Page 30 - Economy & Policy Analysis

Analysts see RBI remain accommodative, hold rates in June 4 policy review

In April, the six-member monetary policy committee had voted unanimously for a status quo on the key rates

Fed Reserve negotiating with itself on inflation as global economy recovers

Federal Reserve president James Bullard recently said that inflation is likely above 2% over the forecast horizon.

Time for India to rethink health insurance as Covid rips apart safety nets

Insurance plan launched two years ago to help over 107 million people hasn't improved access to health care, say Duke University researchers.

Covid-19: Depleting savings, falling incomes leave millions poor in India

Many economists are cutting their forecasts for the current fiscal year as rising unemployment and dwindling savings dim the chances of a double-digit growth

India's Covid-19 problem is now the world's problem

Leaders and scientists need to figure out what should be done to combat variants of the virus.

RBI extends safety net; response proactive, loaded and well timed

RBI meant strict business, with a focus on alleviating financing constraints for economic stakeholders at the grass root level bearing a disproportionate burden of the ravaging Covid second wave

Targeted economic measures by RBI are for second wave of Covid-19

Central bank's measures to mitigate impact of the second wave of infections focus on healthcare.

RBI gets into the act; lays foundation for more measures going ahead

The signal really given by the RBI is that while it does believe today that things have not taken a turn for the worse as all enterprises are better prepared than last year while facing lockdowns

Covid-19 second wave: Digital payments drop as state impose curbs

UPI saw a 4.3 per cent dip in transaction volume and a 2.22 per cent dip in transaction value

Covid-19 second wave: Digital payments drop as state impose curbs

UPI saw a 4.3 per cent dip in transaction volume and a 2.22 per cent dip in transaction value

Challenged by regional rivals, Modi has to show he can make federalism work

Federalism is now the primary axis of Indian politics--and the location of the biggest crises of governance.

Unsold housing stock dips 2% in Jan-Mar at 7.05 lakh units

Unsold housing inventories in primary markets across eight major cities fell marginally by 2 per cent at 7.05 lakh units during January-March as compared to the previous quarter

Steel stocks steal the show in lacklustre April for equity markets

Returns for the month slipped into marginal negative territory because of the 2 per cent fall on Friday

Lockdowns worsen India's fiscal woes fueled by weak auctions

Localized lockdowns may result in a slowdown which may be met by fiscal expansion

Everyone is battling coronavirus in India, except the state

Pandemic is a reminder of why even a dynamic private sector needs a state that can support its efforts.

State elections results will provide fodder to the markets for a few days

Election results will keep market participants glued to the political landscape for the next few days - probably the most expensive elections from the point of the view of public health

LIC has now become tenth-most-valuable insurance brand globally

The total value of the world's top 100 most valuable insurance brands declined 6% in 2021 from a year earlier. But LIC's brand value increased by almost 7%

India needs orderly resolution of stressed accounts to tackle Covid impact

Priority should be to safeguard all entities against the ravages of the second wave of the pandemic.

IPO Street: Zomato proposed offering ranks third on the league table

The largest-ever fresh fundraising through an IPO was by Reliance Power at Rs 10,123 crore in 2008

Retail digital payments saw strong growth in FY21 over a year earlier

Data from RBI suggest there was a slowdown in wholesale transaction value, but volume growth withstood the pandemic