Why was ₹6 lakh crore shaved off last year’s GDP? Govt explains the numbersThe government clarified GDP revisions are due to series changes and improved data. Last year's GDP estimate was adjusted after a new base ...
02 Sep, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
TCS CEO calls Street "wrong" on AI threat; posts $40-bn order book and $2.3 billion in AI revenue for FY26TCS CEO K Krithivasan dismisses fears of IT giants faltering in an AI-first era, asserting the company is actively leading the AI transitio...
10 Apr, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
The mother of all busts: Jim Walker on why US exceptionalism is running out of steamUS markets' long-held exceptionalism is facing a reality check, according to Jim Walker. Trade tariff chaos is creating prolonged uncertain...
24 Feb, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Dollar firm on safe-haven demand as markets fret over China, banksThe U.S. dollar index - which measures the currency against the euro, yen and four other counterparts - was little changed at 102.50 in the...
10 Aug, 2023, 01.22 PM IST
Lower inflation only means the pace of grief is slowingThere are various ways of looking at inflation. Suppose we look at consumer price index (CPI) inflation, it would be 5.7% for December, whi...
18 Feb, 2023, 10.19 AM IST
GDP slowdown in Q4 due to impact of pandemic, high commodity prices, say expertsIndian economy grew at its slowest pace in a year during January-March, pulling down the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the full ye...
31 May, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
View: Dear govt and RBI, stop ignoring the inflation elephant in the roomEven if one were to look at the problem from the demand side, what is relevant is 'monetary demand'. In the US' case, it is very clear. It ...
25 Jan, 2022, 08.05 AM IST
View: Central banks have let the genie out of the bottleIf there’s one central bank that knows how hard bottling them back up will be, it’s Japan, where special operations have become a permanent...
18 May, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Corporate tax cut: India sends up the monetary helicopters but will the gamble work?A money-financed tax cut risks damaging the central bank by turning it into a junior partner.
23 Sep, 2019, 01.54 PM IST
What you should know about neutral rate of interestInternational influences have been playing a larger role in a world of high financial globalization.
27 Jun, 2017, 08.30 AM IST
Declining subsidy bill helped in 7.9 per cent growthFor Gross value added, the deflator has been negative, meaning that growth at constant prices has been higher than growth at current prices.
02 Jun, 2016, 05.27 AM IST
High heels a result of a dress diktat at Cannes, not a choice by fashionistas!More so as the fashion industry — whose fortunes are also tied to such red carpet airings of their creativity — also regularly claims to ‘b...
23 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Budget 2011: Inflation, current account deficit main concerns; says DK Srivastava, Director, Madras School of EconomicsWith both the DTC and the GST pushed to April 2012, no major structural impact on tax revenues is expected in Budget 2011-12.
15 Feb, 2011, 06.58 AM IST
- Indices to measure price changes in services to roll out by March
India will soon have indices measuring price changes in services that account for above 60% of the national income, helping in more accurat...
25 Dec, 2010, 12.50 AM IST
- India may transform global business landscape by 2018: Study
India, along with China, Brazil and Russia, is expected have a greater influence on mkts across the world by '18, says a study by a UK-base...
23 Mar, 2008, 03.30 PM IST
- Give your blueprint for Gujarat: Modi to Rahul
Political temperature in Gujarat is set to rise several notches with chief minister Narendra Modi daring Congress general secretary Rahul G...
31 Oct, 2007, 03.52 AM IST
- 'Imported' inflation? try 'Made in USA'
Globalisation helps central banks target inflation & pursue price stability.
26 Jul, 2007, 03.56 AM IST