Page 36 - Economic Growth

Some bright spots

There are still a number of risks to durable economic recovery

US Fed holds rates at zero, projects two hikes by the end of 2023

"Progress on vaccinations has reduced the spread of Covid-19 in the United States," the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement released Wednesday

Rising inflation risk

Ignoring it for long could increase longer-term costs

RBI to focus on growth even as inflation breaches tolerance band: Report

The annual retail inflation rate rose 6.30% year-on-year in May, up from 4.29% in April and sharply above analysts' estimate of 5.30%

Nomura ups India's 2022 GDP forecast to 7.7%; sees inflation at 5.3%

GDP, according to their estimates, is likely to contract by 4.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q2, much smaller than during the first wave (-24.7 per cent)

Economy poised to shrug off second wave

Hard-hearted as it may sound, there is no correlation between the loss of lives and national output

Best of BS Opinion: Seal a tax deal, the road ahead for SBI, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

The bull ride

Retail exuberance keeps stock markets going

Prioritising expenditure

Govt must focus on providing relief to the needy at this point

New Pakistan finance minister considers stimulus package to help economy

The stimulus options include incentives in collaboration with the central bank or packages targeted at the poor, said one of the people

India's Q4 GDP number: Pick-up in volumes underpinned improved growth

Overall, GDP and GVA contracted by 7.3 per cent and 6.2 per cent, respectively, in FY21, in line with our forecasts (-7.3 per cent and -6.3 per cent, respectively)

India's economy likely accelerated in Jan-Mar, before Covid-19 wave: Poll

But the second wave of infections and deaths across the world's second-hardest hit country has caused forecasters to trim their projections for the coming months

Best of BS Opinion: The Great Gatsby Curve, panned in pandemic time & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

India's economic activity slows down in April as states impose lockdowns

Activity in India's dominant services sector moderated for a second straight month in April.

Statsguru: Six charts explain why monsoon is so important for economy

An even more virulent second wave means that economic growth, income and employment will again depend on agriculture to a large extent

Best of BS Opinion: China's scientific muscle, sovereign rating risk & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

SBI, HDFC Bank: Here is why bank stocks rallied up to 7% on Monday

Analysts opine that Monday's rally in banks is a sign of investors digesting decline in Covid-19 cases

Do top economics journals hold women authors to higher standards than men?

Since 1990, women comprise "only 11 per cent of all authors published in top economic journals" even though they make up between 20-30 per cent of the total number of economists

India needs to grow faster to make up for contraction during Covid-19: IMF

India, which is projected to grow at an impressive rate of 12.5 per cent this year, needs to grow at a much faster pace to make up for the unprecedented contraction of eight%

Corporate earnings, bond yields: 5 factors that will guide markets in FY22

According to a March 19 note by BofA Securities, US 10-year Treasury yields could rise to 2.15 per cent by the end of calendar year 2021