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Profit warnings in the chemicals industry don’t bode well for the global economy
Vladimir Putin made the cartel stronger — remove him and the Saudis have a problem
The precious metal has become just another cyclical asset, no longer a useful harbinger of social and economic collapse.
There is little likelihood of India taking a strong stance on dumping having a potentially negative effect on its ability to attract big ticket investments from overseas, and the nation being perceived as protectionist
Biden's optimistic outlook masks an uneven labour market, elevated inflation and continuing income inequality. Fortunately for the US president, November 2024 is still a long way off, leaving him plenty of time to correct some of these deficiencies in the labour market and improve consumer sentiment
A year ago, core inflation still hadn’t peaked, the drivers of inflation were widely misunderstand, and policymakers were going all out. By now, inflation has clearly peaked and inflation expectations are under control. Fed policymakers will want to maintain some restraint on the economy, but stock market buoyancy certainly hasn’t been an issue for them
In order to incentivise a shift from relatively risk-free defined benefit system to relatively risky defined contribution system, minimum assurance was introduced by some countries. Minimum assured return acts as insurance for pension investors
Deciding the basis for seat sharing – previous Lok Sabha or assembly poll performance – isn’t easy. Each party would prefer the seat sharing benchmark that suits it. Similarly, Index of Opposition Unity will be dented if parties like BSP are excluded from the alliance or if there are friendly fights
For 25 years India has been hovering near the middle ranks in the World Competitiveness Rankings. This would suggest that despite governments coming and going, India is only able to keep pace with its peers and not better its economic performance to a higher sphere, especially in the eyes of company executives closely watching the country
The disciplinary actions against senior army officials and the military court proceedings are undercutting two key sources of support for the beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, the Pakistan elite and the judiciary. Senior army generals seem to have rallied behind Army Chief Asim Munir’s approach for the moment
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Kirana shops saw a revival in 2023, Indians found lacking in financial attitude, the reason behind real estate growth, militaries all over the world are facing challenges, and more
In the past, Congress was a major stumbling block for larger opposition unity. But the party showed a new accommodative spirit at Patna. But sustaining this won’t be easy for Congress given the strained equations with AAP and TMC, and sacrificing state unit interests for the one-seat one-candidate formula
Above all, the new approach will only work if it leads to a more prosperous, peaceful and stable world
When it comes to manipulating the human metabolism, we’re entering entirely new territory
A future-proof Digital India Act must retain safe harbour protections, or it could endanger India’s global digital ambitions. Ensure proportionality in the obligations and penalties of online platforms to protect innovation and fight harms. Onerous content monitoring obligations can impose tremendous legal and compliance costs
Authorities in New Delhi seek to accelerate large coal consumer’s transition to clean energy
The interest rate once dubbed the most important number in finance finally dies this week
There are plausible explanations for one military being challenged by another within the country. Militaries in many countries are not true professionals, specialising only in ‘violence’.
Cash dealings have dropped to nearly zero in household construction in the cities. This meant that a home buyer can get finance for almost the entire cost of the house minus the margin money
Structurally the game is changing for domestic pharmaceutical companies. The government has taken many initiatives to bring down the cost of treatment for patients by opening up the generic market
Despite a streak of positive economic data from the US, the forecasting consensus still sees a 64 percent probability of recession in the next 12 months. Economists are not giving up on the downturn thesis, just pushing it back. This could be because resilient core inflation and a Fed that’s determined — perhaps overly so — to bring it back to its 2 percent target, could end the US economy's good run
strapPutin looks weaker, humiliated and more distracted than before. But nothing suggests a game-changer on the battlefield yet. NATO should beef up assistance to Ukraine for this summer's counter-offensive, and hash out a long-term security commitment to avoid widening divides among allies at the NATO summit coming in two weeks.
A study by RBI researchers finds that while Indians score well in financial knowledge and behaviour, their financial attitude scores are terrible
The factor that should boost imports and widen the current account deficit is if the much-anticipated boom in capital goods finally takes off
Rather than trying to save dying industries, Tokyo’s policy now appears to be focused on strengthening existing champions and ensuring their long-term viability. This is a continuation of its broader strategy aimed at rebuilding the semiconductor sector, for both national security and economic development reasons
