Is the IPO boom over?
The music in the IPO party has quietened with shares trading below their listing price or issue levels. What gives?
For MSMEs to thrive, Quality Council of India must play a key role
The QCI's intervention could go a long way in enabling countless MSMEs to start living and breathing quality, and become more competitive on a global scale
Global talks on taxing technology firms will slip into 2021
Officials of OECD have warned that failing to strike a deal would lead to a proliferation of taxes and tariffs that could reduce the size of the global economy by as much as 1% — more than $1 trillion at current levels — per year
Stimulus | Right intent, but design and conservatism may not yield desired results
Apart from intent, innovative thinking and timing, there are two other equally important factors that will determine the outcome of these measures: the design of the schemes and the implementation
Economic Sciences Nobel | Auctions, they’re all around us
Robert Wilson’s and Paul Milgrom’s auction strategy was used for allocating radio spectrums to telecom operators in the US in in 1994. Since then, this strategy has been used across countries and across sectors such as electricity and natural gas
India-US ties: How it became an aid-to-trade story
Today the robust partnership between New Delhi and Washington rests on pillars of strategic partnership of defence and coalescing on foreign policy goals such as The Quad and mitigating a belligerent Chinese threat
Did retail inflation peak in September?
High inflation makes the Reserve Bank of India’s task tougher as it tries to prop up growth. A rate cut in December too appears unlikely now
Chart of the Day: Global food prices stay elevated
The one place where you don’t want to see a V-shaped recovery is in food prices, but the FAO Food Price Index is sustaining an uptrend
Band-Aid to heal a deep economic wound
The Monday measures to boost consumer demand and capital expenditure are unlikely to move the needle much on durable growth recovery
IBM follows in the footsteps of Indian IT leaders
As digital services gain ground, IBM has hived off its legacy infrastructure maintenance business
Outlook for global IT sourcing improves as deal activity picks up
With global enterprises resuming IT spends and project pipeline improving, all eyes now on large deal conversions
Donald Trump has learnt nothing from his brush with COVID-19
Instead of humility, the United States President doubles down on misinformation and provocation
IAF’s key role in conflict prevention and resolution
There is an opportunity in every crisis and the border tensions with China along the LAC are no different. India’s policymakers have seized the opportunity by deciding to augment the Indian Air Force’s conventional air power capabilities
The baby boomer bond dilemma
Expected low returns for the next five to 10 years come at a crucial time for households near retirement and those who have recently crossed the retirement Rubicon
Finding the right path in an up-and-down market
Some investors put off by the high prices of the technology giants are looking for smaller tech stocks that are cheaper and have more room to grow
Vedanta delisting failure: The options in front of shareholders
Vedanta’s shares tumbled after its delisting bid failed, bringing back into focus its undervaluation
Which sectors will do well and which won’t in the September quarter results season?
The September quarter results will give a picture of the economy as it emerges from the pandemic and investors will look for cues on what to expect in the rest of FY21
RBI surveys show current situation dismal, but hopes about the future soar
The economy may currently be mired in a deep recession, but the RBI surveys show a revival of confidence and animal spirits
Plans and Promises: The making of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan
The upcoming five-year plan is the 14th since the communist party took charge of China. Running from 2021 to 2025, it will feature economic growth targets and objectives such as deepening reforms and innovation-speared development
Back to office will mean re-engineering lunch
Milling around the counters of the office cafe while lazily exploring the menu is not happening any time soon.
Can Harshad Mehta-type scam happen again?
SEBI has often displayed energetic initiative and used some sophisticated means. Yet, one often gets the impression that it is the amateurs who have got caught—the sophisticated ones evade the net
The Reading List: October 9, 2020
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance
Trump is killing the economy out of spite
The question is, why did Trump choose to reject even the possibility of a deal on an economic relief package less than a month before Election Day?
‘Staggeringly High’: US jobless claims remained elevated last week
The US slowdown comes as trillions of dollars in government aid to households and businesses has dried up
A confidence boosting monetary policy
The first policy of the new MPC members has appropriately focussed on growth revival with the support of unconventional monetary steps and bold regulatory measures from the RBI
