Macroeconomics

Gita Gopinath, the new chief economist at IMF: A ‘neo-liberal’ who spooked Left’s old ideological guard

Gopinath joins the list of top economists India could have retained but now India's loss is IMF's gain

NITI Aayog vice-chairman terms Modi govt's performance 'miraculous', says macroeconomic parameters improved in 4 years

NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar on Sunday termed the performance of the Modi government as 'miraculous'.

WHO report on pollution: It's time Indian govt revisited old economic policies, try the 'polluter pays' principle

Following the World Health Organisation report, environmental activists will scream hoarse and kind hearts will make tut-tutting noises of frustration and concern, but it is time to land a hard kick for action right where it matters: economic policy.

Budget a mixed bag of credit implications for corporates: Moody's

Dependence on corporate tax revenue and vulnerability to commodity prices and exchange rates weakens the government's credit profile and lack of specific policies in the Union Budget to address these weaknesses is "credit negative", Moody's said in a research note

Diversity lessons: What EU can learn from India

Indians understand the importance of sticking together and know that the sum is greater than its parts.

On Pranab's last day as FM, hopes of a new dawn for policy action

A flurry of policy announcements is expected today to arrest the rupee's fall, but the real test of policy action is whether the government acts to cut subsidies.

Asian shares rise as Spain seeks bail out

Asian shares sore as Spain hopes for a stimulus package to bail itself out of the eurozone crisis. The Australian dollar and the Japanese nikkei rose by a percent.

Sorry! rate cut won't help India: JP Morgan

In dismissing the optimism brought by the RBI deputy governor announcing some room for rate cuts, JP Morgan said that this rate cut won't help ease the pressures caused by the macroeconomic conditions.

Why India Inc should not ask for the moon from govt

Businessmen have to connect the dots from global events to local possibilities before asking for the moon from Manmohan Singh

Pranab-da's 'austerity' cannot fix UPA govt's economic sins

The Finance Minister's 'remedy', which focusses on unspecified 'austerity' measures, could compound the stagflation crisis if it shrinks aggregate demand.The real fixes like elsewhere.