.

—palazhi