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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicUS economy

Topic: US economy

SubscriberWrites: The next world war, will it be the fight for dollar supremacy

As nations move away from the US dollar in global trade, could economic rivalry—not territory or ideology—ignite the next global conflict?

Trump’s remittance tax is unjust—to both Indian immigrants and US economy

India could consider countermeasures under the principle of reciprocity and tax outward remittances by US companies and foreign institutional investors that invest in Indian stock markets.

Trump only offers chaos, not clarity. A 90-day tariff pause won’t fix strategic stupidity

New Delhi’s studied silence on all things Trump shows how India’s multi-alignment has long ceased to be evenly distributed. It now exists mostly for internal political messaging.

The difference a few months can make. From a strong economic outlook, US now staring at a slowdown

In fact, the latest reading of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s nowcast of real GDP growth suggests a contraction of 2.4 percent in the first quarter of 2025.

Net FDI sinks to 12-yr low in April-October 2024, dragged down by money flowing out in record amounts

While gross FDI flows have stagnated over past few years, repatriation & disinvestment by foreign firms has surged. Indian companies, too, are investing much more abroad.

Why RBI’s hoarding of forex reserves over currency concerns will be counter-productive

RBI’s dollar reserves now stand at $608 billion, making India the fifth-largest reserve holding country in the world.

China’s economy set to overtake the US by 2028, says report

In its World Economic League Table, the Centre for Economics and Business Research expects India to move up the rankings to become the No. 3 economy at the end of the decade.

Airlines, cannabis, insurance, Hollywood — What’s ahead under Biden, industry by industry

Here’s a breakdown of how a Biden presidency may affect some two dozen US industries and what might rise to the top of his agenda as he takes over from Donald Trump in January.

Trump vs Biden? 5 key issues on which Americans will vote for next President

There's less than week to go before 3 November US Presidential election, and these five issues stand out as important, all of which were discussed in the first and final presidential debates.

These are the world’s most miserable and least miserable economies of 2020

The Bloomberg’s Misery Index tallied inflation and unemployment outlooks for 60 economies. Almost all the economies surveyed are projected to be more miserable this year.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

India & EU announce “mother of all trade deals”. This is why it matters

Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.