Fed may soon consider dialling back, official says
The current policies are meant to keep many types of borrowing cheap, stoking consumer and business spending and helping the economy recover from the pandemic downturn
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Looking past the second wave
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: The West and its PMIs, farm sector plays ball, the challenge facing VIP Industries, growing clout of cryptos, grim future for oil producers and much more
Israel’s critique of weak Palestinian leadership is a self-fulfilling prophecy
If the Palestinians — who have been under occupation for three generations now — are deprived in every walk in life, how will they be able to produce the sagacious stalwarts, intellectual thinkers and nation builders?
The farmers’ agitation is the last gasp of the old order
Clearly, cynical political reasons are at work behind the farmers' protests and the support given by the opposition.
Lakshadweep | Reforms are not enforced on the people, they are made partners in the process
The people of Lakshadweep are not against change, but are against the mindless and illogical ‘reforms’ which do not sit well with the local needs and reality
Oil producers face costly transition as world looks to net-zero future
For producers, a global shift towards cleaner fuels will come with bigger challenges, throwing up questions about which resource rich countries can handle this energy shift better
Can cryptocurrencies unseat modern money?
The growing utilization of cryptocurrencies has led to fears that they may replace modern money as legal tender
JSPL's power plant sale merits a higher price and a simpler structure
The initial sale price by JSPL implies a steep 55 percent discount to the replacement cost of the power plants
High volatility in crypto currencies sends investors fleeing to gold and silver
Gold is touching a four-month high at a time when cryptocurrencies have fallen by nearly 53 percent from their all-time high
Growth in developed economies comes roaring back in May, but so does inflation
As the second wave ebbs in India and the regional lockdowns are eased, will the economy rebound in similar fashion?
Net-Zero Emissions | Expect political hurdles and new winners and losers in India Inc
The move towards reducing emissions will be tough, slow and often controversial, but India is much better placed than most other countries in the world to make the transition
Management lessons from the Mumbai Model to tackle COVID-19
At the core of the ‘Mumbai Model’ are classic managerial concepts such as foresight, planning, decentralisation and delegation, marshalling scarce resources, and leadership
Solar modules — Price shock absorber need of the hour
A rethink on import levy and targeted incentive for the entire value chain in manufacturing can have a benign effect on solar equipment cost
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Markets not marked to GDP
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: A message from free pulse imports, Blue Star boss’ take on PLIs, islands of growth, a risky bet for investors, why Fed has to do more for markets and much more
Consumer comes before farmers, freeing pulse imports proves it again
The government’s move has prompted the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, the farmers’ union affiliated to the RSS, to demand a rollback
VD Satheesan is a ray of hope for a crestfallen Congress in Kerala
VD Satheesan is expected to liberate the Congress in Kerala from its recent practice of appeasement politics, which meant pandering to the regressive sections of each and every community alike
Mohamed El-Erian writes: The Federal Reserve is no longer markets’ best friend
The US central bank and markets face tricky pivots to avoid damage from a policy mistake
CONCOR divestment: Land lease fee resolved, now comes the tricky part
CONCOR has paid significantly lower land licence fee in FY21 against the initial demand by Indian Railways. The land lease fee is estimated to reduce in FY22
COVID-19 and the economy | The mirage of growth numbers
The impact of COVID-19 first wave on individuals and the industrial segment was immense and the impact of the second wave could be equally damaging for both, not being reflected by macro-economic growth numbers
SEBI's new margin rules have hit commodity markets; will it do the same to equities?
ANMI argued that the rate of overnight margins levied on intraday trades is almost 3.33 times more than what is warranted based on the risks of the trade.
Interview | PLI good for components, but may not be a gamechanger for ACs: Blue Star MD
India needs to be innovative, have scale and sustainable goals in order to be globally successful, says B Thiagarajan
MK Stalin’s DMK government opens with a salvo against NEP
To anyone who has followed Dravidian politics, the Tamil Nadu government’s opposition to the National Education Policy comes as no surprise. That the DMK chose to oppose it a few days after coming to power shows how vehement this opposition is
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Chinese crackdown on iron ore poses risks to metals rally
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Rusal’s go green strategy, RBI’s bumper dividend, IMF’s vaccination toolkit, stock analyses on SBI, JSW Steel, and Hindalco, and much more
Going green the Rusal way? Or 'brown-spinning'?
The move to demerge more polluting aluminium assets into another company is one but not the best way of acquiring green credentials
RBI’s high dividend gives extra fiscal space to the government
The high dividend will be welcome to the Centre which is likely to see its revenue estimates go awry because of the second wave of COVID-19
