US Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, following Jerome PowellKevin Warsh is now the new head of the Federal Reserve. He takes charge at a difficult economic time. Inflation is high and gas prices are ...
14 May, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
IMF delays release of new forecast to January 25 to factor in COVID-19 developments“The World Economic Outlook update will be launched on January 25 to allow our teams to incorporate the latest developments related to the ...
05 Jan, 2022, 11.29 AM IST
Virus success helps Taiwan buck global downturn with enviable growthThroughout much of the year, shoppers have thronged stores, restaurants have stayed busy, tourist attractions have remained open and factor...
23 Dec, 2020, 11.15 AM IST
Dollar bides time as coronavirus spread revives global growth anxietyThe greenback bought 0.9429 Swiss franc, little changed on the day
08 Jul, 2020, 09.29 AM IST
Fitch cuts India growth projection to 8% for FY22; economy to shrink by 5 pc this fiscalMoody's expects India's real GDP to contract by 4 per cent in fiscal 2020 due to the shock from the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdo...
30 Jun, 2020, 09.47 PM IST
Japan braces for worst postwar economic slump, pandemic tests policy responseJapan’s economy braced for its worst postwar slump even as first-quarter GDP contracted less than initially thought, as the coronavirus cri...
08 Jun, 2020, 11.10 PM IST
China May exports slip back into contraction, imports worst in four yearsThe sombre trade readings for the world's second-biggest economy could pile pressure on policymakers to roll out more support for a sector ...
07 Jun, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
How Coronavirus has upended economics in just a few weeksEconomic orthodoxies are getting tossed aside at a furious pace. Some of them may be gone for good.
27 Mar, 2020, 08.57 PM IST
View from New York: Beware The Ides of March; but will April be shiny?The biggest assumption that everyone seems to be making is that a miracle will happen.
13 Mar, 2020, 09.48 PM IST
Coronavirus could cut global growth by 0.1% to 0.4%: ADBThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said the COVID-19 could reduce global gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.1-0.4%, with financial l...
07 Mar, 2020, 07.13 AM IST
Don’t expect a great upturn in Q3 GDP print: Indranil SenguptaWe have more or less grown at the same pace in September-December, close to 4.5 or 5 per cent. If the coronavirus situation worsens, we cou...
28 Feb, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
Coronavirus may hit global GDP by over $250 bn: Industry bodyThe coronavirus outbreak may negatively impact global growth by 30 basis points or USD 250 billion, industry body PHDCCI said on Thursday.
27 Feb, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
Too early for accurate figures on coronavirus impact on global growth:IMF"We are still hoping that the impact will be a V shaped curve" with a sharp decline in China and sharp rebound after the countainment of th...
21 Feb, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
View: The blackest swanTruly unpredictable negative shocks are almost a certainty.
17 Feb, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
EIU lowers global growth forecast for 2020 amid coronavirus scareThe Economist Intelligence Unit's baseline scenario is that the public health emergency within China will be under control by end-March. Th...
12 Feb, 2020, 12.27 PM IST
Coronavirus to have larger impact on global economy than SARS: IHS MarkitThe virus has brought large parts of the world's second largest economy to a standstill and its impact was felt across industries. London-b...
07 Feb, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
Contingency plan needed to deal with impact of coronavirus: RBI Guv DasRBI in a statement said the outbreak of coronavirus in China and its spread across geographies will impact tourist arrivals and global trad...
06 Feb, 2020, 02.28 PM IST