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TERMS OF TRADE: The world is fighting for the future, we are fighting the past

India, April 18 -- When the socialist block led by the Soviet Union collapsed around the beginning of the 1990s, Francis Fukuyama (in) famously declared the 'end of history', a hubris driven proclamat... Read More


WTO: Trump's tariffs will shrink global trade

New Delhi, April 17 -- Donald Trump's tariffs, as of April 14, will force a 0.2% contraction by volume in global trade in 2025, the latest Global Trade Outlook released by the World Trade Organization... Read More


FY25 retail inflation at 4.6% lowest since FY19

India, April 16 -- New Delhi Retail inflation, as measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 4.6% in fiscal year 2024-25, the lowest since 2018-19 when it was 3.4%, vindicating the unambiguous pro-gr... Read More


Trump tariffs will lead to a contraction in global trade: WTO

India, April 16 -- Donald Trump's tariffs, as of April 14, will force a 0.2% contraction by volume in global trade in 2025, the latest Global Trade Outlook released by the World Trade Organisation on ... Read More


Terms of Trade: Why the world is missing the Soviet Union

India, April 11 -- Lest the headline scandalizes you, this is not an apology for the Soviet Union or its centrally (and badly) planned economy and gulags. So please indulge me. The world, rather two ... Read More


Number Theory: US-Vietnam circuit trade and tariff trouble

India, April 10 -- Stock markets and economic analysts across the world are having a meltdown in the aftermath of Donald Trump slapping tariffs on the entire world. The tariffs announced by Trump are ... Read More


Number Theory: Donald Trump's rational politics and irrational economics

India, April 9 -- Donald Trump assumed his second presidency as the darling of corporate America. Even before he was elected, some of the biggest names on Wall Street and in corporate America backed T... Read More


Number Theory: How will tariffs hit India in the medium term?

India, April 7 -- By announcing tariffs on all countries Donald Trump has delivered a seismic shock to the global economy as we know it today. It remains to be seen whether Trump continues these tarif... Read More


Number Theory: US has a problem and tariffs will not solve it

India, April 4 -- "It's our declaration of economic independence.For years, hard-working American citizens were forced to sit on the sidelines as other nations got rich and powerful, much of it at our... Read More


Trump tariffs: What it means for different countries

India, April 4 -- On face value, Lesotho is the worst affected country by Trump's tariffs announced yesterday. The country will now face an adjusted reciprocal tariff of 50% from the US, which is the ... Read More