Paul Volcker

Is Rajan trying to do what Paul Volcker did in the US ?

Can Rajan like Volcker did, bring inflation under control by raising interest rates? Or can he just keep sending signals to the government by raising interest rates to get its house in order, so that inflation can be brought under control?

The US takes to inflation targeting - and how!

The US Fed has announced an official inflation rate it will be targeting - 2 percent. It proposes to make policy more transparent.

Global inflation: The picture is less scary than you think

But that does not mean policymakers in developing countries can lower their inflation guard. Talk of currency wars has not gone away.

US CEOs beware, you can go to jail for proprietary trading

It is unclear if regulators will seek CEO imprisonment or hefty fines as potential penalties for violating the Volcker rule. Whatever regulators might put in place, fines would be a far more likely punishment if any are ever doled out, banking lawyers said.<br /><br />

India needs lower taxes, supply side miracle - not rate hikes

The RBI's rate hikes will not work ultimately. What India needs is a supply side miracle and tax cuts that will stimulate the economy and increase investment.

10 things you need to know about K Natwar Singh

The Paul Volcker committee gave a damning report on 27 October 2005 that the minister and his son Jagat Singh were part of the UN Iraqi oil-for-food scandal.