Is a deeper bond crash ahead? From Washington to Tokyo, governments are paying the highest borrowing costs in decades as global bond yields surge — why are investors dumping bonds?Global Bond Yields Spike to Multi-Decade Highs as Iran War Fuels Inflation Crisis: From Washington to Tokyo, governments are now paying the...
18 May, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Observe and shock absorb: To ride out this oil crisis, focus should be on well-targeted support, not broad price suppressionIndia is navigating a critical oil import challenge. The government's approach of keeping fuel prices steady faces fiscal and equity questi...
12 May, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
US national debt crosses 100% of GDP: America now owes more than its entire economy produces — and the $1 trillion interest payments alone now outpace the PentagonU.S. debt-to-GDP ratio hit 100.2% on March 31: For the first time since the ruins of World War II, the United States national debt has surp...
01 May, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
Kerala elections 2026: Who after Pinarayi Vijayan? All eyes will be on these five if the Left gets it rightKerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has led the state since 2016. The upcoming May 4th election results will determine the next govern...
26 Apr, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
India staring at a tricky fiscal balancing act? Slower tax growth clouds FY26 deficit goalsFor India, maintaining fiscal discipline will depend on sustaining strong non-tax inflows and ensuring the government’s capex push continue...
02 Nov, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
Fiscal deficit for April-August at 32.6% of full-year estimateThe government's fiscal deficit at the end of August was 32.6% of the full year estimate, in line with 31.1% deficit last year during the s...
01 Oct, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
India Ratings sees budget numbers more credible, achievableAt the core of the Budget is the nominal GDP growth of 14.4 per cent which looks plausible with 10 per cent real GDP growth, India Ratings ...
01 Feb, 2021, 10.31 PM IST
OROP no threat to govt's fiscal arithmetic: Jayant SinhaThe government today ruled out the additional financial burden of Rs 8,000-10,000 crore on account of OROP scheme hurting the fiscal consol...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.04 PM IST
MSP hike to push CPI by 70 bps,roil fiscal nos, warn analystsGovt hiked the minimum support price for paddy by a record Rs 200 per quintal for 2018-19. It will cost the exchequer over Rs 15,000 cr.
04 Jul, 2018, 09.37 PM IST
Divestments, rising GST mop-up to lower fiscal deficit pains: India RatingsDisinvestment drive and GST rollout will reduce pressure on fiscal arithmetic, said domestic rating agency India Ratings in a report today.
27 Nov, 2017, 05.50 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath's farm loan waiver for UP: SBI report sees Rs 27,420 crore hit on banksIf cleared, the loans waiver scheme will also lead to some stress on the state's fiscal arithmetic as it would cost state govt around 8% of...
20 Mar, 2017, 07.22 PM IST
View: Do these Budget 2017 numbers add up?The FM exceeded his revenue targets and overshot projected expenditure, and yet managed to adhere to the fiscal deficit target of 3.5% of G...
06 Feb, 2017, 11.09 AM IST
Dear Mr FM, is the 3.2% fiscal deficit feasible? The arithmetic looks too loftyThe 6-year average record for disinvestment proceeds is not even Rs 40,000 crore. This financial year, the govt has managed to raise just R...
02 Feb, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Will India revive or go into depression? Chat live with Sonal Varma of NomuraWill the rupee go into a tailspin when the US Fed lifts rate? Will the 7th Pay Commission award send govt fiscal arithmetic haywire?
26 Nov, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
Not happy with what Govt has done on fiscal consolidation in Budget 2015: Mythili Bhusnurmath'The quality of the fiscal correction, even the slight relaxation, just does not bear up with what the government has said,' says Mythili B...
02 Mar, 2015, 04.13 PM IST
Recent fall in rupee could push fiscal deficit to over 5%: India RatingsFiscal deficit for current financial year could be over 5% of GDP as against budgeted 4.8% due to recent depreciation in the rupee.
26 Sep, 2013, 03.44 PM IST
- Fiscal deficit in six months crosses 70% of full-year target
Fiscal deficit in six months stood at 2.92 lakh crore, government data released on Monday showed, almost double of the year-ago period.
01 Nov, 2011, 03.33 AM IST