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Can banks survive negative rates, instability in global financial system?

The spread of unconventional monetary policies threatens to set off dangerous and unpredictable feedback loops

Can banks survive negative rates, instability in global financial system?
Updated On : 13 Sep 2019 | 11:24 AM IST

Shipping freight market defies ongoing trade war, global economic slowdown

Revival in iron ore exports from Brazil and Australia in last few months has helped improve the dry bulk segment

Shipping freight market defies ongoing trade war, global economic slowdown
Updated On : 08 Sep 2019 | 10:58 PM IST

Trade war damage piles weight onto consumers, fans global recession fears

Morgan Stanley economists are already warning that American consumers are all that stand in the way of a US contraction

Trade war damage piles weight onto consumers, fans global recession fears
Updated On : 04 Sep 2019 | 1:00 PM IST

Going beyond the central bank "put"

In essence, we are seeing the rollback of three decades of globalization-a period when goods and, to a lesser extent, people, moved with increasing freedom across the world

Going beyond the central bank "put"
Updated On : 31 Aug 2019 | 1:12 AM IST

'Slowbalisation': Will the slowing global economy be a boon or bane?

Some economists worry the world has passed 'peak globalisation'. But that could be good for the planet

'Slowbalisation': Will the slowing global economy be a boon or bane?
Updated On : 21 Aug 2019 | 10:23 AM IST

Majority of economists expect US recession in next 2 years: Survey

Only two per cent of the 226 respondents now see a recession this year, compared to 10 per cent in February's survey, NABE said

Majority of economists expect US recession in next 2 years: Survey
Updated On : 19 Aug 2019 | 10:54 AM IST

More signs of strain in Chinese economy as industrial output hits 17-yr low

Data also showed China's billion-strong army of consumers were showing signs of becoming more frugal

More signs of strain in Chinese economy as industrial output hits 17-yr low
Updated On : 14 Aug 2019 | 9:46 AM IST

India's exports battle amid US-China trade war: Explained in 7 charts

Several indicators point to a loss of momentum for the global economy

India's exports battle amid US-China trade war: Explained in 7 charts
Updated On : 12 Aug 2019 | 1:49 AM IST

What about Rochester?

The rise of megacities as centres of strong job creation is one of the defining characteristics of the twenty-first-century global economy

What about Rochester?
Updated On : 06 Aug 2019 | 1:07 AM IST

Commodity prices fall worldwide, falling rupee helps India market

Agri, metals, oil down, gold jump sharply reacting to global economic and geo political uncertainties

Commodity prices fall worldwide, falling rupee helps India market
Updated On : 06 Aug 2019 | 12:46 AM IST

Trump's decision to escalate trade war casts shadow over global economy

Here is weekly rundown of major global economic events

Trump's decision to escalate trade war casts shadow over global economy
Updated On : 04 Aug 2019 | 10:25 AM IST

Is economics enamoured by taboos?

Since the global financial crisis, there have been serious doubts about the theory that the economy functions best with invisible hand and it should not be jeopardised through government intervention

Is economics enamoured by taboos?
Updated On : 01 Aug 2019 | 9:51 PM IST

Global policy conundrum

More monetary accommodation can lead to higher risks

Global policy conundrum
Updated On : 30 Jul 2019 | 2:25 AM IST

Uncertain times ahead, EMs lack safety net: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

The general government debt of AEs as a group has surpassed 100 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), whereas the fiscal space is also constrained in many of these countries

Uncertain times ahead, EMs lack safety net: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das
Updated On : 27 Jul 2019 | 3:17 AM IST

These men are dangerous

Both the American president and the new British prime minister are leading deeply divided, polarised countries, uncertain about their future and agitated by strong populist currents

These men are dangerous
Updated On : 26 Jul 2019 | 2:06 AM IST

Singapore economy shrinks in Q2 as global trade woes worsen

The dismal figures were the latest signs that trade tensions between Washington and Beijing are having a major impact on export-reliant economies across the world.

Singapore economy shrinks in Q2 as global trade woes worsen
Updated On : 12 Jul 2019 | 11:32 AM IST

Global trade may suffer its worst year as US-China fight intensifies

Economists say a full-scale global trade war could push annual global economic expansion down to about 2% a year from now

Global trade may suffer its worst year as US-China fight intensifies
Updated On : 05 Jun 2019 | 6:18 PM IST

Global wealth of $2.1 trillion lost as US-China trade war simmers

The fall in India's m-cap is much higher than bigger peers such as the UK, France, Germany and Canada

Global wealth of $2.1 trillion lost as US-China trade war simmers
Updated On : 11 May 2019 | 12:46 AM IST

The world's most miserable economy has seven-figure inflation

The Bloomberg Misery Index relies on the age-old concept that low inflation and unemployment generally illustrate how good an economy's residents should feel

The world's most miserable economy has seven-figure inflation
Updated On : 19 Apr 2019 | 12:12 AM IST

Wary of trade war, G-20 chiefs say global economy to revive later this year

Global finance leaders gathered from the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank agree that the global economy has lost momentum this year

Wary of trade war, G-20 chiefs say global economy to revive later this year
Updated On : 13 Apr 2019 | 1:58 PM IST