BUSINESS
Industrial production shrinks in June from the previous month
Consumer durables production in June contracted by 2.53 percent from the previous month, while consumer non-durables output shrank by 5.86 percent
BUSINESS
Low July inflation entirely due to base effect, month-on-month inflation has gone up
The rise in month-on-month retail inflation from 1.33 percent in June to 1.42 percent in July is mainly due to the rise in mobile telephony charges
BUSINESS
RBI surveys indicate the Indian economy slowed in Q1, what are the expectations for Q2?
Looking ahead to Q2, RBI surveys show consumer optimism has taken a hit, as has the industrial outlook and loan demand prospects. The services and infrastructure sectors, however, are showing increased optimism
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Bangladesh’s much-vaunted economic success was built on sand
After making Bangladesh effectively a one-party state, Sheikh Hasina’s source of legitimacy depended on the strength of the economy, or her record of ‘development’. When the economy unravelled, so did her legitimacy
BUSINESS
Decoding Economics: A 2019 IMF paper predicted how the yen carry trade would unwind
The paper said that large and sharp appreciations and the unwinding of the yen carry trade run the risk of lowering actual and expected inflation, squeezing corporate profits, and generating a negative wealth effect through depressed equity prices
BUSINESS
What the budgetary allocations tell us about government priorities
The share of the highways and railway ministries in total central government budgetary spending has gone up since pre-pandemic times, but the share of the education and health sectors has been whittled down
BUSINESS
Decoding Economics | Stock picking is alive and well
An NBER paper says changes in portfolio weights explain the largest share of price changes at the individual stock level for all countries, with non-index or active funds being the main driver
BUSINESS
Growing remittances an excellent example of India’s demographic dividend
RBI report says the ratio of remittances to GDP in India has gradually increased from 2.8 per cent in 2000 to 3.2 per cent in 2023 and is now above that of gross FDI inflows to GDP ratio, which was 1.9 per cent in 2023
BUSINESS
July Flash PMI signals strong growth, higher inflation
Selling prices rose to the greatest extent since February 2013
BUSINESS
A Budget remarkable chiefly for what was left unsaid
Budget 2024-25: It remains to be seen whether policy continuity, sans new reforms, will be sufficient to support elevated equity valuations
BUSINESS
Spot a fresh whiff of realism in the Economic Survey
The underlying message of the Economic Survey is that in today’s uncertain global environment riven by geopolitical uncertainties, the domestic economy must take the lead and it is up to the private sector to step up to the plate and deliver
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshot | A long view of India’s central government budgets
Budget 2024-25: This time, the big question is: will the government increase revenue spending because of all the worries about demand being tepid, or will it go back to its original blueprint of curtailing government spending in accordance with its "less government, more governance" slogan?
BUSINESS
Union Budget 2024: The myth of central government neglect of social sectors
Budget 2024-25: Budgetary allocations to agriculture, housing and rural development have all increased, as a percentage of GDP
BUSINESS
Global Fund manager survey: The shape of things to come
More than a fifth of the participants in the Bank of America Asian fund manager survey are looking to forego China equities altogether and pursue opportunities elsewhere. The Japanese, Indian and Taiwan markets are big beneficiaries
BUSINESS
Will the Third Plenum turn things around for China?
This time, the Third Plenum is very important as the Chinese economy is facing a multitude of challenges. So much so that the Chinese authorities are issuing denunciations of social media posts in China that talk of the country being in "the garbage time of history"
BUSINESS
Decoding Economics: The importance of government subsidies for semiconductor manufacturing
A recent NBER paper calculates that for every $1,000 in GDP, India, South Korea, and China have each spent $55, $51, and $42, respectively, on semiconductor policies
BUSINESS
Job growth in FY24 highest in more than 40 years
According to the KLEMS database, total employment in the Indian economy increased by as much as 46.7 million in 2023-24, up from 19.2 million in 2022-23. In 2020-21, during the depths of the pandemic, the database says 31.2 million jobs were added
BUSINESS
Decoding Economics: The power of narratives
An NBER research paper says narratives may be a significant cause of the business cycle
BUSINESS
Bank for International Settlements on what could go wrong for the global economy
BUSINESS
Falling prices of Chinese exports have helped inflation come down in India
The Bank for International Settlements says China’s export drive has acted as a global disinflationary force for importing countries, with India being among the biggest beneficiaries
BUSINESS
Budget Snapshot | Consumption push or investment-led growth?
The share of private consumption in GDP at constant prices in 2023-24 was the lowest since 2017-18—should the government therefore boost consumption in the Budget?
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | The RBI Governor’s gambit
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: RBI warns of headwinds for microfinance sector, US keen to revisit international trade rules, what's troubling central government's capex, Teesta treaty now a lost cause time for Bangladesh, and more
BUSINESS
Decoding Economics: Why the US wants to rewrite rules of international trade
An NBER working paper by economists Joseph Stiglitz and Martin Guzman analyses why neoliberal globalisation failed and why the US is embracing industrial policy
BUSINESS
Government survey of unincorporated enterprises provides further proof of rural distress
Not only are the predominantly informal workers paid a pittance, but the increase in rural wages for this category was a mere 0.55 percent over the period between April 2021—March 2022 and October 2022-September 2023
