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The US has long followed a trend of punishing savers and rewarding borrowers. Hence, as Covid disrupted jobs and the economy, the citizens found themselves without a nest egg to fall back on

Govts initially downplayed the need for masks for fear of shortage

Corporate recovery hinges on how well the virus is handled, a strong economic stimulus and willingness of banks to lend

Housing for workers was overlooked in the post-liberalisation era. Absence of a home has compounded their alienation

I hear it’s now called ‘shirking from home’…You may well jest. The concept of ‘working from home’ (WFH, or telework) predates the Covid-19 pandemic; ...

The Centre can still consider a plethora of conventional means to make its stimulus effective and ramp up an ailing economy

Its record is attributed to low urbanisation and sparse testing

Excess oil sans storage capacity in Gulf nations, plus the compulsions of futures trading, resulted in the rather baffling denouement of negative prices

Decision taken by the AAR in the Clay Craft case suggest that the law is moving dangerously closer to taxing some employer-employee transactions

By blocking a proposal for the IMF to issue new Special Drawing Rights, the two have denied developing countries much-needed liquidity at a time of extreme economic distress

With the govt machinery stretched, civil society across the country has stepped in to feed the hungry and the displaced

As a part of its Stimulus 2.0 to deepen the availability of credit, India’s Central bank recently announced an increase in the Ways and Means Advances ...

Instead of bickering, major global powers — the US, China, Russia and the EU — must join hands to deal with the virus

Oil is at record lows, but this situation may not last long

Retail investors bought into the pitch for long-term equity investing, but what is the MF industry doing for a better return experience?

Its multilateral bodies are short on vision and too dependent on financial powers to take charge, as the pandemic recedes

Is this about access to information technology during the pandemic?Yes and more. If you have been observing the growth and spread of Covid-19 and the ...

During times of crisis like Covid-19, the needy shouldn’t be asked to furnish ID proof to get subsidised food

Whether it’s countries or corporations, everyone must go back to the drawing board

The Covid-19 crisis has rendered workers vulnerable. They must organise

Countries have been following different paths in easing the lockdown. India has quite a few models to choose from

Market watchdog SEBI recently trimmed the cut-off timings temporarily for mutual funds to accept redemption or subscription requests. The decision ...