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  • | Even in the US public investment far outweighed private investments | MR Online

    Is public investment holding up global capitalism’s dynamism?

    Originally published: The Hindu Business Line on September 6, 2021 (more by The Hindu Business Line)  |

    Capitalism is supposed to be all about economic growth, through the dynamism that is created by competition. This growth is meant to be driven by investment (or accumulation) which, in turn, is used to justify the shares of national income that are delivered to private profits, to the owners of capital.

  • | Chinas economy has rebounded sharply after declining in the first quarter of 2020 Bloomberg | MR Online

    Growing divergence between China and ‘Developing Asia’

    Originally published: The Hindu Business Line on November 2, 2020 (more by The Hindu Business Line)  |

    The past year has brought into sharp relief the significant differences between China and the rest of the world.

  • | Clash of the titans The US China conflict has adversely affected global investments and supply chains | MR Online

    COVID-19 adds new dimensions to U.S.-China trade war

    Originally published: The Hindu Business Line on May 19, 2020 (more by The Hindu Business Line)  |

    The Trump regime is ratcheting up its protectionist rhetoric vis-à-vis China. If this leads to new sanctions, it would worsen the COVID-induced trade crisis rather than help the U.S.

  • | Bleak future Economic scenario may worsen in the coming months sorbetto | MR Online

    Growth figures underscore economic crisis amidst COVID

    Originally published: The Hindu Business Line on May 6, 2020 (more by The Hindu Business Line)  |

    Early evidence on the intensity and drivers of the COVID-induced crisis in the U.S. and Europe suggests that the official response may lengthen the recession and delay recovery

  • | Dark clouds Power finance is a vocal opponent of the use of a fiscal stimulus Bloomberg | MR Online

    Vanishing green shoots and the possibility of another crisis

    Originally published: The Hindu Business Line on April 8, 2019 (more by The Hindu Business Line)  |

    Governments and central banks that were upbeat about global economic recovery are turning pessimistic. A coordinated fiscal stimulus across nations is the need of hour.

  • | No decoupling Post the crisis the developing world has become much more dependent upon growth in advanced economies Aslan Alphan | MR Online

    Did developing countries recover from the global crisis?

    Originally published: The Hindu Business Line on July 16, 2018 (more by The Hindu Business Line)  |

    A decade after the Global Financial Crisis, developing countries still bear the scars in the form of lower growth and investment rates.

  • | Had donald Trump already changed US trade | MR Online

    Has Donald Trump already changed U.S. trade?

    Originally published: The Hindu Business Line on June 18, 2018 (more by The Hindu Business Line)  |

    Trump is threatening to dismantle the current world trading system, but in his first year US trading patterns show strong continuity with the previous administration.

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