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The story behind GDP growth in the first quarter

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for April to June has come in at 7.8%. This is the highest in four quarters. What drove this growth -a measure of how well an economy is ... Read More


The story behind India's Q1 GDP growth

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for April to June has come in at 7.8%. This is the highest in four quarters. What drove this growth -a measure of how well an economy is ... Read More


Quantitative tightening stirs up headwinds for economic growth

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Jerome Powell, chairperson of the US Federal Reserve, has reiterated the Fed's commitment to bringing down inflation to its preferred level of 2%. "We must keep at it until the j... Read More


Why the ghost of Lehman still haunts us

Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- On 15 September, it will be 15 years since Lehman Brothers-the fourth largest investment bank in the world-declared bankruptcy. To control the economic aftermath of the bankruptcy ... Read More


The trouble with having too many bank accounts

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Around a month back, I was helping a close friend file his father's income tax return. During the process of putting together the information required to file the return, we real... Read More


Retail investors should temper their infatuation with small caps

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Small cap equity mutual funds (MFs) have seen a net inflow of Rs.15,108 crore between April and July this year. Small cap MFs largely invest in small cap stocks. These are stocks... Read More


RBI's inflation targeting: it may not be easy to do

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Retail inflation in July came in at a 15-month high of 7.44%. A forecast of a 6.50% print in a Mint poll of 19 economists was knocked out by a huge jump in vegetable prices in ge... Read More


RBI's inflation targeting: Challenges ahead

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Retail inflation in July came in at a 15-month high of 7.44%. A forecast of a 6.50% print in a Mint poll of 19 economists was knocked out by a huge jump in vegetable prices in ge... Read More


All's not well on the goods trade front

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- In July, goods exports fell by around 16% to $32.3 billion. This is the sixth consecutive month in which goods exports have fallen. Along similar lines, goods imports fell by 17%... Read More


Challenges in India's goods trade persist, as July exports, imports decline

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- In July, goods exports fell by around 16% to $32.3 billion. This is the sixth consecutive month in which goods exports have fallen. Along similar lines, goods imports fell by 17%... Read More