West Asia’s unquiet hour: Hidden costs and a strategic opening for IndiaIran war: The West Asia situation is causing ripples in international markets, with oil costs climbing and trade logistics becoming increas...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
When fear outpaces fundamentals: Why RBI’s signal matters more than ratesIndia faces geopolitical turbulence despite strong economic fundamentals. The Reserve Bank of India's upcoming policy decision is crucial. ...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
Economists finally have a good excuse for being wrongIt is understandable when a model is wrong because of some big and unexpected shock, such as the war in Ukraine. But that is not the case h...
27 Jan, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
Tinkers', tailors', bankers' Nobel PrizeThe trio has provided solutions to tackle financial crises, with Bernanke guiding the US out of one as chairman of the Federal Reserve betw...
10 Oct, 2022, 11.16 PM IST
Why it would be challenging for RBI to contain volatility in rupeeMoreover, while sectors like IT would benefit from rupee depreciation, the demand for their services would take a hit as companies scale ba...
26 Sep, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
Emerging market 'cryptoization' threatens financial stability: IMFBitcoin and its kin have in the last year soared in price and popularity, with emerging and developing market economies such as Vietnam, In...
01 Oct, 2021, 10.44 PM IST
Microeconomics and macroeconomics: Differences you need to know07 Jan, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
View: India's elite are quite influential but what the country needs from them is empathyIndia is increasingly becoming home to the oligarchs. In business, there is a reasonable dominance (sixth) of the biggest industries and we...
01 Nov, 2020, 11.20 PM IST
As Japan's monetary policy experiments draw to a close, what's in store next?The Bank of Japan has admitted that monetary policy alone won’t be enough to hit its 2 per cent inflation target, now or ever.
13 Nov, 2016, 01.16 PM IST
Profile of monetary policy committee membersThey are going to play an important role in setting policy rates as Reserve Bank of India has relinquished this power to the committee.
23 Sep, 2016, 11.53 AM IST
Economists show higher interest rates lead to higher consumptionThe equation says that when interest rates are high, people save more and consume less -- this is the way they smooth their consumption, as...
26 Jul, 2016, 09.03 PM IST
Gold may soften with improving global growth outlook: RBS Private BankingGold's underperformance against equities in 2012 (in US dollar terms) could be attributed to the changing investment environment.
23 Jan, 2013, 06.55 PM IST
- Chaos in parliament leading to policy paralysis: Pranab Mukherjee
The UPA government, which has been widely pilloried for drifting on policy issues, is taking steps to restore the faith of businesses and c...
27 Nov, 2011, 03.07 AM IST
- Indian-origin teacher appointed full professor in Harvard
Gita Gopinath, an Indian-origin associate professor at Harvard University's Department of Economics, has been appointed a full professor, t...
16 May, 2010, 11.30 AM IST
- The anti-history boys
I would tell you this is the latest episode in a long history of similar bubbles, crashes, crises and recessions.
02 Oct, 2009, 03.16 AM IST
- Time to abandon monetarism
There is a need for sustained financial sector reforms so as to better manage the shortcomings in the policy setting.
22 Apr, 2009, 03.12 AM IST
- Edmund Phelps wins Economics Noble
The 73-year-old Columbia University professor showed how low inflation today leads to expectations of low inflation in the future.
09 Oct, 2006, 05.21 PM IST