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RBI policy: A cut in rate was expected; a cut in GDP growth target was not

The cut in GDP projection for FY20 is curious because it is also an admission that these 135 bps cuts in interest rates will not have a major impact on growth this year

August economic activity worse than 2008 financial crisis, says Nomura

GDP growth in Q2 may dip below 5%; full-year forecast of 6% gets riskier, it says

25 richest Indians now have net worth equal to 10% of the country's GDP

Mukesh Ambani tops the list of high net worth individuals. Most of the wealth is inherited

How're corporation tax cuts going to be financed? Is this helicopter money?

Slashing the government's take from corporate profits to 25.2 per cent from 34.9 per cent has given a boost to stock-market sentiment

100 days of Modi 2.0: Glut of bad news on economy belies reform hopes

Days after the new Modi government was sworn-in, the benchmark indices climbed to all-time highs

Old troubles mar new term: A status check of Modi govt's 100 days

The first-quarter GDP data showed the economy losing steam

Gauging economic activity

Lag in official data results in delayed response

Manufacturing growth in August falls to 15-month low, sales slow down

PMI survey says competitive pressures and challenging market conditions restricting growth.

25-quarter low GDP growth to hit bank earnings, increase asset quality pain

Besides recent corporate slippages, slowdown would impact unsecured retail loans, farm and micro finance loans, commercial real estate and NBFCs and poorly-rated corporates with risk of downgrades

Govt lost political capital in getting RBI funds but gained very little

In retrospect, the government's move to get more RBI funds for itself has paid it no dividend

GDP shocker: At 5%, Indian economy grows slowest in over six years

Nominal growth at sub-8%, lowest in 17 years

Manufacturing growth dips to 0.6% over slackening demand, global headwinds

A persisting liquidity crisis in the MSME added to the manufacturing sector's woes

New speed breaker on India's road to $ 5 trn economy; NHAI's mounting debt

NHAI's debt has increased seven-fold in the past five years

Govt should use funds from RBI to stimulate economy, says ADB chief

The visiting ADB president supported the RBI's approval to the fund transfer and said the country should come up with more such ideas to support growth

RBI's bonanza is an umbrella to a govt that denied existence of clouds

The central bank is coming to its rescue, and without running any immediate risk of exposure to its own credibility

Deepening manufacturing slump puts Germany on the brink of recession

Economic momentum has stalled for the past year, and there are few signs the situation will improve any time soon

ANZ Banking Group slashes India's GDP growth forecast to 6.2% in 2019-20

The forecasts all badly lag the government's longer-term target of getting the economy humming at rates above 8%

Rate cuts to continue

Further rate cuts are contingent on the non-banking financial company sector recovery prospect

Unlike other UTs, Jammu & Kashmir to get funds from Centre's divisible pool

Resources for other UTs are allotted from the central government's coffers

Three contradictions that hobble Modi govt's response to economic slowdown

The Modi regime wants a bigger role for the government but it does not have the comfort of having enough financial resources