US Growth
Opinion | Are markets becoming more complacent?
Unless there is an unforeseen exogenous shock to US growth, it will be premature to assume that the Fed is close to the end of the monetary policy normalization phase
5 min read5 Dec 2018Jerome Powell sees gradual US Fed rate hikes amid strong US growth outlook
The recent bout of financial volatility shouldn't weigh on the US economy, says Jerome Powell, new chairman of the US Federal Reserve
2 min read28 Feb 2018The thing called the ‘American Dream'
Americans came to view working in businesses, from rural areas to cities, as a path to the good life
4 min read11 Sep 2017Is global economic recovery statistical or real?
Maybe, beyond raging asset prices and official statistics, there isn't a real global economic recovery
4 min read25 Jul 2017Global growth headed for six-year high: OECD
The global economy is set to grow 3.5% this year before nudging up to 3.6% in 2018, OECD said, updating its forecasts in its latest Economic Outlook
2 min read7 Jun 2017What the US Fed rate hike means for Sensex, Rupee
The market is now convinced it has the best of both worlds: Strong US growth and slow US Fed interest rate hikes, which means a not-so-strong dollar
1 min read17 Mar 2017Boosting US growth through fiscal reform
Reforms to lift tax and regulatory hurdles and restore business investment have been long awaited
4 min read20 Feb 2017Why are the markets cheering Donald Trump?
Trump's much-awaited massive push to building US infrastructure will boost the country's growth, which in turn will help emerging markets as well
2 min read30 Jan 2017US economy hits soft patch in Q4 as inventories, trade weigh
Inventory investment slices 0.45 percentage point off GDP while consumer spending slows to a 2.2% rate
3 min read30 Jan 2016OECD chops world growth forecast down to 3.1%
However the report said OECD expected growth to be shared more evenly across regions of the world
3 min read4 Jun 2015