EDITORIAL: Moody’s has changed the banking outlook for Pakistan from positive to stable, generating intense debate as to whether this is an upgrade or a downgrade. As per the rating agency, it assigns ...

With the economy sputtering last year at a slow growth of 4.4 percent, an uncomfortable question looms: do we just desperately bring back corruption to boost the economy, which clearly suffered from ...

Budget 2026: A key structural shift anticipated from Budget 2026 is the adoption of a debt-targeting framework.(Photo: Hindustan Times) India’s fiscal policy is expected to be less contractionary from ...

Japan bonds, yen selling off on Takaichi's expansionary policy PM vows in election campaign to suspend sales tax on food Takaichi responding to intervention chatter, Bessent comments on yields Some ...

India’s fiscal policy is expected to become less contractionary from FY27 as the Centre prepares to pivot from a fiscal-deficit-focused approach to a debt sustainability framework, according to a ...

Discover non-standard monetary policies, those beyond traditional methods, and their role in economic recovery; see examples like quantitative easing and negative rates.

A full evaluation of quantitative easing as a monetary policy tool is “yet to be written”, Klaas Knot has said. Speaking on ...

People learn about a self-cleaning robot at the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Editor's note: China will continue to implement ...

[SINGAPORE] The Republic’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remained in expansion territory in the fourth quarter of 2025, noted the latest OCBC SME Index released on Tuesday (Jan 20). Growth ...

China's fiscal authorities will continue to pursue a more proactive fiscal policy in 2026 in line with the arrangements of the Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC), by expanding fiscal expenditure, ...

The modest expansion comes as welcome news for policymakers, who have been working to revive an economy emerging from decades of stagnation. But some economists say the rebound was so tepid that it ...

China's January PMI fell back into contraction at 49.3, down from December's 50.1. This came in well below forecasts for another month of expansion. Manufacturing PMI has been in contractionary ...