Every tear from every eye needs a wipe away
India as an idea, as a great exception with a purpose that preceded our existence as a free country, has long held us agog across...
Tag : Inflation
Digital adoption is fast bringing financial inclusion within reach
Around the world, high inflation, slow economic growth and food shortages are hurting the poor the most. Coming on top of the unequal effects of...
India’s shrinking pot in an expanding universe
Last Christmas, NASA sent a giant telescope soaring into space. The US space agency placed it a million miles from earth—to orbit the sun with...
Quell inflation
Inflation is a global worry. In the US, prices last month were 8.6% above their year-ago level, an upshoot so sharp that it will probably...
Balance, please
As evidence mounts of India’s K-shaped recovery, all policies deserve closer scrutiny. While doles like free food are welcome for have-nots, other folks have fared...
RBI expected to front-load more hikes in coming policies
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s decision to hike the repo rate by another 50 basis points to 4.9% is only a tad higher than...
Policymakers remain antsy as inflation stays elevated
Markets worldwide continue to grapple with uncertainties stemming from slowing growth, elevated inflation amid supply chain disruptions, and the consequent aggressive policy tightening. Treading on...
Can the US Fed deliver a soft landing this time?
The US Federal Reserve has announced its biggest interest rate hike in more than two decades, as it tries to cool off inflation, which is...
Red-hot WPI
After a worrying rise in retail inflation, India’s latest wholesale price-rise figures look set to exacerbate our monetary policy complexities. Data for March released on...
RBI finally course-corrects; begins normalizing in baby steps
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has embarked on the long-awaited normalization process of monetary policy, even while announcing a status quo on the policy...