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ECB should put rate cuts on this month’s agenda
Waiting until June risks seeing the euro-zone economy deteriorate further
Lok Sabha Polls: Party hoppers have a field day in Odisha ahead of elections
The poll bugle has been rung and the parties have been scrambling to name their winning candidates. Odisha is also preparing for the Assembly elections and it’s open season for everyone, especially party hoppers who are having a field day
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | A death knell for India’s forex derivative market
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India’s oil strategy at mercy of geopolitics, decoding the surge in gold prices, solar panel manufacturers face the heat, MPC likely to keep the bank rates intact, and more
For all its faults, democracy is still better than autocracy
All the evidence shows that despotism cannot consistently deliver the economic goods for developing countries

Articles republished from the Financial Times
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Larry Fink’s faith in the power of markets needs some tempering
Markets can be corrupted and are not fail-safe alone

Articles republished from the Financial Times
MPC Meet: RBI to maintain status quo with a hint of caution
As this fiscal year's first MPC begins, it looks like the Reserve Bank of India is very likely to maintain the status quo on interest rates along with a dose of caution about the inflationary as well as geo-political outlook
MPC Meet: Why RBI should step back and reduce interest rates
RBI must consider lowering interest rates, it will benefit both the producers and consumers. Also, keeping interest rates high hampers demand for relatively high valued discretionary items and may not help contain food inflation
Israel’s strike on Iran consulate in Syria shows proxy wars have cost
Tehran was waging war from the shadows, but there were always going to be consequences
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Exxon’s $60 billion fight with Chevron will reshape big oil
The rights to an offshore field containing 11 billion barrels of oil are at stake in an arbitration dispute
Manufacturing pickup is good news for the world economy
Some important bellwethers of global commerce are looking better
What's behind the surge in gold prices?
The absence of ETFs and retail consumers in the market means that central bank and speculative buying are currently the primary drivers of gold prices.
Chart of the Day| Has the sun set on solar panel manufacturers?
Over-capacity in China has led to a huge fall in solar panel prices and countries are scrambling to protect their domestic companies
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Aditya Birla Fashion-MFL demerger to enable value creation in retail business
The management’s recognition of the need for a demerger through a vertical split of businesses is timely given the high growth and competition in the fashion industry
India’s oil import strategy faces risks from geopolitics, rising prices
India’s opportunistic buying from Russia at substantial discounts is now nearing its end with the country scarcely in a position to cock a snook at US sanctions, unlike China

Aditya Birla Capital has many things going for it apart from merger
The merger with its subsidiary has little economic benefit to Aditya Birla Capital. But the company has several factors working for it, from digital initiatives to robust asset quality that could reward investors in the coming quarters
What's behind the sudden boom in bank credit to MSMEs?
Bank credit to MSMEs in Jan-Feb was higher than even advances to the housing sector. Brighter business prospects and a regulatory change may explain the jump
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Decoding Economics | The implications of a Chinese manufacturing recovery
A research paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York spells out the effects of the Chinese government’s turn from real estate-led growth to increased investment in manufacturing
How many gig workers are there? Depends on how you ask
Recent research shows that the monthly Current Population Survey may be undercounting a lot of nontraditional employment
Ukraine War: Vladimir Putin’s new front is in the Balkans
The Russian leader is pushing propaganda and religious strife in Kosovo and Bosnia to distract NATO from his illegal invasion
Turkey’s Erdogan is down, but don’t count him out
The election upset of President Erdogan’s AK Party is just the start in a long fight for liberal democracy
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The tech giants are eating the chatbot kings
Open-source AI firms are meanwhile offering a better alternative to Silicon Valley
AI revolution will be boon for natural gas, say fossil fuel bosses
Data centres’ need for reliable power supply set to soar

Articles republished from the Financial Times
How RSS integrates festivals with its ideological framework
RSSFACTS: The festivals were chosen which share RSS’s objectives and it helps the organisation to expand across various sections of the society
Investor message to FMCG companies in FY25: Get off your backside
While premium and discretionary categories are doing well, staples are in the doghouse. Listed companies are blaming it on unfavourable macros, but the Street is getting tired of these excuses
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Lok Sabha Polls: RJD-led INDIA bloc in Bihar can dent NDA tally, Congress remains weak link
Both INDIA bloc (previously UPA) and NDA have undergone big changes since the last Lok Sabha elections. With Tejashwi Yadav taking the helm, INDIA bloc looks ready to make a dent to NDA tally

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