As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, fiscal policy becomes the backbone of every major announcement from tax relief and welfare schemes to infrastructure push and borrowing plans. The Budget is not ...

Fiscal policy shapes the backdrop for markets, valuations, and client outcomes. Policy shifts can move sectors, interest rates, and risk premiums quickly. This article gives investment professionals a ...

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal policy on inflation expectations across a large sample of advanced economies (AEs) and emerging market economies (EMs). We identify episodes of significant ...

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Advanced economies are grappling with a pernicious mix of high and rising public debt and persistent inflation. The textbook remedy for this twin challenge is a mix of monetary and fiscal policies: ...