BUSINESS
Inside the Minds of Giant Traders: What really separates Winners from Losers
The "magic formula" in trading isn't hidden in indicators — It's in mastering your emotions and managing risk
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | What Q3 results reveal about India's growth trajectory
Q3 numbers show sales accelerating, profits expanding and, importantly, companies have lined up capex
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Shifting Sands
The wild swings across asset classes are the market's attempt to price in an uncertain transition
BUSINESS
The 16th Finance Commission’s ambitious fiscal roadmap vs the budget’s cautious glide path
The 16th Finance Commission charts a bolder path to 3.5% fiscal deficit and 47.6% debt-to-GDP by 2030-31 than the Union Budget 2026-27’s more measured steps, yet both signal a shared commitment to long-term fiscal discipline
BUSINESS
The Daddy of all Deals: India-US trade breakthrough resets the entire playbook
The sharp rollback of US tariffs on Indian exports is more than a trade reset—it lowers uncertainty, revives market sentiment and reshapes India’s economic and strategic positioning
BUSINESS
Union Budget 2026: Boxes ticked, but where’s the spark?
The finance minister offers a steady, investment-heavy Budget that sustains momentum, but stops short of the transformative reforms needed to secure India's place in a fractured global economy
BUDGET
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The Sunday Budget: Low hopes, high stakes
With fiscal firepower low and bond yields high, the first ever Sunday budget is set to trade fireworks for a steady hand--but could still deliver a surprise
BUSINESS
The Economic Survey's delayed gratification delusion
The Economic Survey 2025-26 blames India's development struggles on citizens' impatience and preference for shortcuts, but perhaps the real culprit is institutional failure that makes "delayed gratification" economically irrational
BUDGET
The Rupee Paradox -- India's macroeconomic triumph meets a persistent weakness: Economic Survey 2026
Beyond the headline GDP numbers, the Economic Survey sounds a cautionary note on the rupee. It ties together global fragility, capital flows, and the imperative for competitive manufacturing
BUSINESS
IIP growth surges to 7.8%, giving Budget room to tackle debt, boost employment
Amidst sustained industrial growth and robust high-frequency indicators, the Union Budget should shift focus to fiscal consolidation and targeted support for lagging employment sectors
MARKETS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The Wacko Trade
From Taco to Wacko, investors look for a playbook in Trump's brave new world
BUSINESS
Beyond the Headlines: IMF report reveals stark divergence between gloom narrative and steady growth
Despite geopolitical storms, tariff uncertainties, and other tensions, the IMF projects global growth to remain solid at 3.3% in 2026, powered by AI-driven investment and adaptive policies
BUSINESS
The metamorphosis of Davos Man
Davos Man has shed his cosmopolitan cloak, revealing the enduring pursuit of power and profit in a fragmented world where the strategies have changed, but the game remains the same
BUDGET
OPINION | How a Sunday Budget stiffens our collective spine
Nothing builds character quite like fiscal responsibility delivered on a Sunday
BUSINESS
Substance over Form: Supreme Court redefines treaty benefits for foreign investors
A landmark Supreme Court judgment in the Tiger Global tax case has fundamentally reshaped the rules for foreign investment in India by enforcing the primacy of economic substance over legal form
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Connecting the dots: Trump, Greenland, Taylor Swift, India Budget
India's budget needs to be a response to a global order where economics is warfare by other means
BUSINESS
The Union Budget must focus on national security
Amid persistent geopolitical challenges, the Union Budget must accelerate the nation's momentum in strategic autonomy to close the gaps and secure long-term economic and political resilience
BUSINESS
Data Story | December data show rural jobs hold firm as urban labour market cools
Latest jobs numbers reveal a divergence, with stable rural employment contrasting against rising urban joblessness, even as both show improvement in the medium term
BUSINESS
India’s New Investment Framework: Growth without crisis
India's current investment rate, while lower than its 2011-13 peak, represents a structural change—an upgrade from the fragility of a credit-fuelled, import-heavy boom to a more sustainable, model of growth
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The New World Order
A seismic shift to an era of open geopolitical predation is unfolding, with profound implications for nations and markets
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshot | The Indian State vs The ASEAN model: A fiscal disconnect
IMF projections reveal India’s government spends and borrows at a scale closer to the U.S. and China than to its regional peers, creating a unique growth-versus-sustainability dilemma for policymakers
BUSINESS
A resilient 7.4 percent GDP growth masks a stark divide
While India's economy is projected to grow at 7.4 percent in 2025-26, the expansion remains narrowly driven by a couple of services sectors, leaving the vast majority of workers in agriculture and mass-employment sectors behind
BUSINESS
The RBI's tale of two equity markets
Beyond the headlines, the RBI's Financial Stability Report issues a dual alert: caution against global AI euphoria and a red flag on India's sentiment-driven small-cap rally
BUSINESS
The PMI's warning for the Budget: Animal spirits are fading
As private sector optimism hits a multi-year low, the clearest call from the latest PMI data is for the Union Budget to make a decisive move to restore business confidence and rekindle investment appetite
