Rise with India: What's hot on August 5

A comprehensive look at all that is to be in the news today.
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10AM: Reserve Bank of India to announce its monetary policy decision
The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to publish its major interest rate decision on Friday (August 5), at a time when central banks around the world are boosting policy rates and inflation is skyrocketing.
Government
• 10am: SEBI ED V.S. Sundaresan and MP & Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Subhash Ramrao Bhamre to address at conference on Investors Protection, Education & Awareness
• 10:30am: Ministry of Culture to host seminar on “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”
• 12 noon: I&B Ministry event for launch of the serial Swaraj – Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram ki Samagra Gatha by Ministers Amit Shah, Anurag Thakur and MoS L. Murugan
• 5:30pm: Minister of Culture, Tourism and DoNER G.K Reddy will be at unveiling of a new digital collection on Google Arts and Culture: ‘India ki Udaan’
Commonwealth Games 2022: On Day 8 of the CWG 2022, all eyes will be on the Indian wrestlers, particularly Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, while the Indian women's hockey team will face Australia in the semi-final round.
The United States declares monkeypox a public health emergency
The United States designated monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday, which should free up fresh finances, aid in data collection, and allow for the deployment of extra workers in the battle against the illness.
Earnings Today
• M&M
• Titan
• Indigo Paints
• Akzo Nobel India
• Motherson Sumi Wiring India
• Petronet LNG
• Computer Age Management Services
• Jindal SAW
• AGS Transact
• Venky's
• Raymond
• Engineers India
• ALKEM LABS
• UCO Bank
• Greenply Industries
• CE Info Systems
• Pfizer Ltd (India)
• One97 Communication
• Fortis Healthcare
• FSN E-Commerce Ventures
• Chemplast
• Aptus Value
• Jubilant Ingrevia
Markets & Economy
US
Political tensions between US and China escalate
Investors looking out for employment numbers out on Friday
The Dow was down %, is down 0.4% for the week until now
The S&P500 closed % lower, up 0.5% for the week
The Nasdaq rose %, and is up 2.7% for the week
EU
The Bank of England imposed it's largest hike in 27 years
Indices in Europe rose slightly
Asia
Asian indices are marginally in the green in early trade today.
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