Abheek Barua

The RBI need not match the Fed one-to-one but there seems little scope to take its foot off the gas

Investments suffered as companies were keen on repaying debt rather than taking fresh loans to add to capacity

The Economic Survey posits a clear development model to put India on a high-growth path

Instead of the average growth of 7 per cent that the official data shows in the period between 2011-12 and 2016-17, Arvind Subramanian's estimate is a meagre 4.5 per cent

The lack of "universality" becomes the biggest problem in any Universal Basic Income scheme since it raises the challenges of effective targeting

Political risk culminating from elections in the US and Latin America, and evolving right-wing populism in Europe could lead to substantial volatility

If the dollar bottoms out and the ECB, BoE bring in tighter monetary policies, emerging markets could head south

Low crude prices have led to a drop in remittances to India from the diaspora in the Gulf region

In this world of new 'normals', going past gauges of overvaluation might just be a lost cause

Whether Regional Cooperation and Economic Partnership will lead to similar gains is questionable

RBI sees rise in demand on the back of cheaper borrowing as a risk for inflation going forward

Its statement reinforces the market's belief that fiscal policy would become more expansionary under the Trump administration and inflation would harden in 2017

If Donald Trump throws all caution to the wind, the fairly valued rupee might become a casualty

Trade protectionism, criticism of the Fed and the utter disdain for regulation - Donald Trump's views are a cause for anxiety

Markets may have reacted too sharply and taken every word of Trump's campaign rhetoric at face value

The two US presidential contenders from rival parties have flip-flopped on issues related to India World money

Evidence suggests that emerging markets are going the way of the developed world and the days of turbo-charged growth are over

OPEC's move to cut output has pushed up oil prices. From here it could go either way: oil could reach $100/barrel or an analysis of demand and supply might follow

A new Pew survey finds most citizens upbeat about the economy and the country's future. Yet, there is some dissonance in the responses

With Fed set to raise rates, Bank of Japan waffling and European Central Bank in an introspective mood, the end of super-easy money policy might happen soon