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Abheek Barua: Rates will rise slowly, and late

A close reading of the credit policy shows the RBI sees monetary policy as an offset to structural imbalances

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: Risk-on in a sweet spot

Most risky asset markets are enjoying one of their best starts to the year in over a decade

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: Can we ignore the US fisc?

The outlook is just as bad as that of some of the peripheral euro-zone states

Abheek Barua: 2012-13 - Annus horribilis?

Unlike with earlier bad monsoons, other sectors aren't prepared to make up for weak rural demand this time

Abheek Barua: The great Indian labour trick

India needs to change its focus from reforming labour law's exit provisions to enhancing the supply of labour

Abheek Barua: Stability matters, not just inflation

As Europe spirals into crisis, India's central bank must prepare to infuse liquidity

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: Some unpleasant forex arithmetic

Much depends on what percentage of the $2.5 bn funding gap RBI absorbs by supplying dollars

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: Markets back to square one

The onus is once again on ECB and the Fed to resurrect the financial system. Will they play ball?

Abheek Barua: The new normal for growth

The RBI has benchmarked trend growth at 7.5 per cent. That means India's potential has declined

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: Preparing for Europe's Lehman moment

IMF says Asia's banking systems are insulated. But there's much to learn from the 2008 crisis

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: The rupee: shifting sands

Concerns about India's domestic problems have added to the pressure from global factors

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: Advantage, dollar

Sustained dollar weakness is unlikely in 2012

Abheek Barua: The debate about growth and deficits

The RBI opts for growth. That's probably the right call, given Europe's experience

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: The rupee - Too cheap to fall?

The rupee is not the sole currency to come under significant selling pressure, many of other emerging market currencies have also weakened in recent weeks

Abheek Barua: Setting a rupee band

The RBI should develop a plan for forex markets without worrying about its inflation-fighting reputation

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: Is the euro revival temporary?

It's hard to see the currency sustaining its rally in the medium term

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: Central banks to the rescue?

Monetary authorities can't intervene limitlessly to resolve crises

Abheek Barua: A Budget for credibility

It's workmanlike, earnest and devoid of flashiness. But will it work?

Abheek Barua: The mystery of the falling rupee

The rupee is now undervalued, so appreciation might be around the corner

Abheek Barua & Shivom Chakravarti: Deconstructing debt

A recent working paper arrives at quantitative thresholds beyond which debt goes from being 'good' to 'bad'