Policymakers

They are trying to limit the stock market frenzy by throwing sands in the wheels of stock market participation. Retail investors should listen and act on the growing concerns over high valuations and excesses of stock markets 

IMF chief urges action as global recession risks rise

In a speech ahead of the fund's annual meetings next week, the IMF's managing director said it was critical to "stabilize the global economy by addressing the most immediate challenges" -- including rampant inflation.

Russian lawmakers approve bill on banning foreign media

Russia has repeatedly complained in recent months that Western countries were improperly restricting Russian media by banning their operation or denying visas to their journalists

Russian rouble near multi-year peaks as tax payments loom

At 0758 GMT, the rouble eased 0.2% to 56.52 against the dollar and shed 0.5% to 59.18 against the euro , still hovering near its strongest level in nearly five years of 57.10 it hit in May.

Charting course out of stimulus, ECB to set stage for rate hikes

With inflation at a record-high 8.1% and broadening quickly, the ECB has already flagged a series of moves, hoping to stop rapid price growth from morphing into a hard-to-break wage-price spiral.

ECB policymakers keen for quick end to bond buys, early rate hike

The ECB has been removing stimulus at the slowest possible pace this year but a surge in inflation is now putting pressure on policymakers to end their nearly decade-long experiment with unconventional support.

U.S. jobless claims rise,labor market still tight

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point last week for the second time in three months and signaled it remains on track for one more rate hike this year.

Digital Finance Conclave: A step towards paperless transaction

The world is rapidly evolving towards digitisation and digital money is taking over all other modes of payment. To know more, watch accompanying videos of Digital Finance Conclave.

IMF's Lagarde sees tough policy trade-off

Lagarde, presenting a Global Policy Agenda at the fund's annual meeting in Peru, said a recovery in the United States was broadly on track and a rise in US interest rates "is approaching" and would tighten global funding conditions.

India disappointed for non-implementation of IMF reforms:FM

"A major challenge for emerging market economies is to raise growth by implementing growth critical structural reforms. The focus, in general, should be on encouraging infrastructure investment, strengthening the investment climate and improving human resource skills through education and training," Jaitley said.

Is market liquidity your number one concern?

Global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman and Morgan Stanley released detailed report on the subject in March, highlighting that global banks have shrunk their balance sheets by some 20 percent since 2010 which has "significantly" reduced the liquidity in secondary asset markets.

China to set 2015 growth target at 'around 7%': Sources

The growth target, which is set to be announced by Premier Li Keqiang at the annual parliament session in March, was endorsed by top party leaders and policymakers at a closed-door Central Economic Conference in December, said a number of people with knowledge of the outcome of meeting who spoke to Reuters.

Quantitative easing is a very experimental policy: Rogoff

Every month, the US Fed buys USD 85 billion of bonds. Fed Chairman Ben S Bernanke has nearly quadrupled the central bank's assets since 2008 with bond purchase programmes aimed at reducing unemployment by lowering long-term borrowing costs.

Without crisis tough decisions aren't taken: Ashish Chauhan

BSE MD and CEO Ashish Chauhan says in 1991, the first and the most important activity that was done was devaluation. It ended up kicking off the liberalization framework. But today policymakers have room to take tough decisions and without crisis democracies don't take tough decisions.

Mkt looks good for long-term; RBI may not hike rates: IIFL

"India has a much better potential and a long-term ability to attract equity capital as compared to debt and that is what our policymakers and government should focus on," says Nirmal Jain.

Lobbying through illegal means can't be permitted: Pilot

Advocating a transparent system for stakeholders to put across their viewpoint on policy matters, Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot says lobbying needs to be defined to differentiate it from influencing the policymakers through illegal means.

Bernanke's challenge clear as Fed officials diverge on QE

St Louis Fed President James Bullard and other more dovish policymakers want to keep buying assets until inflation rises and unemployment drops, but Philadelphia Fed president Charles Plosser and the more hawkish of the Fed's 19 policymakers want to reduce the pace sooner than later.

China's benchmark money rate returns to normal

China's benchmark seven-day rate fell back to its normal range of 3-4 percent on Thursday, although the overnight bond repurchase rate edged up as banks set aside reserves to meet the required reserve ratio

World's bankers meet, demand clarity on regulations

More than 1,000 bankers, politicians, regulators and investors meet in Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday for a conference of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), which lobbies on behalf of banks over regulatory, financial and economic issues.

India unhappy, but unshaken by rupee's plunge to record low

The rupee has fallen more than 8 percent since the beginning of May, and although that is the worst performance in Asia, other currencies are also being hit by the broad rally in the dollar. Last year the rupee was largely falling alone.

China stocks are May's best performers

Even as most major global markets managed to shake off the "sell-in-May" syndrome to finish higher for the month, it's China that's taken the lead position in the gains.

No reason to worry about bubble now: US treasury's Lew

With stocks at all-time highs despite only tepid economic growth, there`s little sign of a bubble forming in markets, treasury secretary Jack Lew told CNBC on Thursday.

China inflation cools, allows scope for policy easing

China's annual consumer inflation eased to its slowest pace in nearly three years in October, official data showed on Friday, giving policymakers scope to further loosen monetary policy if needed to support growth in the world's second-biggest economy.

Growth prospects for world economy: CARE Ratings

The IMF has presented a gloomy picture of the global economy saying that prospects have deteriorated further and risks increased. This means that hopes of a global economic recovery in 2012 have dimmed and may be expected only from 2013 onwards.

Chinese growth set for decade of slowdown: Barclays

Chinese growth is set to stabilize in the coming months and will slow to 6 percent in the next decade, according to new research from Barclays.