BUSINESS
Lower goods trade deficit improves current account dramatically in March quarter
The factor that should boost imports and widen the current account deficit is if the much-anticipated boom in capital goods finally takes off
BUSINESS
Indian Ocean Dipole effect could mitigate El Nino impact on India: RBI research
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said in an update on 20 July 2023: ‘The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is currently neutral. All models suggest a positive IOD is likely to develop in the coming months’
BUSINESS
Flash PMIs for June show growth finally slowing in developed economies
BUSINESS
Bank for International Settlements warns of complacency in tackling inflation and financial risks
The BIS says that the next phase of disinflation will be more difficult
BUSINESS
Russia: A banana republic with nukes
What does the farcical Wagner rebellion say about the capabilities of the Russian state and of its army and about the way the country is governed?
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: The beginning of Indimerica
Prime Minister Modi's US visit signals a new era in Indo-US ties
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: Fairy tale economics
Why should Goldilocks hog all the quotes? This week, we look at the markets and economy through some other fairy tale personalities
BUSINESS
Are services exports slowing down too?
There is a slowdown in the labour-intensive exports such as textiles, leather products and gems & jewellery
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: What the markets are saying about the Fed meet
Two charts that deconstruct the Fed’s ‘hawkish pause’
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | The best of both worlds?
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Stock market risk appetite shrinks, water security imperative issue for businesses, India needs an OpenAI rival, booming pet economy, and more
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Four charts that bring out the key trends in inflation
The charts tell us what drove down inflation, the importance of the base effect, what’s happening to core inflation and on the wide variation in inflation among the states
BUSINESS
How much of a threat is El Nino to the Indian economy?
While an El Nino certainly has an adverse impact on the farm economy, there isn’t a tight correlation between the strength of the phenomenon and the damage caused. And government policy can curb the inflationary effect on food prices
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol pro Weekender | Hop, skip or pivot?
The markets will dance to the Fed's tune next week
BUSINESS
US economic wars: first as farce, then as tragedy
The US economic war against China echoes the trade war against Japan in the eighties
BUSINESS
PMI survey sends a message to Monetary Policy Committee
The MPC members must take the rise in PMI price indices into account
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Are we the champions?
The GDP data for the March quarter and the manufacturing PMI for May show strong growth. But is that the full story?
BUSINESS
Demand for work under MGNREGA shoots up in May 2023
Demand for work under the rural employment guarantee scheme in April and May this year have been higher than the same period last year
BUSINESS
Sizzling PMI for May shows manufacturing momentum increasing
India’s manufacturing PMI is far higher than that of most other economies in Asia. That explains the return of the FIIs and should provide support to the Indian stock market
BUSINESS
What powered GDP growth in the March 2023 quarter?
The momentum in capex could be the beginning of the long-awaited corporate capex cycle while growth in the construction sector will support jobs and consumption
BUSINESS
Urban unemployment down, but a lot of unpaid helpers
PLFS survey shows that while urban unemployment is lower compared to pre-pandemic times, the quality of jobs is worse
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender: Surf’s Up
Not only has slower global growth helped India through lower commodity prices, higher inflation in advanced economies has also boosted outsourcing
BUSINESS
Flash PMIs show two-speed global economy -- and a dilemma for central banks
For the US, UK and the Eurozone, the Flash Manufacturing PMIs for May are all below 50, which means they have shrunk compared to the previous month. In contrast, the Flash PMI for the services sector shows robust expansion
BUSINESS
Could rising currency in circulation be a reason for the withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes?
Banknotes in circulation are now 15.1 percent of money supply, compared to 13.7 percent in the September 2016 quarter
BUSINESS
Is there a hint of policy change in the RBI Bulletin’s State of the Economy report?
Retail inflation in the first quarter of FY24 is likely to be lower than forecast and bond markets are pricing in a shift of stance by the Monetary Policy Committee
