Pressure mounts on emerging markets
Global investors are unwinding their bets on local currency bonds, a trend that could potentially put pressure on central banks to raise interest rates. This...
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Can India replace China as the engine of global growth?
China is slowing down, and Western governments increasingly see it as a rival rather than an economic partner. Along its southwest border, another booming economy...
American producers major beneficiaries of sanctions on Russian oil
The United States is the primary beneficiary of sanctions on Russian and Venezuelan oil. American oil exports have set five new monthly records since Western...
Challenging time for the Indian economy
Indian households are saving less than they have in half a century. According to the Reserve Bank of India, household net savings in 2022-23 accounted...
The Indian Central Bank adopts a hawkish stance with a surprise bond plan
The Reserve Bank of India has adopted a hawkish policy stance, stating that inflation remains too high and that it might take measures to absorb...
Oil and the Dollar, a Dangerous Mix for Global Growth
Can the global economy withstand a $100 per barrel oil price next year? Because a triple-digit price wouldn’t just mean higher energy prices but also...
The BRICS Bloc: A Future Giant is Born
The term “BRIC” was coined in 2001 by economist Jim O’Neill at Goldman Sachs Group to highlight the strong growth rates in Brazil, Russia, India,...
India: a world of opportunity or a new systematic risk
The Rupee is on the brink of setting a new record low against the dollar, yet the Indian currency is faring much better than the...
A liquidity crisis in India sends interbank funding rates skyrocketing
The weighted average call rate, a day-to-day funding rate set by the central bank, rose to 6.78%, above the upper band of interest rates of...