Deepa Vasudevan

Deepa Vasudevan

Deepa Vasudevan writes about macroeconomics and finance through the lens of data, facts and the stories of our lives.

The Importance of Fiscal Prudence: Lessons from the Yen’s Depreciation

The yen got hammered, and the takeaway for India is that strong fundamentals and domestic debt alone cannot protect a currency. What India needs is to focus on fiscal discipline.

Deepa Vasudevan

August 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM IST

Article related image

iStock.com

Trimmed Mean Inflation: Cutting Through the Noise—or Trimming Reality?

Trimmed mean inflation can cut through volatile price swings and sharpen the policy signal. But it also risks becoming a convenient metric that bears little resemblance to the inflation households actually feel.

Deepa Vasudevan

July 17, 2026 at 3:26 AM IST

Article related image

istock.com

Worrying Signals from Inflation Data

CPI remains below 4%, but producer prices, wholesale inflation, and a delayed monsoon point to mounting pipeline pressures that could test the RBI's wait-and-watch strategy.

Deepa Vasudevan

June 29, 2026 at 3:40 AM IST

Article related image

Istock.com

The Bureau

UPI & RuPay Payments May Soon Cost You: — Here’s What Could Change
Video Thumbnail
The Foster Mother of Lodhi Garden
Image