The world economy started the week on an upward but foreboding tone as investors responded to indications of improvement in the political gridlock of the United States and new information indicated increasing cracks in the global economic flows of trade. In the meantime, the safe-haven investments, like gold, shot up on new fears of a … Read More “Global Economic Outlook: Markets Rally Amid Shutdown Relief, but Trade Weakness and Inequality Persist” »
Introduction The impact of trade policies in a highly interconnected economy such as the growth, competitiveness and consumer welfare is significant when it comes to a globalized economy. In the past decade, approaches to protectionist policy have reemerged (specifically, tariffs) in response to the local industry protection and to address trade imbalances. However, although such … Read More “Effects of Tariffs and Protectionism on International Trade” »
Introduction In the context of the world struggling to come to terms with the lows of climate change, sustainability became a moral urgency that has transformed into a business need. “Net Zero” – Having the greenhouse gases released and the amount of gases coming out of the atmosphere balanced to a zero state has become … Read More “How Companies Can Reach Net Zero Goals” »
The modern economy is based on the global trade, which unites countries with the help of exchanging goods, services, and capital. However, lurking below such an extensive web of trade is a very serious and misinterpreted phenomenon, which is trade imbalances. Such imbalances be they in terms of deficits or surpluses in terms of trade … Read More “How Trade Imbalances Influence Currency Movements” »
Over the past ten years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has been changing into a niche ethical movement and a mainstream financial strategy. The inflows of funds into ESG-oriented assets all over the globe have risen, regulations have become stiffer, and companies are reporting sustainability performance metrics more often. However, the question is, Is … Read More “ESG Investing: Fad or the Future of Capital Markets?” »
Introduction The oldest yet the most famous index of stock market in India is known as BSE Sensex or Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index. It has been developed in 1986. Sensex is a combination of thirty large and well-funded companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, which constitute the capitalization of the free-float market. Sensex … Read More “Journey of the BSE Sensex a mirror to India’s economic growth” »
In 2025 global trade will appear quite different as compared to it even half a century ago. The world is witnessing a new epoch where geopolitics, tariffs, technology and supply-chain realignments are re-writing the economic opportunity map. The previous paradigm of free trade and globalization that ruled has been replaced by a period of strategic … Read More “The Shifting Landscape of Global Trade: Winners and Losers in 2025” »
In the world of growing interconnectedness and competitive business environment, corporate governance has become one of the pillars of sustainable business performance. Corporate governance at its simplest is defined as the system of rules, practices and processes as a result of which a company is directed and controlled. It stipulates interrelationship between the management of … Read More “Corporate Governance: Why Transparency Matters” »
Every financial crisis tells a part of the history of the global economy. Among the many downturns, the Great Depression of the 1930s, the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and the most recent COVID-19 – 2020 economic shock stand out. Each of these crises are different in many respects, but in most cases, the patterns of … Read More “Lesson to Learn from Past Financial Crises: Getting Ready for the Next One” »
Indian financial markets remained stable during October 2025. Equity benchmarks, after having their share of volatility in the previous month, rallied strongly in the current month. Positive return profiles have come up across major indices in the Indian markets, notwithstanding that global oil price concerns, fluctuating commodity rates, and geopolitical tensions have taken a toll … Read More “Market Report – October 2025” »
