Policy Decisions

Donald Trump lobbies in favour of US president's involvement in Fed decisions

Trump said on August 8 that the United States presidents should have more say in Federal Reserve decisions, hinting at chances of him infringing on the central bank's independence if he returns to power.

I think we are certainly going to take some important policy decisions with respect to the feel-good side: Jayant Sinha

The MP underlines the necessity of supporting vulnerable sections of the population even at the cost of a higher fiscal deposit.

Business in the Week Ahead: (February 28 - March 4, 2022)

OPEC will conduct its 26th ministerial meeting. Q3 FY22 GDP, exports-imports, PMI, automobile sales are the key data points to track. UPL will consider buyback of shares

Yogi Adityanath's mantra for Uttar Pradesh: Deliver or make room

By taking 50-odd policy decisions within a week of taking over as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath has shown he means business.

How new control definition will materially impact FDI deals

There have been Sebi clampdowns on many shareholders agreements where affirmative rights and vetos have amounted to in Sebi‘s eyes control of management or control of policy decision. So, that subjectivity now gets transferred to FDI policy arena as well

Legal experts frown over FDI policy take on control: Poll

CNBC-TV18's Menaka Doshi reports that, according to a poll conducted by CNBC-TV18, 10 of the 19 legal experts polled were not in favour of the FDI policy's definition of control

'Lack of ally support to weigh on govt decisions'

Editor of the Business Standard AK Bhattacharya believes that the ability of the government to make tough policy decisions will be hit due to the lack of ally support.

Dollar off highs, shares firmer before Fed, BOJ

The dollar hovered below an 11-month high against the yen on Tuesday and regional shares edged higher, as investors awaited policy decisions by the Bank of Japan and the US Federal Reserve.

RBI handicapped by unreliable data, says Subbarao

RBI Governor today questioned the reliability of the government's inflation and industrial output data. D Subbarao warned that the flawed data could potentially mislead policy calculations.

FM may offer customs duty, indirect tax cuts: Principal MF

While a common man still looks at the budget with lot of expectations, the Union Budget has increasingly resembled an accounting budget. This is because as the finance ministers have cut income tax slabs and rates over the years, there is lesser and lesser scope to do lower it further.