BUSINESS
GDP is growing. So, why isn't industry?
Eight years of solid GDP growth, and consumer goods production has barely moved---something doesn't add up
BUSINESS
Every Day is April Fools' Day
Sources very far from the US President have leaked his April Fools' Day address to the nation
BUSINESS
Fed Fund Futures are pricing in an Iran war that lingers
The Fed Funds Futures market has gone from pricing in cuts to warning of hikes in a single month
BUSINESS
State Elections: Which ones are doing well on the jobs front?
Which poll-bound state has the highest unemployment, which has the best job quality and which ones have shown the most improvement?
BUSINESS
Data Story: The cracks beneath the growth -- India’s structural jobs mismatch
New data lays bare a decades-old problem: India's most productive sectors employ the fewest people, and the window to rebalance is narrowing
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | An Entirely Reassuring Account of the War on Iran
It's such a blessing that, amid all the murder and mayhem, the US has a President laser-focused on keeping the 10-year Treasury note yield below 4.5%
BUSINESS
Middle-East war triggers early stagflation signals across the global economy
March's flash PMI surveys across several major economies show a world grappling with slowing growth and surging costs
BUSINESS
Quick Take | March Flash PMI: India's economy takes a hit, but companies see it as temporary
The first macro reading since the Iran war shows an economy still expanding, yet beneath the surface, manufacturing is cooling sharply and firms are absorbing a four-year high in cost pressures on the assumption that the disruption will be short-lived
BUSINESS
India: No country for graduates
A new report from Azim Premji University underlines the sad story behind India's economic miracle: it hasn’t learned how to create enough good jobs
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The Middle-East burns; the world pays
BUSINESS
The Iran War and the return of strategic commodities
The war with Iran is accelerating a global shift towards strategic stockpiling of oil, metals and minerals, turning commodities into instruments of national power
BUSINESS
Uncle Sam’s Arsenal: Profiting from a world on edge
SIPRI’s latest fact sheet on the global arms trade confirms that the United States is the undisputed kingpin of the global arms bazaar
BUSINESS
State of Affairs: From managed disorder to systemic shock cascade
The Finance Ministry’s latest review warns that a dangerous global scenario once considered unlikely may now be unfolding
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Will this war follow the old playbook?
With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Gulf states attacked, and regime change in play, markets are testing whether history's quick rebounds still hold, or if the script is being rewritten
ECONOMY-2
Key trends in sectoral shares and demand drivers in the new GDP series
MoSPI's new GDP series (base 2022-23) paints a picture of incremental structural transformation: rising industry (led by manufacturing), resilient services, falling agricultural share, and gradual shift from consumption to investment-led growth, albeit amid rising discrepancies
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | New GDP numbers, new economy
The manufacturing recovery, flagged in the Q3 corporate results, has shown up in the data as expected
BUSINESS
IMF Staff’s Verdict on US Economy: A sugar rush with a bitter aftertaste
Beneath the surface of robust 2026 GDP forecasts, the IMF has issued a stark warning: US policy is boosting the rich, punishing the poor, and eroding the nation’s fiscal credibility
BUSINESS
Decoding Economics: Dallas Fed data reveal why AI is replacing young workers while turbocharging veterans
A bombshell Dallas Fed report reveals AI is simultaneously creating a wage boom for experienced workers while slamming the door shut on the young
BUSINESS
Why are markets buoyant despite uncertainty indices surging to record highs?
Despite global and US uncertainty indices reaching unprecedented peaks in early 2026 amid trade-policy volatility, equity markets remain buoyant as investors bet heavily on continued supportive monetary easing from the Fed and pro-growth fiscal stimulus from the government to overpower near-term fog
BUSINESS
Corporate earnings signal manufacturing surge ahead of Friday's GDP reboot
RBI data show double-digit Q3 sales growth by the private non-financial corporate sector, led by manufacturing's best showing in nearly three years, setting the stage for a potentially strong GDP print as the new series with the 2022-23 base debuts on February 27
DONALD-TRUMP
TRUMP issues sweeping TYPOGRAPHY EXECUTIVE ORDER in response to Supreme Court ruling, VOWS America will 'Type its way to GREATNESS'
'Italics Are a Weak and Sloping Font. Everyone Knows This'
BUSINESS
Data Story: The message from the Flash PMIs for investors
Five major flash PMI releases this week paint a striking picture of a world that is growing faster outside the US than within it — with Europe recovering, Japan accelerating, India booming, and America cooling
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | All that is solid melts into air
AI power lies not just in its intelligence, but in its speed -- and that speed is disrupting everything
BUSINESS
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries continue to rise, but China and India are diversifying
A $652 billion surge in foreign holdings of US Treasury securities in 2025 looks like a ringing endorsement of the dollar, but China and India have been selling
