Page 4 - Fiscal Stimulus

In the right direction

The fresh stimulus package should help boost sentiment

Sensex, Nifty snap 8-session winning run despite new stimulus steps

Lacklustre global cues and a weakening rupee further weig­hed on sentiment, traders said. After dropping 466.12 points during the day, Sensex ended 236.48 points or 0.54 per cent lower at 43,357.19

Stimulus package: Govt may stick to Rs 12-trillion market borrowing target

Fertiliser subsidy will be biggest cost head at Rs 65,000 crore. Housing for all under PM Awas Yojana will cost an extra Rs 18,000 cr

Modi govt leaving no stone unturned to make India self-reliant: Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday said the Modi government's timely decisions and effective last mile delivery are leaving no stone unturned to make India self-reliant.

Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 to boost sentiment and solidify economic revival

The package offers a variety of measures to boost capital spending and infra investment, incentivise job creation and also provide support to the farm and non-farm portion of the rural economy

IMF asks G20 countries to increase fiscal spending on Covid-19 crisis

The IMF last month forecast a 2020 global contraction of 4.4% and a return to growth of 5.2% in 2021, but warned that the situation remained dire and governments should not withdraw stimulus premature

Wait for holistic response for stressed sectors: Finance secretary

AJAY BHUSHAN PANDEY talks about the Budget, revenue collection, and the goods and services tax (GST) compensation mechanism

A new global debt crisis

China's role as lender has complicated relief efforts

Asian indices fall as coronavirus cases surge; Wall Street declines

Stock benchmarks fell in Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul. Tokyo was flat. Shanghai recovered from early losses to edge higher

Concerns over US fiscal stimulus, Covid-19 surge roil global markets

Sensex drops 540 points; Wall Street's indices deep in the red

Best of BS Opinion: Ladakh standoff, overriding the Constitution, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Why the government is not spending

Given the level of economic decline, it is reasonable to expect the government to significantly increase spending and support economic activity

Barking up the wrong tree

Strengthening the revenue forecasting system will yield better results than fixing deficit targets within a range

Deep Dive with AKB: Facts you should know if you plan to avail LTC facility

Nirmala Sitharaman recently announced a two-pronged stimulus package to step up capital expenditure and stimulate consumer demand

Markets on edge as pandemic resurgence meets US fiscal stimulus hopes

Oil prices and Asian stocks slid, but European stocks recovered in morning trading after sharp losses the day before

Asian indices decline on US stimulus package uncertainty ahead of polls

Wall Street's benchmark S&P500 had dropped 0.7 per cent on Wednesday, after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he and congressional leaders were "far apart" on a new aid for the struggling economy

Govt's fresh stimulus to boost demand will push economic activity: Niti VC

The multiplier effects of the package are expected to be multiples of the original amount, and higher economic activity would be sustained in the coming period, Kumar said

RBI governor urges bond market to cooperate, announces outright OMO support

While not exactly announcing an OMO calendar for secondary-market bond purchases, the OMO size has been doubled to Rs 20,000 crore in each operation

Now is not the time for stimulus

Next fiscal package must await fall in inflation

Global stock markets retreat after Donald Trump tests Covid-positive

While Trump was said to be experiencing only mild symptoms, his diagnosis adds to gloomy developments around the virus as big cities once again turn into hotspots.