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Marc Faber on bad news and where to find a good bargain nowMarc Faber noted a five-year bear market in Thai stocks, now bottoming out. He considered Hong Kong properties and stocks undervalued. Fabe...
European banks flag bad loan risks as global economy faltersThe latest flurry of bank earnings in Europe highlighted broader trends in global banking, where investment banks are under pressure due to...
US could default on its debt as soon as JuneThe US will reach the debt limit on January 19 on January 19 and then "extraordinary measures" will need to be taken, Treasury Secretary Ja...
North Korea’s crypto-nukes & this week's top tech storiesYears of crippling economic sanctions and pressure from governments in the neighbourhood (mainly China) have forced North Korea to come up ...
Japan may keep some virus curbs until Olympics start: PaperNew coronavirus infections in Olympics host Tokyo have inched down during the last month of emergency restrictions although authorities rem...
View: Coronavirus outbreak an opportunity for Modi government to enact bold reformsIndia can, and should, exploit this crisis to bring about significant change in its near-term economic policies.
Economics needs a post-crash revolutionThe world economy is stuck in a low-growth trap. The question is why.
View: Economics needs a post-crash revolutionIn a world of radical uncertainty, economic models need to be seen in a new light.
View: Is India as fiscally fit as it is shown to be?CAG has said fiscal deficit number, around 3.5% of GDP in 2017-18, was gross understatement of the actuals.
Yields at 3%, yet bond market bears are everywhereDespite flirtation of 3% yields on 10-year Treasury bond, many don’t believe the run of lower interest rates has ended.
Peculiar year for markets defied almost everyone's expectationsTake the global economy. It fired on all cylinders, yet bond yields went nowhere.
Cyprus crisis may be overdone, but Eurozone troubles remainAfter five years of financial calamities, the West has become a bit addicted to the idea of apocalypse. There is a nice shiver of excitemen...
Global economic crisis: India can still prevailWhatever leadership there is, is busy dealing with issues such as Anna Hazare or inflation, or simply fending off the Opposition.
- Running out of time on debt deal, says Barack Obama
President Obama said US was 'running out of time' to reach a deal on raising country's debt ceiling to avert a possible default.
- Budget doesn’t connect well with the aam aadmi
The hypocrisy of industry is most visible during Budget time as is the veil of secrecy that the Finance Ministry covers itself with.
- Emirates chief slams British, EU aviation policies
The president of Emirates airline on Monday criticised the policies being imposed by Britain and the European Union on airlines that he sai...
- Britain edging near recession, warns ex-PM
Former premier John Major warned that Britain is very close to sinking into a recession and PM Gordon Brown has cut off all the solutions.