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India at the Turning Point: Leading Global Growth in a Slowing World

The global economy today feels like a long-distance train that is still moving — but slowing as it climbs a steep slope. Every country is tightening its grip on the guardrail. But here’s the twist: India...

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The Reality Check for Green Finance

Green finance is the new buzzword everywhere. Governments across the countries announce ambitious climate targets. Corporates publish glossy sustainability reports to create awareness. Investors sign pledges to support the clean transition organizations. However, promises are...

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The Rise of Fashion Rental: Reshaping Sustainable Fashion in India

Can’t afford a designer outfit for the special occasion? Fashion rental lets you wear high-end styles at an affordable cost – save your time, money, and wardrobe space, while refreshing the closet sustainably and suitably...

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Did the Fed Really Deliver a Hawkish Hold? The FX Market Seems to Think So

The dollar jumped yesterday on the back of rising rates as if despite the two dovish dissents by governors, yesterday’s FOMC meeting was a hawkish hold. It seemed to us that Fed Chair Powell referred...

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Chinese Yuan and Australian Dollar Reach New 2025 Highs

With a US-Japanese deal in hand, and the prospects of an extended tariff truce between the US and China, many perceive some tail risks associated with the US foreign economic policy have diminished. This has...

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Music industry faces censorship after Bob Vylan controversy

The UK punk duo who chanted “Death to the IDF” at Glastonbury festival are facing concert cancellations. Event organizers feel the pressure to deplatform the “high risk” protest group. It all started when the BBC...

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EU-China trade tension on display ahead of Beijing summit

The summit was moved from Brussels to Beijing, then reduced to one day from two. As the European Union struggles to curb China’s unfair trade practices, are tougher tactics needed to cut the €400 billion...

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US Tariffs Unsettle the Markets while the UK’s May GDP Unexpectedly Contracted

US Tariffs: The US 35% tariff on Canada and President Trump’s threat to have a 15%-20% universal tariff rather than 10% provides today’s disruption. A tariff letter for the EU is awaited but seeing how...

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Dollar Bears Taking the Day Off?

 The dollar’s latest leg down began with the President Trump’s heightened attacks on the Federal Reserve’s conduct of US monetary policy on June 23. That move may be over. Perhaps helped by stronger than expected...

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Dollar Stabilizes after Yesterday’s Shellacking but Finds Little Traction

The US dollar has steadied today after yesterday’s shellacking that saw it fall to new multiyear lows against the euro and sterling and 10-year lows against the Swiss franc. The news stream is somewhat more...

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Breaking the Moral Hazard: Why Repeated Tax Amnesty Schemes May Backfire

Civic bodies have long used property tax amnesty schemes as short-term remedies to encourage taxpayers to settle outstanding liabilities. By offering partial or complete waivers on interest and penalties, tax amnesty programs emerged as a...

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Asia and Europe Did Not Share North America’s Enthusiasm for the Dollar

There has been little follow-through dollar buying today after its recovery in North America yesterday. The us dollar is softer against most of the G10 currencies. The Antipodeans are lagging alongside the Norwegian krone, perhaps...