Satyajit Das

The ability to maintain this inherently unstable equilibrium remains the key to the prospects of advanced economies

Theorists and central bankers are animated about forward guidance. But increasing reliance on the same is drawing unwanted focus on the limitation of central banking instruments and policy

The ECB programme is a tactical bluff in the long poker game to buy time in the hope that growth, inflation and some structural reforms restore the euro zone's fortunes

European rates do not reflect fundamental factors, but merely the effect of massive liquidity injections from the European Central Bank designed to counter identified problems

Monetary stimulus packages have driven a desperate dash for trash globally, threatening financial stability

The Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh last year was a modern-day symptom of the same impulses that drove colonial empires: the search for cheap resources, labour and ready markets

The failure to implement better safety measures for workers can be traced to the rigours of the global supply chain