Powell's tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation15 May, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
What war? Smallcap stocks defy Middle East tensions with up to 56% gains in 2 months as Nifty slidesDespite Middle East tensions and a sliding Nifty50, India's smallcap stocks have surged up to 56% in two months. While institutional desks ...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
Indian officials see Iran war oil shock as disruptive as CovidIndia is drawing on its Covid-era playbook to cushion the economic blow from the Iran war, with officials warning the disruption to energy ...
16 Apr, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
Violent demand can't push better wagesIn Delhi-NCR, tensions among workers have reignited as protests over rights and pay escalate. This vital economic hub not only draws intern...
14 Apr, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
Social Security stimulus: Who qualified for the $1,400 payment and how to claim if you didn’t?Millions of Social Security recipients automatically received COVID-19 stimulus payments through the IRS using SSA and RRB data. Payments i...
27 Nov, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
Every US resident to receive $1,000 stimulus check in their bank accounts soon? What we need to knowDespite social media rumors of a new $1,000 stimulus check in 2025, the US government has not approved such a payment. The confusion stems ...
03 Sep, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
Missed receiving the third COVID-19 pandemic stimulus check? Time to hurry up and do THISAs per the IRS, around a million Americans missed out on receiving the third check when it was being routinely disbursed. In early 2024, th...
01 Apr, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
IRS sending $1,400 checks to over a million taxpayers: Are you eligible? And how to get it?The IRS is distributing $2.4 billion in stimulus payments. One million taxpayers will receive these payments. These taxpayers did not claim...
23 Dec, 2024, 06.01 PM IST
Fed minutes show willingness to steer past coming jump in inflationThe United States remains under siege from the health crisis, but with new vaccines being distributed and inoculations running at more than...
18 Feb, 2021, 08.00 AM IST
Who said India’s Covid stimulus package is way less than othersThe reforms announced are far reaching and cover large gamut of activities
20 May, 2020, 05.56 PM IST
Travel & hospitality cos warn of likely job cutsThe travel and hospitality sector has expressed disappointment with the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' economic stimulus, saying the government ignor...
19 May, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
Total fiscal impact of 'Rs 20L cr package' to be Rs 1.50 lakh cr: ReportPrime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a relief package of Rs 20 lakh crore or about 10 per cent or GDP last week. However, many of the...
17 May, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
View: If wishes were gardens, Indian farms would bloomAgriculture is a state subject, so changing the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act to give farmer marketing freedom is outside th...
15 May, 2020, 08.33 PM IST
India has very little space for fiscal stimulus: Ind-RaThe revenue shortfall is likely to account for 95 per cent of the increased borrowings, leaving a purse of just Rs 20,000 crore for the gov...
15 May, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
What is coming at 4 pm? India waits with bated breath for fine print of Modi's grand planA recap of what Modi government and the RBI have done till now to cushion an economy from the Covid blow.
13 May, 2020, 03.34 PM IST
View: The path of self relianceThe idea of self-reliance should come with the caveat of key sector focus and not an economy-wide spread. The latter would simply take us b...
13 May, 2020, 12.22 PM IST
The steps India has taken so far to contain economic fallout of Covid-19State governments have been permitted to borrow as much as half their annual target for the year starting April 1 whenever they choose. In ...
22 Apr, 2020, 10.42 AM IST