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Rupee takes heavy beating, heads towards 75/$ – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/forex/rupee-takes-heavy-beating-heads-towards-75/articleshow/86810338.cmsSynopsis The domestic currency on Wednesday edged closer to 75.00 a US dollar mark, settling at 74.9750 against Tuesday’s close of 74.4450. NEW DELHI:
Indians usher in this festive season with higher bills, looming inflation – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indians-usher-in-this-festive-season-with-higher-bills-looming-inflation/articleshow/86811945.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis Surging fuel prices and the possibility of a severe coal shortage in the country – which have intensified the fear of inflation- also
Coal shortage, rising fuel prices may hit manufacturing activity: Economists – BusinessToday
lipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/coal-shortage-rising-fuel-prices-may-hit-manufacturing-activity-economists-308664-2021-10-06 Economists estimate an up to 1 percentage point increase in overall inflation. The country is facing its worst ever coal crisis with fuel
Why Oil prices are at a 7-year high. All you need to know – BusinessToday
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/explainer-why-oil-prices-are-at-a-7-year-high-all-you-need-to-know-308643-2021-10-06 A sharp cut in capital expenditure by oil companies, along with gas scarcity in Western Europe are some contributing factors, analysts say. In
monetary policy: Deepening energy crisis raises inflation alarm as RBI meets – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/deepening-energy-crisis-raises-inflation-alarm-as-rbi-meets/articleshow/86800039.cmsSynopsis While gains in consumer prices are, for now, within the Reserve Bank of India’s 2%-6% target range, the core measure — which strips
Macroeconomics is no longer good enough | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/macroeconomics-is-no-longer-good-enough-121100501548_1.html The world today is simply too complex for economists to comprehend in real time In June this year, Tamil Nadu announced the setting up of
Liquidity normalisation is upon us | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/liquidity-normalisation-is-upon-us-121100600091_1.html?utm_source=Spotlight&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=Premium_11072018 Growth prospects have brightened and inflation outlook has eased, despite lingering concerns as to potential broad-based supply shocks The path of the economy’s
Towards policy normalisation | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/towards-policy-normalisation-121100501526_1.html The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely expected to maintain the status quo on both the policy rate
‘Poor will be affected’: India’s ethanol plan sparks food security fears | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/poor-will-be-affected-india-s-ethanol-plan-sparks-food-security-fears-121100600132_1.html Government argues that a new ethanol goal will help save billions of rupees by cutting crude imports, reduce carbon emissions and boost farmers’
Exports boost – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/exports-boost/article36826624.ece India’s exports have been resilient to the Covid impact but policies need to be tailored differently India’s export sector may be a middling
Building blocks – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/building-blocks/article36844409.ece The rise in sales of residential units is encouraging but reforms are needed to improve transparency The surge in residential property sales in
Problem of plenty | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/problem-of-plenty-121100401510_1.html Procurement alone will not address farm woes Going by the preliminary estimates released by the agriculture ministry, the country is poised for another record kharif
Substantial increase in fuel prices on cards as crude crosses $82 a barrel | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/substantial-increase-in-petrol-diesel-on-the-cards-as-crude-crosses-82-a-barrel-121100501190_1.html The petrol price in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 102.64 a litre and to Rs 108.67 in Mumbai, according to
Roll back some fuel taxes to feed growth – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/roll-back-some-fuel-taxes-to-feed-growth/articleshow/86760687.cmsSynopsis The way forward clearly is to broad-base and modernise taxation in general, and include petro-fuels and power in the goods and services tax
Coal India: Energy crisis deepens in India with four days of coal reserves left – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/energy-crisis-deepens-in-india-with-four-days-of-coal-reserves-left/articleshow/86775084.cmsSynopsis With coal used to produce almost 70% of electricity, spot power rates have surged, while supplies of the fuel are being diverted away
Moody’s improves India’s outlook to ‘stable’ – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/moodys-improves-indias-outlook-to-stable/articleshow/86784228.cmsSynopsis Moody’s also affirmed India’s sovereign credit rating at Baa3 — — which is the lowest investment grade, just a notch above junk status.
Revealing India’s actual farmer population–Harish Damodaran, Samridhi Agarwal write: INDIAN EXPRESS
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/revealing-indias-actual-farmer-population-7550159/ Harish Damodaran, Samridhi Agarwal write: It may be closer to 40 million than the consensus range of 100-150 million. This has great implications
What the continued distress in informal labour market says–Ishan Bakshi writes: INDIAN EXPRESS
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/what-the-continued-distress-in-informal-labour-market-says-7550204/ Ishan Bakshi writes: It points towards a continuing divergence in the fortunes of the formal and informal parts of the economy. First, that
Tax revenues on target – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/while-tax-revenues-are-buoyant-the-centre-has-met-its-fiscal-targets-due-to-realistic-budgeting/article36808716.ece?homepage=true The government’s lower borrowing plan for H2 has buoyed the bond markets – istock.com/Denis Vostrikov The government’s lower borrowing plan for H2 has