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
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
The Monday measures to boost consumer demand and capital expenditure are unlikely to move the needle much on durable growth recovery
As digital services gain ground, IBM has hived off its legacy infrastructure maintenance business
With global enterprises resuming IT spends and project pipeline improving, all eyes now on large deal conversions
Instead of humility, the United States President doubles down on misinformation and provocation
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
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
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’s shares tumbled after its delisting bid failed, bringing back into focus its undervaluation
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
The economy may currently be mired in a deep recession, but the RBI surveys show a revival of confidence and animal spirits
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
Milling around the counters of the office cafe while lazily exploring the menu is not happening any time soon.
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
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance
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?
The US slowdown comes as trillions of dollars in government aid to households and businesses has dried up
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
At this juncture, priority has been given to anchoring rate and inflationary expectations, with an eye likely on the available policy room vis-à-vis price momentum
The central bank has tried to reduce borrowing costs for the Centre, the states and companies
Ram Vilas Paswan had an important role in the VP Singh government conferring the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, on BR Ambedkar posthumously and declaring his birth anniversary on April 14 as a national holiday
A pick-up in collections and an improvement in payments to gencos hold out hope for discoms, but durable economic recovery and concrete policy steps key to meaningful revival
By over focusing on the ‘international conspiracies’, Adityanath invites a larger risk of not just global ridicule but failing to use an opportunity to reform the system from within with correctives — if he wishes to be remembered as an able deliverer of social and economic welfare
The vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence exposed the soft underbelly of American society where women are still unequal to men
