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If the Fed is deterred from cutting interest rates, freight demand could tumble just as carriers start regaining pricing power. The post Red Sea trouble threatens US freight recovery appeared first on FreightWaves.

The slide in inflation that gathered pace at the end of 2023 has begun shifting attention at the U.S. Federal Reserve to the health of the job market, with officials increasingly attuned to the risks of keeping monetary policy too tight for too long and watching for evidence of stress in business hiring plans. The monitoring ranges from focused talks with local executives about whether layoffs are anticipated for the year, to a closer look at what industry employment patterns say about the heal...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the fifth time in a row as it...

Airlangga Hartarto highlighted several risks arising from the unstable geopolitical situation that will affect Indonesias economy.

Ashwini Kumar Tewari, MD of SBI, stated that the RBI Monetary Policy is a continuation of previous statements and the growth projection remains strong. He mentioned that the credit growth continues to be strong and there is evidence of growth on the ground in terms of sanctions, disbursements, and new projects. Tewari also highlighted the risks from the external sector, such as geopolitical risks and financial tightening in Western markets. He emphasized that the RBI does not strictly follow the...

India Business News: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das emphasized the need for monetary policy to remain "actively disinflationary" in order to achieve the inflation t

The central bank heads of India, Vietnam and Switzerland got an A+ grade

After falling below $70 a barrel earlier this year, oil prices have marched steadily higher. In this article, I discuss the reasons why, and whether $100 oil is inevitable.

The A+ rating given to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das by Global Finance magazine is significant in the context of Indias low sovereign rating and its status as the fifth-largest economy in the world. This recognition highlights the role played by the Indian central bank in steering the economy during the pandemic and affirms its performance in areas such as inflation control and economic growth. It also raises the question of whether global rating agencies will reassess their ratings of India.

Indonesia has climbed 10 places in the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, from the 44th to the 34th, the highest rise in the world, President Joko Widodo thas announced.