Global Financial Crisis

The failure of anti-austerity populism amid inflation and rate shifts

Historically, most debt and inflation crises have occurred when governments that could have met their obligations in full instead chose inflation or default

From Nixon to Trump: How US shocks keep resetting the global economic order

Whether it's gold, oil, or tariffs, US economic shocks - from 1930 to 2025 - have repeatedly triggered global realignments and reshaped the rules of trade

Stock market crash 2025: What's different from the past market meltdowns?

Credit event risks have been a feature of nearly all the past crises such as the global financial crisis in 2008 and the more recent Covid-triggered scare in 2020.

Sectoral fund inflows down 75% from peak, 19% of schemes at losses: Report

Domestic flows slowed down in February 2025 to ₹29,000 crore from ₹40,000 crore in January 2025

Markets on brink of worst disruption since 2008 financial crisis: Analysts

The uncertainty unleashed by Trump tariffs, analysts believe, is reigning supreme now, which is weighing on the markets. The ongoing chaotic scenario, new news and developments can trigger volatility.

Why foreign financial firms have quit

A surge in prosperity between 2005 and 2008 was purely due to a massive global boom across all geographies

Monetary policy path

Global financial conditions are expected to ease

2008 global financial crisis wasn't as serious as Covid-19: FM Sitharaman

A nearly 60-page White Paper was tabled in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by Sitharaman on Thursday

Russia pushes India for help to avert its global financial isolation

Many countries in the so-called Global South including India have stayed mostly neutral over Russia's aggression against Ukraine. That balancing act was on display at a Group of Seven summit in Japan

Debt and its dangers

Generous debt restructuring is necessary for its efficacy, but the dominance of the Paris Club of advanced economy lenders has diminished due to a rise in the share of private creditors

After Credit Suisse wipeout, AT1 bonds make a return in the global market

A Bloomberg index of contingent convertible bonds has risen 10 per cent from the lows seen during the Credit Suisse crisis

Global trade growth expected to be subpar at 1.7% in 2023: WTO

With this, the trade growth is below the 12-year average of 2.6 per cent since the trade collapse that followed the global financial crisis in 2008

Where in the world is the IMF?

It is not a central player today as the world deals with inflation and financial instability and countries hurtle towards debt crisis. It must be revamped and strengthened to play that role

Sensex crashes over 900pts intra-day: 5 factors behind Monday's market rout

Analysts attribute fallout in domestic equities due to investors' fear of a domino effect after the collapse of big financial institutions in the US, and Europe

Assessing contagion: 'Little, then lottle', like ketchup coming out of bottle

In every systemic crisis, there are initial soothing noises from regulators and commentators: There won't be contagion. Except that eventually there is contagion more often than not, writes T N Ninan

A matter of governance: When independent directors call it quits midway

Most independent directors who quit do not explain why they are leaving before the end of their terms

ESMA deadlock: European regulator's interference unfortunate, says RBI DG

"Potential disruption to the forex markets can be serious"

Beyond Bali

India's presidency must make G20 more relevant

Asia Pacific region faces risks from global financial tightening: IMF

The Asia Pacific region is facing three main risks, including due to global financial tightening and a slowdown in China, according to an IMF official. Shanaka Jayanath Peiris, Division Chief of Regional Studies Division, Asia Pacific Department at the IMF, also said that currencies in the region have depreciated sharply while public debt ratios have increased. "We have identified three main risks to the region -- global financial tightening, Ukraine-Russia war, which has raised commodity prices, but (has) also slowed external demand particularly from Europe and the slowdown in China," Peiris told PTI. He was speaking on the sidelines of the NSEIMF Seminar on Regional Economic Outlook for Asia-Pacific here on Wednesday. At the seminar, he shared the IMF's views on the current risks that the Asian economies face and the implications for India. "We have revised down the (growth) forecast but India is still relatively a bright spot in the outlook for the region... we have 6.1 per cen

Credit Suisse to pay $495 mn to settle case linked to 2008 financial crisis

The Swiss bank said in a statement on Monday that it's "fully provisioned" for the payment, which will resolve claims tied to more than $10 billion in such securities