World economy
RBI’s Rajan calls for global pact to end ‘exchange rate rigging’
22 Mar 2016
Central banks in developed countries find various ways to justify their expansionist monetary policies, but fail to acknowledge the effect of their transmission through the exchange rate mechanism
President Obama lands in Cuba, creates history
21 Mar 2016
Barack Obama on Sunday became the first US president in 88 years to visit Cuba, touching down in Havana for a landmark trip aimed at ending decades of Cold War animosity
US Steel to cut 770 jobs, idle 3 US plants
21 Mar 2016
Tumultuous 2016 Republican campaign a phenomenon long in the making
21 Mar 2016
America's political polarization can be attributed to the widening policy differences between the parties, the lessening influence of those parties on the nomination process, and a fractured Republican base, Stanford researcher Tobias Konitzer, tells Clifton Parker
Lula can’t be minister, rules top Brazilian judge
19 Mar 2016
In a move likely to inflame tensions between the judiciary and Brazil's government, a Supreme Court judge said President Dilma Rousseff's decision to name Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva her chief of staff appeared designed to shelter him from charges of money laundering
Obama backs Clinton; Republicans say ‘no Trump’
18 Mar 2016
As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump surge forward in the US presidential race, President Barack Obama has thrown his weight behind Clinton
Trump warns of riots if denied Republican nomination
17 Mar 2016
US Republican front-runner Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of riots if he is denied the party's presidential nomination after a string of primary election victories, raising the temperature even further in a highly charged White House race
Clinton, Trump strengthen leads, Rubio drops out
16 Mar 2016
With another ‘super Tuesday out of the way, Democrat Hillary Clinton needs only one-thirds of the remaining delegates to secure her nomination, while Republican rival Donald Trump needs about half
Rich using farm land to evade tax: Jaitley
16 Mar 2016
Between 2007-08 and 2015-16, a total of 2,746 entities and individuals declared agricultural income of above Rs1 crore, although they do not earn their living as farmers, Jaitley stated
Indian students are smart, we need them: Trump
16 Mar 2016
Suu Kyi aide Htin Kyaw elected Myanmar's first civilian president since '62
15 Mar 2016
Myanmar's parliament elected a close friend and confidant of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as President on Tuesday, making Htin Kyaw the country's first head of state since the 1960s who does not hail from a military background
Merkel on back foot as far-right AfD makes major gains
14 Mar 2016
The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party looked set to get a foothold in three regional parliements even as Chancellor Angela Merkel hammers out a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants
World Bank needs to change with global economy: Modi
12 Mar 2016
India does not follow “beggar thy neighbour” macro-economic policies or try to gain in trade at the expense of its partners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a conference
World Bank needs to change with global economy: Modi
12 Mar 2016
India does not follow “beggar thy neighbour” macro-economic policies or try to gain in trade at the expense of its partners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a conference
ECB cuts repo rate to 0%, expands asset buys in new monetary push
11 Mar 2016
The European Central Bank has also increased its monthly asset buys to €80 billion from €60 billion in a bid to boost consumption and inflation