BUSINESS
RBI surveys confirm Indian consumption divide
RBI’s latest consumer confidence surveys reveal a deepening divide between rural resilience and urban hesitation in discretionary spending
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Tariffs and Tensions: Has the US-India bond fractured?
The latest trade move may mark the most serious test of the India-US relationship in decades
WORLD
Weekend Wild Card: Nothing says 'INDIA IS OUR FRIEND' like a 25% tariff
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs and an additional penalty against India ahead of the August 1 deadline.
BUSINESS
Govt capex rises sharply in Q1, but low tax revenue growth a slowdown signal
Central government spending surged dramatically in Q1 FY26, with the fiscal deficit more than doubling to Rs 2.8 lakh crore compared to the same period last year. While total expenditure jumped to Rs 12.22 lakh crore, a staggering 46 percent increase in interest payments now consumes nearly one-third of all government spending, highlighting India's growing debt burden and constrained fiscal flexibility
BUSINESS
With tariff wars raging, why is the IMF suddenly bullish on global growth?
The IMF's upgraded 2025 global growth forecast defies tariff war fears – here’s why optimism persists despite rising protectionism
BUSINESS
10 out of 23 manufacturing sectors’ production lower than pre-COVID period
IIP data for June 2025 reveals that 10 out of 23 manufacturing segments are producing less today than before the pandemic, exposing a structural crisis that's forcing millions into low-productivity jobs rather than the industrial employment India needs
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Looking for structural winners in disrupted markets
In a world reeling under economic headwinds and tech upheaval, investors need to bet on resilience and reinvention
INDIA
Weekend Wild Card: What Harshvardhan Jain's Ghaziabad Fake Embassy tells us about ourselves
In an era where deepfakes win elections, influencers invent themselves, and credentials are just a blue tick away, who’s to say he didn’t simply echo the spirit of the age?
BUSINESS
What RBI economists are saying about key economic questions on demand, capex, trade and markets
Despite global cheer, Indian markets turned cautious in July, mirroring the RBI's broader narrative — resilience at home, uncertainty abroad, and discomfort over macro risk pricing
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | GENIUS Act: Why US stablecoin regulation could reshape global finance
For Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama July 21 edition: IT sector's weak results should worry investors, can Trump turn the G20 clock back, e-commerce reinforces stranglehold in metro FMCG markets, new CEOs are driving stock surge across India Inc, and more
BUSINESS
Voodoo World: Investing in times of geopolitical turmoil
As geopolitics reshapes trade flows and domestic data reveals cracks in demand, markets are adjusting unevenly—pricing in policy shifts while grappling with earnings ambiguity
BUSINESS
Weekend Wild Card: The intelligent investor’s guide to apocalyptic alpha
Markets love uncertainty—it’s a catalyst for safe-haven assets and defensive stocks. We call it low-beta outperformance.
BUSINESS
Data Story: Rising urban unemployment, falling LFPR may be signalling weak demand
While India's unemployment rate appears stable at 5.6 percent in June 2025, a deeper dive into labour force participation reveals troubling undercurrents in the job market
BUSINESS
Market Menu: TACO to TART
Trump’s renewed tariff threats challenge the market’s long-held assumptions of policy restraint, raising the stakes for global trade stability
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | How the markets learned to stop worrying and love tariffs
Markets find Leonard Cohen's cracks of light amid Trump's tariff threats and India's subdued earnings season
WORLD
Weekend Wild Card: Travel advisory alert for Trumpistan
Carry loads of cash when visiting Trumpistan if you are travelling by a foreign airline--tariffs on foreign flights may suddenly be increased by 200 percent.
BUSINESS
How the US is using tariffs to undermine China’s global trade network
The latest US tariff threats appear chaotic on the surface but reveal a deeper strategy aimed at stalling China's rise while also extracting concessions from allies
BUSINESS
Is India more socialist than China?
India's surprisingly low inequality score has it beating "socialist" China and Vietnam at their own game—but the numbers hide a complex reality
BUSINESS
Quick Take: Asian stocks resilient despite new tariff threats, but is there a Trump strategy in play?
Financial markets are displaying scepticism toward Trump's new tariffs, with Asian stocks remaining resilient and currencies stable as investors bet these threats are merely negotiating tactics
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Apocalypse Postponed, Again
Halfway into 2025, global markets and the economy continue to defy forecasts of doom with defiant cheerfulness
INDIA
Weekend Wild Card: A spectre is haunting Kerala, the spectre of Zumba
TRENDS
Why India’s nutrition crisis is an economic one
Nearly two-fifths of Indians can't afford enough calories—an alarming statistic with deep economic consequences
BUSINESS
BIS sees no soft landing ahead as trade wars, financial risks multiply
When even the BIS sounds nervous, it’s time to pay attention. Its latest report is an alarm bell for a global economy on the brink
BUSINESS
RBI report reveals India’s consumption boom powered by affluent borrowers
The Reserve Bank of India's latest Financial Stability Report exposes a troubling truth: India's consumption-driven growth is increasingly powered by wealthy households who can access cheap credit
