John Authers, Columnist

Markets Are Insulated From India's Agony, for Now

There shouldn’t be serious long-term effects for the global economy if the country can bring its Covid wave under control in the next few weeks.

April 28, 2021 at 4:00 AM UTC

By John Authers

John Authers is a senior editor for markets and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former chief markets commentator at the Financial Times, he is author of “The Fearful Rise of Markets.”

An unfolding human tragedy.
Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images AsiaPac

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Sometimes this job can be distasteful. As the U.S. and the U.K. enjoy a steady relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, India is in the grip of arguably the single most violent and overwhelming outbreak the world has seen.