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Curb your overenthusiasm: Why India must avoid early overregulation while drafting rules for new techIndia faces a critical choice in regulating new industries like AI and genomics. Overly cautious, ex-ante regulations, similar to the histo...
Chinese proverb of the day by Taoist philosopher Zhuang Zhou: 'A straight tree is cut down for lumber, while the twisted tree lives on, untouched and free.' Ancient Taoist idea explains how being a misfit can sometimes protect your freedomThis Chinese proverb of the day, attributed to Zhuang Zhou uses the image of a straight and a twisted tree to explain a deeper truth about ...
US services activity growth cools in March: SurveyMarch saw a slowdown in the growth of US services, influenced by escalating energy costs associated with ongoing conflicts in the Middle Ea...
Trump unveils 100% tariff on some patented drugs on 'Liberation Day' anniversaryPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order introducing significant pharmaceutical tariffs. Companies failing to strike pricing de...
Morning troubles ahead? How Trump's tariff war could hurt American toiletsTrump's plan to increase tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber may affect toilet paper supply in the US. A key ingredient, northern bleached ...
Coming next week: The U.S. could face pandemic-like toilet paper shortages and price hikes; here’s the main reasonHigher tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber by the Trump administration may disrupt the supply of northern bleached softwood kraft pulp, cru...
US tariffs on lumber and appliances set stage for higher costs on new homes and remodeling projectsThe Trump administration's tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico, and China are driving up the cost of building materials, impactin...
Trump delays tariffs on Canada, Mexico until April 2 after market jitters, but warns ‘much bigger’ measures comingUS President Donald Trump has temporarily delayed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, offering a short-term reprieve before steeper ...
Donald Trump orders new tariff probe into US lumber importsU.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a new trade investigation targeting imported lumber, which may result in more tariffs on Canadian, ...
American consumers will end up paying extra dollars due to Donald Trump's tariffs, claim expertsExperts warn that US president Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico could drive up prices for everyday goods like food, gas...
What's behind the rally in paper stocks?Shares of Emami Paper Mills soared 20 per cent to 209.35, before trading at Rs 201.4. Similarly, NR Agarwal Industries, Orient Paper and Pu...
Paper stocks are buzzing on Dalal Street. Here's whyShares of NR Agarwal Industries surged 20 per cent, its daily circuit limit, to 301.70 on Thursday. Star Paper and Shree Ajit Pulp And Pape...
Will US inflation indeed be transient?The factors of chip shortages, copper/lumber shortages, shortage of labour, clearly point to a classic supply shortage led to price inflati...
Why Neelkanth Mishra turned underweight on metals“In December, we added to our tactical overweight on metals as we saw the global economy and the global supply chains revamping. Now, we ar...
US home construction up a moderate 3.6% in MayApplications for building permits, looked to for indications of activity ahead, fell 3% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.68...
Does inflation accelerate because of a rise in commodity prices?When it comes to inflation, the alarm bells are ringing louder with the commodity markets shattering records and governments continuing to ...
It’s short squeezes all the way downNo one thought a global pandemic would coincide with a boom in consumer goods and a quick economic recovery, and so no one prepared for tha...
Plastic prices hit record high to stoke inflation concernsEven before the freeze, the industry was struggling to rebound from back-to-back hurricanes last year, meaning the supply shortfalls will h...
Move over gold. Wood is the shelter of choice in the pandemicLumber futures have doubled since early April and are the top-performing major raw material this year.
- High oil prices hit US homebuilding sector
The surge in oil prices is driving up the cost of key construction materials and further eroding the US homebuyers' confidence.