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Forget crude, gold now measures the world's economic anxiety

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Reserve Bank of India governor Sanjay Malhotra recently observed that gold has replaced oil as the barometer of economic uncertainty. In an economic landscape clouded by uncertai... Read More


Monetary policy in the fog: How uncertainty upends central bank strategy

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- "Uncertainty is not just an important feature of the monetary policy landscape; it is the defining characteristic of that landscape." - Alan Greenspan, former US Federal Reserve g... Read More


Why China's exports have stayed resilient in the face of Trump's tariffs

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Chinese goods exports grew by 4.4% in year-on-year terms in August. This was the slowest rate in six months and the worst performance since the US's Donald Trump administration ... Read More


Beyond boycotts: How 'buycott' became India's new economic tool amid Trump's tariffs

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a recent speech, channelled the mood of the nation into a characteristically pithy phrase: "Paisa kisi ka bhi ho, pasina apna hona chahiye" (capi... Read More


Trump's tariff tsunami: Is India doomed, or is there any good news?

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Tariffs are piling up on India. There's a base rate, a penalty, and perhaps an additional rate for pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Experts agree that tariffs will reduce expo... Read More


Trump vs Powell puts spotlight on central banks' independence: How does RBI score?

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The very public friction between US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has once again thrust central bank independence into the spotlight. The underlyi... Read More