Rich-world problem of lowflation has arrived in emerging marketsThe biggest ones are their currencies, which don’t loom so large for rich-world central bankers (although U.S. President Donald Trump think...
04 Dec, 2019, 12.06 AM IST
All the reasons to fret about global economy in 10 chartsThe World Trade Organization has slashed 2019 trade projection to the weakest in three years.
02 Apr, 2019, 08.12 PM IST
The Fed should opt for a boring statement this weekFed shouldn’t go much beyond welcoming recent inflation data and reiterating its prior policy guidance.
02 May, 2018, 10.08 AM IST
Fed to join Bank of England in warning against complacencyFor some time, markets have been lulled into believing that central banks will be their BFFs.
17 Sep, 2017, 01.40 PM IST
What the ECB will and won't do this weekThe complexity of the upcoming taper policy pivot will be one factor behind the likely delay.
06 Sep, 2017, 01.28 PM IST
Short-term implications of the US jobs reportJob creation, at 156,000, came in slightly lower than the 180,000 consensus expectations. This was coupled with a downward revision to prev...
05 Sep, 2017, 11.08 PM IST
View: How the lowflation demon is vexing global central banksCentral banks have been trying to identify the causes for this, but with no success yet.
24 Aug, 2017, 08.19 AM IST
A big decline in markets could hit global economyA shock to market confidence -an end to irrational exuberance -could lead to sharp price falls.
11 Aug, 2017, 08.06 AM IST
Federal Reserve policy meet: Bill Gross backs Paul Krugman's view on inflationFor the first time in at least 55 years, not one advanced economy will see consumer prices growing more than 4 per cent this year.
18 Dec, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
Central banks will stay easy in 2015, because they have no choiceMore than six years after the financial crisis plunged the world into recession, monetary policy looks nothing like it did before those eve...
03 Dec, 2014, 03.54 AM IST
Here are the 10 big market stories that will dominate 2015Major asset classes will see low returns next year, and currency hedging will become an increasingly important component of investing.
21 Nov, 2014, 04.30 PM IST
Cooperative action can increase global output: IMF MD Christine LagardeCooperative action by countries can increase global output by two per cent over the next five years, the head of the International Monetary...
10 Jun, 2014, 10.42 AM IST