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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. 2024 has been an eventful year from the point of view of economists who spent time changing forecasts and guessing moves of various central banks. Ten themes stand out that may have led Shakespeare to remind us that “all the world’s a stage," and all the men and women merely players.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The recently concluded Monetary Policy Review reiterated the concern of high CPI inflation and recommended keeping the repo rate unchanged. This review, however, marked an interesting increase in dissent within the policy committee: Two of the three non-Reserve Bank of India (RBI) members voted for a reduction in rates.

domestic funds are able to effectively counter selling bouts by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) as and when they occur. Will that continue in 2025? Would domestic funds be able to keep buying amid rising valuations and slowing retail investments as is visible from the trend in systematic investment plan (SIP) schemes?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Climate change is no longer just affecting lives. It’s hurting the economy more than ever before, whether through extreme heat or rain bringing down farm output and driving up prices, or making countries adopt cross-border tariffs to factor in the costs of carbon reduction.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As the threats posed by climate change escalate, countries are having to navigate the challenge of balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability. India, with its large population and rising economic stature, is poised at the vanguard of this endeavour.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indians are opting to fly premium more often, especially on metros routes, as they seek better experiences and business travel grows. That's sent fares for such seats on aircraft soaring through the roof.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: In October, India reached an important milestone in its green energy ambitions: an installed renewable energy capacity of 203.18 GW.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After two consecutive quarters of sluggish economic growth, policymakers and economists are banking on a turnaround in the second half of the fiscal year, driven by increased government spending, a boost from the ongoing festive season, and resilient rural consumption.

American consumers are feeling less confident in December, a business research group says

Vladimir Putin is willing to deal with Donald Trump to discuss and end the war in Ukraine. Or at least that's what Trump told us Putin told him. If true, this could be a big step forward since the outbreak of hostilities and ensuing Western sanctions.

Trump tariffs are coming. What sort of cataclysmic damage they will inflict on the world economy is on everyone's mind. Will there be trade wars? Will these tariffs stoke inflation? Will they severely restructure global supply chains? Would they shrink global trade and, consequently, the world economy?

The U.S. job market has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, from one characterized by record levels of employee turnover to one in which there is little churn.

It was a special year for Montreal-based National Bank of Canada, given that the country’s sixth-largest lender beat analysts’ expectations every quarter in this fiscal year, topped its all-time share price high and dominated headlines with its bid to take over Edmonton-based Canadian Western Bank (CWB).

Donald Trump is suggesting that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal

Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget for 2025 in February, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has put forward a compelling case for reenergising India’s Priority Sector Lending (PSL) framework.

Jyotivardhan Jaipuria, Founder & MD, Valentis Advisors, expects markets to consolidate in a range for the next few months and that will help bring valuations to the fair value zone. Talking about key trigger ponts to take the market higher, Jaipuria says accelerating government spending could benefit the economy. Favorable monsoon conditions have led to a successful crop yield, increasing farmers' income and spending. Additionally, the recent CRR cut by RBI will inject around Rs 1 lakh crore into the financial system, likely boosting earnings in the upcoming March quarter. In this market, he is focusing on financials and pharma stocks. Markets have been quite volatile for the last three months. We have seen a sharp fall. We have recovered from the lowest that we had seen, but we are still considerably away from the high levels of 2024. Are the valuations reasonable enough for investors to put in their money or is it more consolidation going forward? Jyotivardhan Jaipuria: When we are looking at the fall over the last three months, what we remember is that the market had a sharper rally this year than for the last three-four years.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The year 2024 kept governments across the world on tenterhooks, with more than 60 countries, including India, holding elections, injecting uncertainty about how the outcomes would shape future fiscal, monetary, and trade policies. The Indian economy faced several challenges in 2024, from slowing growth to stubborn inflation to risks associated with personal loan growth.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of the Panama Canal, accusing the Panamanian government of charging excessive shipping tolls to use the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. “We’re being ripped off at the Panama Canal like we’re being ripped off everywhere else," Trump said at a conservative conference in Phoenix on Sunday, demanding the return of the state-run canal to the U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Some are calling it a “Lost Decade." More than 10 years into the Xi Jinping era, it has become clear that much of China’s growth under his watch was driven by unsustainable borrowing, real estate speculation and investments in factories and infrastructure the country didn’t really need. Difficult reforms that could have unlocked more durable growth, such as steps to increase consumer spending, were neglected in favor of policies designed to bolster Communist Party control.

Russian Railways JSC — the state-owned carrier responsible for all rail transport throughout the country — last week approved a 30% cut in its investment program for next year amid soaring borrowing costs, news agency Tass reported, citing the transportation minister. An increase in war-related cargoes is also compounding existing bottlenecks, while sanctions weigh on cross-border payments. Those factors, along with longstanding logistical issues, are slowing the transport of goods like coal and aluminum.