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Warning signs for global recovery as Delta variant dims outlook

Coinciding with a resurgence in the Delta variant of COVID-19, markets may be sending alarm signals about the global economic outlook,

EU proposes watchdog to halt firms supporting criminals, terrorists

Europe came under pressure to step up enforcement of its anti-money laundering rules

IMF urges countries to move from economic rescue to growth-oriented reforms

Improved competition policy frameworks such as those being debated in Europe and the United States can reduce the concentration of market power among a few firms

Global growth boom may disappoint, says Morgan Stanley's Ruchir Sharma

Sharma, who is the author of bestsellers including "Breakout Nations" in 2012 and "The Rise and Fall of Nations" in 2016, isn't predicting a global bust

World shares steady, US yields hover near lows ahead of fresh data

MSCI's broadest gauge of global shares was flat in European trading, broadly unchanged on the week, buoyed by early gains across most European markets, with Britain's FTSE 100 up 0.4%.

Milk to pork: How the rising cost of food is sweeping around the world

Food prices have always been cyclical, and most agricultural futures are now off their peaks from early May

Global boom in house prices becomes a dilemma for central banks

Withdrawing stimulus too slowly risks inflating real estate further and worsening financial stability concerns in the longer term

G20 warns of risks to global recovery from coronavirus variants

The G20 gathering in the Italian city of Venice was the ministers' first face-to-face meeting since the start of the pandemic

The Trumpian roots of the chip crisis

The US is still paying the price of tantrum-based trade policy

IMF board backs $650 bn reserves distribution, targets end-Aug completion

G20 members to back carbon pricing role for the first time in the climate fight

Analysis-A fine mess: Weak inflation prompts a global central bank reset

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is an article of faith among central bankers that the decisions they make about how much money to create and what interest rate to charge for it will determine the rate of inflation - at least over moderate lengths of time.

Food, the switch and the wardrobe

Opening up in the US may switch spending to services and wardrobe restocking, and de-stock overflowing pantries

Gaps in tax reform

Details of new global agreement will need to be scrutinised

Best of BS Opinion: Gaps in tax reform, mapping recovery, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

Unequal access to vaccines skews global recovery: IMF chief economist

Right now what we are seeing is highly unequal access to vaccinations, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath

Global economy can lose $4 trillion due to Covid impact on tourism: UNCTAD

The crash in international tourism due to coronavirus pandemic can cause a loss of more than four trillion dollars to the global GDP for the years 2020 and 2021, according to an UNCTAD report

Japan expresses concern over economic security amid US-China rivalry

Japanese government said that it should diversify suppliers and cooperate with the US and other countries to protect supply chains as a way to improve economic security amid increased US-China rivalry

The limits of central banking 'toolkit'

The change in the Fed's forecast and a possible shift in policy is perhaps a good time to review how central banks - including the RBI - responded to the crisis, and debate future possibilities

Vaccine economics: Only pros, no cons

Vaccines are an amazing deal. Use the market to deliver more, more quickly

Fed will not raise rates on inflation fears alone, says Jerome Powell

Fed will watch broad set of labor market data, says Powell