How "substantial" was progress for the Federal Reserve?In the case of inflation, probably more than the Fed bargained for. The annual rate of price increases was 1.3%, measured by the Fed's pref...
03 Nov, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
India has faced Covid crisis with resilience and fortitude: SitharamanObserving that despite the pandemic, India received its highest ever FDI inflows of USD 82.0 billion in fiscal 2020-21, the finance ministe...
15 Oct, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
OECD lowers global, US economic growth forecastsThe OECD warned Tuesday of an "uneven" global economic recovery as it lowered its 2021 growth forecasts for the world and the United States...
21 Sep, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
India's COVID vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopesAfter donating or selling 66 million doses to nearly 100 countries, India barred exports in the middle of April to focus on domestic immuni...
30 Aug, 2021, 12.21 PM IST
Let’s invest $50 bn to end the pandemic. This is the best use of public money the world will see in our lifetimesAt an estimated $50 billion, it will bring the pandemic to an end faster in the developing world, reduce infections and loss of lives, acce...
01 Jun, 2021, 10.35 AM IST
Spend money, GoI, to make Covid vaccinesThe smart thing to do is to pay this money upfront to vaccine makers, so that they can add to their capacity over the next couple of months...
13 May, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
Are patent waivers the best way to boost vaccine production? Arvind Panagariya decodesOpponents of the proposal have argued that the waiver will make no difference to the supply of vaccines. Patent-holders and pharmaceutical ...
11 May, 2021, 12.11 AM IST
How the US locked up vaccine materials other nations urgently needAs a result, the U.S. government laid claim not only to vast quantities of finished COVID-19 vaccines but also to vaccine components and eq...
07 May, 2021, 10.31 PM IST
Bank of England likely to slow bond purchases as economy rebounds"The MPC is in neutral mode, but markets are looking forward towards the point where the MPC will begin to leave its ultra-loose stance," I...
29 Apr, 2021, 10.25 PM IST
BioNTech-Pfizer raise 2021 vaccine output goal to 2.5 billion dosesPfizer previously said the partners would likely produce between 2.3 billion and 2.4 billion doses in 2021. BioNTech cited its new facility...
30 Mar, 2021, 10.33 PM IST
View: Buy out Covaxin’s Intellectual Property Rights, and make its know-how available as a global public goodThe more the virus continues to multiply in the world, the greater the likelihood of mutations that produce virulent strains against which ...
23 Mar, 2021, 02.00 PM IST
Jerome Powell signals Fed to keep buying bonds even as outlook improvesThe economy is a long way from our employment and inflation goals, and it is likely to take some time for substantial further progress to b...
23 Feb, 2021, 10.08 PM IST
View: We can reach our climate change goals only if we form the necessary partnershipsIn 2021, the world will be focused on post-pandemic recovery, and ‘net zero’ targets — achieving a balance between emissions produced and e...
22 Jan, 2021, 11.20 PM IST
European Central Bank faces gloomier picture for economySpiking virus totals have led Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, to extend restrictions on many businesses involving contact with the...
21 Jan, 2021, 02.25 PM IST
German COVID-19 fight hit by delay to Pfizer vaccinePfizer started delivering shots in the European Union at the end of December but announced on Friday there would be a temporary impact on s...
20 Jan, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
Lagarde: Recovery could be stop-and-go despite vaccine newsThe top central banker for the 19 European Union countries that use the euro currency said there was a risk that fearful consumers could dr...
11 Nov, 2020, 08.21 PM IST
View: How to prioritise Covid-19 vaccine recipientsThe guiding principle should be that all lives matter equally, in the sense in which all are equal before the law: in their innate humanity...
27 May, 2020, 02.47 PM IST