Investors bracing for 24 hours of big decisions from US to Asia and beyondCentral banks worldwide, including the Federal Reserve, are set to make interest rate decisions this week. The Fed is expected to cut rates...
15 Dec, 2024, 04.34 PM IST
Dollar soars, euro tumbles as Trump wins US presidential electionThe dollar surged to a four-month high after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election. Markets reacted to expectations of p...
07 Nov, 2024, 07.12 AM IST
Dollar dips as US voters head to pollsThe US dollar dropped as voters went to cast their ballots in the US elections. The election results were expected to impact the dollar's v...
06 Nov, 2024, 07.06 AM IST
Charting the global economy: Powell pivots to September rate cutSignificant economic shifts occurred globally, including major employment revisions in the US, unexpected growth in France, and slowing inf...
25 Aug, 2024, 10.27 AM IST
Global rate-hike marathon may keep going in NordicsOn Thursday, Sweden's Riksbank could deliver yet another quarter-point salvo, taking its key rate to 4.25% to fight inflation or not, depen...
19 Nov, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
Yen jumps after authorities intervene for first time since 1998"Given that we just had the BOJ underpinning a very loose monetary policy and that came just after the Fed underpinned a hawkish outlook, I...
22 Sep, 2022, 03.07 PM IST
Abhijit Banerjee, the economist who warned India of note ban painBanerjee was also one of the advisors to Congress on the ambitious NYAY scheme, proposed ahead of 2019 polls.
15 Oct, 2019, 11.53 AM IST
Facebook’s Libra wanders into the bitcoin bear trapFacebook has been on a mission over the past year to recapture the trust of its users. Libra certainly demands a lot of faith.
19 Jun, 2019, 09.16 AM IST
Climate, development tipped for Nobel economics prizeAs with the other Nobels, nominations and deliberations are kept secret for 50 years, so it's nearly impossible to know which way the prize...
08 Oct, 2018, 09.19 AM IST
What I read this week: Should you reduce your equity exposure? Why govt will borrow less via bondsMarkets are slightly expensive and the global interest rate scene is extremely uncomfortable.
01 Apr, 2018, 05.03 PM IST
Trump throws a wrench in global trading system, Powell's economyThe extent of any economic damage will depend on the fine-print of Trump’s new policies.
02 Mar, 2018, 04.46 PM IST
People in Sweden may lose access to notesAs the usage of cash declines, the cost for providing notes and coins increases.
02 Mar, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
A new nobel would be a novel moveHowever, the institution of additional categories may increase the chances of (living) Indians in future.
04 Feb, 2017, 01.06 AM IST
Short on stimulus tools, central bankers turn to exchange rates to pump up demandPolicy makers appear to be turning to depreciating exchange rates as a route to stronger demand and inflation as other stimulus tools run o...
13 Jan, 2016, 04.46 AM IST
Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize for EconomicsBritish economist Angus Deaton won the 2015 economics Nobel Prize for "his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare," the Royal Swedis...
12 Oct, 2015, 05.07 PM IST
- BoE moves closer to Fed on stimulus
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has moved closer toward joining the Federal Reserve in a global push to add stimulus and stave off ren...
23 Sep, 2011, 06.16 AM IST
- Desperate Europe cuts rates again
Europe’s central banks moved headfirst to confront the recession brought on by the financial meltdown, slashing their interest rates Thursd...
05 Dec, 2008, 12.00 AM IST