Economy News

Buffett rubbishes Modern Monetary Theory that opposes taxes, govt borrowing

Berkshire Hathaway boss joins economists trashing MMT that advocates printing currency to sustain government expenses.

Mar 16, 2019

Shock defaults push $108-billion bond market to chaos reminiscent of 2009 crash

Sales of rupee-designated corporate bonds plunge to pre-2016 levels as effects of IL&FS crisis sink in amid rising election uncertainties driving up the spreads of top-rated 10-year corporate paper to highest levels since the global financial meltdown.

Mar 15, 2019

Mukesh Ambani's Rs 13,000-crore win-win pipeline deal with Brookfield

Indian billionaire's company retains the right to acquire equity in Brookfield-promoted pipeline company while getting a significant share of earnings from the 1,400 km gas transit infrastructure.

Mar 15, 2019

RBI to take foreign exchange swap route to boost liquidity before elections

Minimum bid size of $25 million with multiples of $1 million thereafter fixed for the swap which could take care of liquidity needs before the budget proposals are implemented.

Mar 14, 2019

Banking stocks continue rally; HDFC Bank hits 52-week high

Yes Bank leads the banking bulls after global investment firm Deutsche Bank revised its price target for the stock upwards to 300 from 280 earlier; RIL hits a 52-week high.

Mar 14, 2019

BSNL fails to pay 1.76 lakh employees in February; FY19 losses could top Rs 8,000 crore

The public sector telecom provider has not got Department of Telecom nod to raise a bank loan to meet wage bill while revenues have stagnated amid rising operational expenses.

Mar 13, 2019

Bulls return to D-Street, climbing 1,000 points in March amid gaining traction

Experts expect long rally on the back of optimism over Narendra Modi's brightening prospects of return to power and avid buying by foreign institutional investors

Mar 12, 2019

BJP-Sena alliance on slippery ground as centre pushes $44-bn Ratnagiri project

India and Saudi Arabia decide to go ahead with petroleum complex on Maharashtra coast stalled by Shiv Sena-backed villagers' protests

Mar 11, 2019

ArcelorMittal's Rs 42,000-crore offer for Essar Steel faces more hurdles

Ruias may approach the appellate tribunal pushing the case of their Rs 54,389-crore debt resolution plan that lost to ArcelorMittal's offer

Mar 9, 2019

Startups cheer as rule changes ease path for receiving new investments

CBDT clarifies relief like an increase in the limit to Rs 25 crore and raising of benefit period to 10 years will be available from February 19

Mar 8, 2019

ED may recover 'fraudulently gained' wealth from Chanda Kochhar and family

Investigation allegedly reveals funds that ICICI Bank sanctioned to Videocon group were routed to husband Deepak Kochhar's firms.

Mar 7, 2019

Mukesh Ambani's e-commerce foray: Shoppers hope for high-volt Diwali fireworks

E-commerce industry relishes the prospect of intense competition with Reliance Retail's entry into the market space already lit up by the intense rivalry between Amazon and Flipkart.

Mar 7, 2019

Cross-border insolvency law changes to boost ease of doing business in India

A separate section in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) modelled after international best practices will help partners in foreign tie-ups

Mar 5, 2019

No Indian 'retaliation' to Trump decision to curtail duty-free trade benefits

The removal of India from countries enjoying the generalised system of preferences (GSP) list will mainly hit $5.6 billion duty-free exports of agricultural and handicraft products.

Mar 5, 2019

Traders eye bullish turn as border tensions recede, US-China trade wars ease

Indian markets are closed on Monday but are expected to respond positively amid improving chances for Modi government's return and global cues.

Mar 4, 2019