Economics
The numbers that move around a saver rather than because of them — prices, rates, growth — and what each one is actually measuring.
3 subjects
Inflation and interest rates
Two numbers decide whether your savings grow or shrink. Who sets them, and why is yours not the one on the news?
Growth and GDP
One number stands in for a whole economy. What does it actually count, who counts it, and what does it leave out?
The rupee and the balance of payments
Every rupee that leaves the country comes back as something. What is the account that records it, and what actually moves the exchange rate?