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Global fund manager survey reveals contrarian bets in post-truce market

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Global fund manager survey reveals contrarian bets in post-truce market

The latest Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey offers a snapshot of institutional positioning prior to the US-China trade truce. Interpreted through a contrarian lens, the data points to several asset classes that may be poised for a reversal as geopolitical tensions ease

Data Confirms PM Modi’s Warning: Global report shows terrorism is devastating Pakistan

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Data Confirms PM Modi’s Warning: Global report shows terrorism is devastating Pakistan

Prime Minister Modi’s stark warning to Pakistan—that terrorism will be its undoing—is not just rhetoric. The 2024 Global Terrorism Index backs his words with hard-hitting numbers, showing Pakistan as one of the most terror-ravaged countries in the world, even surpassing war zones like Syria and Somalia

Why China’s calm response to Trump’s tariffs worked — and what comes next

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Why China’s calm response to Trump’s tariffs worked — and what comes next

Markets cheered the lowering of tariffs in the US-China trade war. But the underlying uncertainty remains 

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The Right Time to Strike Hard: Why India must raise the stakes with Pakistan

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The Right Time to Strike Hard: Why India must raise the stakes with Pakistan

What is required is a decisive show of strength — -a big stick to drive home the message that India will no longer tolerate cross-border terrorism

Data Story: What’s driving FPIs back to India? A solid economic signal

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Data Story: What’s driving FPIs back to India? A solid economic signal

As major global economies struggle with sluggish growth and the effects of Trump’s tariffs, India has emerged as a rare bright spot in the April 2025 PMI data

Data Story: India beats global average in workplace engagement but falls short on life satisfaction

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Data Story: India beats global average in workplace engagement but falls short on life satisfaction

As AI and disruption shake up the workplace, Gallup’s 2025 State of the Global Workplace report finds morale and life satisfaction among workers under serious strain Manas Chakravarty

Warren Buffett: Cathedral capitalism vs casino capitalism

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Warren Buffett: Cathedral capitalism vs casino capitalism

Warren Buffett’s final bow as CEO at the Berkshire Hathaway meet was everything fans of the Oracle could have hoped for: thoughtful, candid, and full of macro reflections. From trade policy to capitalism and the real meaning of wealth, Buffett left behind more than a succession plan—he left a philosophy

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | April far from being the cruellest month

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | April far from being the cruellest month

In the first four months of the year, the world has been on fire--trade wars escalated, alliances fractured and tensions flared. Yet the markets barely flinched

What’s dragging down industrial production?

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What’s dragging down industrial production?

Industrial production growth in the Jan-March 2025 quarter was lower than in the preceding quarter, suggesting that industrial growth has already lost momentum, even before the impact of any tariffs and disruption in world trade

Data Story: Where India stands in global military spending

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Data Story: Where India stands in global military spending

According to new data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), global military spending surged in 2024, with India maintaining a steady rise while keeping its defence budget within fiscal limits. Despite spending only a fraction of China’s defence outlay, India remains among the top global military spenders.

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | India Stands Strong

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | India Stands Strong

Even as a brutal terror attack tries to derail peace, Kashmir's collective outrage and the nation's calm resolve point to a deeper strength

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama| Headless chicken markets

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama| Headless chicken markets

In the April 24 edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: IMF hints at shift in US and China economic trajectories, seed stage funding bounces back, Trump's tariffs are sinking global logistics and trucking firms, India’s military options are dictated by underlying political message, and more

Data Story: IMF projections highlight shifts in US, China economic trajectories

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Data Story: IMF projections highlight shifts in US, China economic trajectories

The US-China tariff wars have reshaped global trade dynamics, with far-reaching economic implications. IMF projections offer insight into how both nations may evolve through 2030 amid rising protectionism

IMF report reveals which countries are most and least affected by Trump’s tariffs

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IMF report reveals which countries are most and least affected by Trump’s tariffs

How do you forecast global economic growth when unpredictability is the only constant? The IMF’s answer in its newest World Economic Outlook is to present not one, but multiple growth scenarios, shaped by the evolving US-China tariff tensions and other global headwinds

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | India’s tremendous, fantastic week! We’re winning bigly!

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | India’s tremendous, fantastic week! We’re winning bigly!

Our markets are dancing through the chaos. Nobody does it better than India. Believe me

WTO on what Trump’s trade war could cost the world

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WTO on what Trump’s trade war could cost the world

The WTO’s latest ‘Global Trade Outlook’ quantifies the negative impact on global merchandise trade and on GDP from Trump’s weaponisation of tariffs

IMF flags geopolitical shocks as threats to global markets

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IMF flags geopolitical shocks as threats to global markets

The IMF’s latest Financial Stability Report underscores the growing impact of geopolitical tensions on global asset markets, warning that trade disruptions and policy uncertainty pose systemic risks

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Capital strikes back

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Capital strikes back

President Trump's partial tariff retreat may have soothed investors for now, but the deeper tremors of economic nationalism, policy whiplash, and global realignment are far from over

Trump’s Tariff U-Turn: A reprieve, not a resolution

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Trump’s Tariff U-Turn: A reprieve, not a resolution

A sharp spike in Treasury yields triggered an abrupt pause in planned tariff hikes. While the U-turn is welcome, it sends disturbing signals about policy making under Trump

Metamorphosis: How Uncle Sam became Uncle Scrooge

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Metamorphosis: How Uncle Sam became Uncle Scrooge

What is Trump’s strategy behind the global trade disruption?

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Orange Bear

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Orange Bear

Tariff Day was no ordinary disruption--it was an Orange Bear event, loud, chaotic, and dangerously absurd

Obituary: The Rules-Based International Order (1945-2025)

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Obituary: The Rules-Based International Order (1945-2025)

This is to notify the passing of our beloved Rules-Based International Order, aged 80 years, in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington DC, on April 2, 2025

How America plans to rewire the global economy—and who will pay the price

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How America plans to rewire the global economy—and who will pay the price

In a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, the U.S. is rethinking its approach to global trade. A paper written by a key Trump economic advisor outlines a bold and controversial strategy to reshape America’s economic future. This strategy challenges long-standing financial norms, redefines relationships with allies and adversaries, and signals a major shift in how the US engages with the world

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Will April 2 trump All Fools’ Day?

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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Will April 2 trump All Fools’ Day?

This is the right time to quote Samuel Beckett's famous play, Waiting for Godot: 'In the immense confusion one thing alone is clear. We are waiting for Godot to come. '

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