Retail inflation data for December, which was announced last evening, highlighted India’s rural distress. Overall food price level contracted again — it fell by 2.51%
Category: Economy
Recession warning: World’s biggest economies heading deeper into a slowdown – The Financial Express
The OECD singled out the U.S. and Germany, where it said “tentative signs” of easing momentum are now confirmed. Momentum is easing across the world’s
Exports growth stays flat in Dec 2018; trade deficit falls to 10-month low | Business Standard News
The country’s exports growth remained almost flat in December 2018, recording a marginal expansion of 0.34 per cent to $27.93 billion, mainly on account of
Think economy: Can Rahul Gandhi take up the reforms narrative that’s been dropped by NDA?–Times of India
As the Narendra Modi government’s tenure winds down, a review of its reforms agenda leaves a lot to be desired. Economic sentiments had soared when
Xi Jinping: China posts strongest export growth in 7 years in 2018 despite trade war–Economic Times
China’s exports unexpectedly fell the most in two years in December, while imports also contracted, pointing to further weakness in the world’s second-largest economy in 2019 and
Revised FDI policy might flush online sales up to Rs 40,000 cr down the drain: CRISIL – The Financial Express
Online retailers loss is indeed brick and mortar retailers’ gain. Nearly 35-40% of online retail sales worth Rs 35,000-40,000 crore, could be impacted due to
Growth pangs: Deficit, exports projections cloud economic outlook – The Financial Express
FY19 GDP growth is expected at 7.2%, and the underlying measure of economic activity, gross value added (GVA, which we think is the better measure
The big problem of micro and small enterprises | Business Standard Column
A few months ago, the NBFCs (non-banking finance companies) were the flavour the season. Now the MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) are. Both, for
CII urges finance ministry to help infra with loans, settling cases | Business Standard News
The government should help the infrastructure sector with long-term credit and tax-free infrastructure bonds, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has suggested to the finance
Cautious on capex – The Hindu BusinessLine
After being moribund for a while, the investment leg of the Indian economy has shown signs of life lately. CSO’s latest GDP release showed gross
All you wanted to know about…US Government shutdown – The Hindu BusinessLine
It has not been a merry Christmas for US residents, with the partial government shutdown which began on December 22 stretching on. Lasting 23 days,
US politics on the backs of refugees–Economic Times
The US government has been shut for 24 days, now making it the longest shutdown in US history. The shutdown is over President Donald Trump’s
Government working on bilateral trade pacts to push exports, says Suresh Prabhu – The Financial Express
Given the rising challenge to the free trade, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said Sunday that while the aim is to open up more
Farm loan waivers: Competitive populism among political parties for votes serves none – The Financial Express
By Amarendu Nandy & Abhisek Sur The public discourse on farm loan waivers as a solution to agrarian distress has gained currency in recent times, particularly
Anaemic revival – The Hindu BusinessLine
Latest factory output data does not give clear indications of upturn With the November data for the index of industrial production showing an output increase
RBI net-seller of dollars in Nov, unwinding USD 644 mn – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Reserve Bank remained a net seller of dollars in November 2018, as it sold USD 644 million of the greenback on a net basis
loan waiver: De-stressing the distressed farmer: Loan waiver or…? – The Economic Times
Since 2008, loan waivers have almost never failed the promising political party in winning an election. By S Sivakumar Govt can use waivers where warranted, but
Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in US history – The Economic Times
The partial government shutdown became the longest closure in U.S. history at when the clock ticked past midnight Friday as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way
Chaos all round: US standing in the world is rapidly declining due to whimsical policy making–Times of India
While accepting the Republican Party’s nomination in 2016, Donald Trump reassured party faithful about how he would rescue America from the effects of past presidents’
There is no space for an inadvertent confluence of fiscal, regulatory, monetary easing | Opinion News, The Indian Express
The economic narrative in India has rapidly evolved. As recently as October, the policy was focused squarely on preserving macroeconomic stability as external imbalances rose
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