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Industrial figures point to deep global downturn

Industrial figures point to deep global downturn

Rediff.com2 Dec 2008

So clear are the signs of a US downturn that the National Bureau of Economic Research, the most prestigious US independent economic authority, said the country has been in recession since December 2007.

The next economic shoe to drop

The next economic shoe to drop

Rediff.com24 Nov 2008

The Forbes.com Investor Team speculates about the next catastrophe. Could be autos, or could be a major endowment or pension fund.

Women's unhappiness = Increased unemployment

Women's unhappiness = Increased unemployment

Rediff.com29 May 2009

Rising levels of unhappiness in women workers in the US are equivalent to an 8.5 percentage point hike in unemployment, says Sumita Kale.

Does China invest 'too much'?

Does China invest 'too much'?

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

'The investment rate in China might be high precisely because the return on capital in China is high'.

Meet Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

Meet Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

Rediff.com2 Oct 2018

She would be the first Indian to be occupying the coveted post at IMF after former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan

'India in race for worst performing economy in 2020'

'India in race for worst performing economy in 2020'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

'India is in a slowdown which most of us have not seen in our living memory.'