Page 2 - Kunal Kumar Kundu

Stop blaming gold, economic mismanagement responsible for falling rupee

The Reserve Bank of India's liquidity-tightening measures are no match against sheer economic mismanagement

WPI: A poor gauge of inflation

Question is should WPI-based inflation be an important input for monetary policy decision?

IIP: Telltale evidence of demand destruction

The threat of tapering

Recovery in the US economy is still too shaky to turn off the QE tap

High inflation squeezes budget of households

Urban expenditure as % of rural expenditure

Curse of Indian youth: Vanishing job opportunities

Euro banks: The elephants in the room

With non-performing loans rising, European banks may be forced to reduce their India exposure, putting more pressure on the rupee

Easing inflation fails to bring cheer to corporate India

Indian companies say the easing brings little cheer, despite the fact that their input costs have been falling

Industrial production dogged by data issues

However, the good story ended here. A sub-two per cent growth rate was lower than the market expectation of around 2.5% growth

Rupee going strong for 60

All indicators point to a further steady weakening

PMI data show IIP may throw up unpleasant surprise

Rising inventory a bad news for growth story

India has a problem with inequality, and it won't be solved easily

Why government policy and jobless growth have let inequality worsen in recent times

Leveraging for stability

India's forex reserves are so heavily dependant on external borrowing that any rating downgrade would demand higher interest rates

Why India deserves a rating upgrade

Not because the government thinks so; but relative to some Eastern European countries, it certainly does