Page 22 - Economy & Policy Analysis

G20 avoids commitment on free trade - a climb-down from 2017

Despite President Trump and President Xi's dinner meetings in which they promised to take no further measures in the new year, the concluding communique of the summit was not encouraging

The Rs 1 billion blockbuster club: At last, Amitabh Bachchan is a member

Thugs of Hindostan cost Rs 3 billion to produce, but netted Rs 1.5 billion. Whereas Badhaai Ho, a film that cost Rs 290 million, helped Ayushmann Khurrana make a surprise entry to the club

Crude oil prices have overshot to the downside: Paul Hickin of Platts

It is almost as if the oil market is waiting for a catalyst to trigger a rebound

Free enterprise nation: Innovation gets capitalism working in the US again

Capitalism in the US benefits from established bankruptcy law, relatively low taxes, and the protection of intellectual property.

Down under, 'King' Kohli is thunder: Why Aussies are going gaga over Virat

The Indian skipper's exploits apart, the broadcasters may have little choice: With local stars Smith and Warner banned, they might grab some eye balls by creating excitement around the visiting star

PM Jan Arogya Yojana a game-changer, but it will face these huge challenges

Anil Swarup, who retired as Union HRD secretary earlier this year, explains the strengths of the programme and the biggest challenges it faces

Aftermath of Aasia Bibi verdict: When Imran govt yielded to hooligans

PM Imran Khan's tough stance against miscreants turns out to be a damp squib, with no arrests made, no actions taken and, worse, the govt signs a quasi surrender deal with protestors

Transfer of RBI revaluation reserves can give deflationary shock to economy

Such a transfer can deliver an unintended cataclysmic deflationary shock to the real economy, driving interest rates way too high, and leading to a massive collapse in output and employment

'See a bright future for markets in Samvat 2075 amid the current gloom'

Amidst this gloom, we stick our neck out and see the Nifty at 12,800 levels by Samvat 2075-end, says V K Sharma of HDFC Securities

'After underperformance, gold is now witnessing the start of next bull run'

We expect that lack of global cues could keep volatility low for gold, but on domestic bourses, prices could continue to gain on weakness in rupee.

'Economy is facing several pools of uncertainty'

Looking forward, it does appear that GDP growth will move towards the 7.5% mark with a downside risk in case the present liquidity crunch affects prospective investment.

Sabarimala: Ban on women fails four key tests of constitutional morality

Excluding menstruating women from the shrine also violates Article 17 -- the Constitutional provision prohibiting untouchability

The statue of unity: Can it become the new magnet of tourism for India?

History shows that once-in-a-lifetime structures like the Statue of Unity create opportunities around them, especially in tourism, that create a positive return on investment in just a few decades

Airpocalypse: Band-aid solutions won't fix Delhi's grave air problem

The government is aware of steps that it needs to take to fix this problem, but has not done what is needed to fix this public health emergency

Air purifiers to fight Delhi pollution: When the state abandons public good

There are certain indispensable tasks of the state, rather than it being the mai-baap of all domains

Investors can either get overwhelmed and panic or hunt for opportunities

The marketmen latched on to the narrative that India did not prosper due to the misdeeds of the past government, but going ahead we should get back on track with the proposed reforms

What makes telemedicine the next big mover in the Indian healthcare space

Apart from lab services, diagnosis and second opinions from super specialists, telemedicine even offers long-distance ICU services to the remotest corners of the country today

Q2FY19 preview: IT firms to report higher sequential EBIT margin on Re fall

The top five IT firms are likely to post 1 per cent to +2 per cent QoQ growth in US dollar revenue (0.5 per cent - 3.3 per cent QoQ in CC terms), with TCS likely to lead the pack.

Q2FY19 preview: NBFCs' medium-term challenges to stay; not yet time for buy

Asset quality for NBFCs has so far been under control, but a sharp rise in interest can start having some issues with interest servicing capability of borrowers

RBI surprises with status quo on key rates, less concern on currency

Docile food inflation would mean that the MSP has not worked and this is where the irony lies