Page 5 - Financial Crisis

Pandemic Pool: Is this the best the insurance sector could come up with?

In case of a calamity, the govt may need to step in to help those at the lower rung of the economic ladder and it may not need the insurance sector as a middleman in those circumstances

China's banking watchdog warns Fed easing risks global financial crisis

The article comes on the heels of a similar warning from Guo in an interview with Xinhua

Prevent contagion, preserve value

It's time to dam the financial sector against a bad debt flood

Equity seems to be losing its charm as long-term returns disappoint

Gold, fixed income do well; Nifty50 stocks do not compensate for extra risk

Statsguru: State govts' debt on a risky path amid Covid-19 crisis

Debt levels in many states are already way above the recommended 20 per cent of GDP mark

Have home loan rates reached rock bottom?

At sub-7 per cent, the rates are at their historic low. In 2003 and 2004, it was 7.25 per cent; and in 2011, as high as 11.75 per cent

Wild swings in stock markets this year match 2008 financial crisis levels

27 sessions in H1CY20 saw over 3% swing

More securitisation will help

There are only two big ideas for policy with securitisation: Originators should have skin and investors should have data

Monetary policy for exceptional times

Monetisation of deficit is unlikely to spark inflation

Multiple crises: The cost of wasted time

The link of these disparate events to climate change is incontrovertible

I've to be careful, am answerable to Parliament: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman tells Indivjal Dhasmana & Nivedita Mookerji that the government has made sure that mistakes committed during 2008-2013 are not repeated while announcing the Rs 20-trillion package.

Covid-19 crisis: Warren Buffett cuts crisis-era bet on Goldman Sachs

Berkshire Hathaway sold 84 per cent of its Goldman Sachs stock in the first quarter, marking a reversal for an investor who generally holds large stakes in the banking sector.

Coronavirus outbreak to leave a legacy of unprecedented global debt

Central banks and govts worldwide have unleashed at least $15 trillion of stimulus via bond-buying and budget spending to cushion the blow of a global recession tipped to be the worst since the 1930s.

A tale of hubris, luck and ignorance

One cannot help notice three similarities in Covid-19 and the Global Financial Crisis

Business optimism index falls to record low, worse than 2009 crisis: Report

The index has dropped 7 per cent more than it did during the 2009 financial crisis

Currency conundrum

RBI has done well to contain excess volatility

Another rout is imminent, worst is yet to come: Veteran investor Jim Rogers

Rogers is not surprised by the recent flight to quality, saying it's a 'tried and true' function of the markets in distress

Economies after Covid-19

The disruption caused by Covid-19 could potentially deglobalise the world at a faster pace than before

The Morning After

Policy interventions will have to be intelligent: Striving to create deep, but temporary, safety nets during COVID-19 without generating imbalances and distortions thereafter

The pandemic's other dangers

This crisis is not like those before: There is no obvious villain, whether jihadist terrorists or financiers; and few alive have lived through the last pandemic