BEIJING: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top economic planner, vowed on Tuesday that it will step up efforts to introduce a package of incremental policies, including an emphasis on scaling up macro counter-cyclical adjustments, boosting domestic consumption, and shoring up capital markets – among others – as part of the efforts to … Read more
James Bullard, the former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis from 2008-2023 and a former member of the Federal Open Market Committee, was named the dean of the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., School of Business at Purdue University in July 2023. Bullard talked with Global Finance magazine recently about a wide range … Read more
JAFFNA, SRI LANKA — Before retiring from his government job in 2021, Kanthan Srishkantharasa had imagined a relaxing life as a retiree. But now, the 63-year-old works as a private security guard, leaving home at 6:30 every morning and not returning until 7:30 at night. Joining the workforce again after retirement was not exactly a … Read more