Economists

By Manoj Kumar and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI – India’s central bank is expected to frontload more aggressive interest rate hikes in its effort to tame high inflation, at least …

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) should revise its yield curve control (YCC) policy or scrap it if the benchmark Japanese government bond (JGB) yield keeps …

BOAO, China – China remains on track to reach its 2022 growth target of around 5.5% as it has ample stimulus space, government economists said on Wednesday, despite a resurgence …

Economists Increasingly Think US In On The Edge Of A Recession Harry Wilmerding on April 11, 2022 Economists increasingly think the U.S. economy will enter into a recession within the …

By Prerana Bhat and Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU – There is a high risk the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by half a percentage point sometime this year, according to …

Chris Brunet on March 2, 2022 President Joe Biden emphasized in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he would fight inflation by enacting a policy that economists …

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI – Rising crude oil prices and supply disruptions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could further sap an Indian economy already slowed by COVID-19, posing risks …

By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – The Bank of Canada will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on March 2, earlier than previously thought and ahead of the U.S. Federal …

High inflation will last well into 2022, economists say, indicating that supply chain bottlenecks will keep increasing prices and curbing production. Experts expect to see average inflation of 5.25% in …