Investing in wrong financial products is a very high source of leakage from your savings. Insurance policies are the worst form of leakages as costs can be as high as 50% if you are not careful.
Throwing money at a piece of real estate where there is no price correction despite the ruckus created by crony capitalism revelations is foolhardy.
The Centre does not have money to bail out West Bengal, where will Mamata go? The government knows this and markets too are sensing it. Expect more rallies going forward.
The insurance regulator is planning to allow all insurers to hold more than the prudential limit of 10 percent in any one company. This is just to help LIC and the government
The government is trying to float more PSUs equity offers to fill in its empty coffers. The fact that the minority shareholder is given a raw deal makes the value of the firms much lower than what they deserve if let to run on their own.
The joint Govt-RBI announcement to rescue the rupee and reverse negativity has been botched with the RBI alone coming out with steps.
The rupee is in a decline of its own making. But the stock markets seem to be holding up. What is the reason for this divergence?
Sebi is now seeking rights to tap phones to track down insider traders. There is no no lack of agencies listening in to your conversations
Investors will by now have realized that investing in equity is not a hedge against inflation (rising inflation has actually hit equities hard in India over the last four years). Equity investing is based on much more complex fundamentals rather than positioning against rising prices in an economy.
MCX is targeting a free-market economist for his veiled criticism of the exchange. It's not on.
Pre-results study reckons financials will report robust earnings growth, capital goods stagnant<br /><br /> <br /><br />
The nature of banking usually ends up increasing money supply, but the devil here is deficit financing of the government by the Reserve Bank. Unless the Reserve Bank can say no to the government, it will be difficult to control money supply.
The latest policy is the clearest signal yet from the RBI that rates can't fall further without a lot of effort from the finance ministry
Banks, by passing on lower interest rates to borrowers, can increase demand for credit leading to a multiplier effect. The multiplier effect helps raise deposit as well as broad money growth.
This year could be good for the US dollar for various reasons. This means the rupee will be under pressure.
Without reforms, infrastructure spending only leads to large-scale corruption where businessmen, bureaucrats and politicians amass untold wealth at the cost of the country.
Property prices have held up better in this slowdown that other asset classes. This means property has nowhere to go but down in this climate
The Facebook listing, which saw huge trading but not much price strength, shows that the jury is out on its business model
In India, the ant is represented by the people who work hard and save money for the future. The government, on the other hand, is the grasshopper that lives off the savings of the hard-working Indian
Rise in gold prices is a catch-22 situation. Rising gold prices will increase gold imports despite a duty hike and higher gold imports will push up the CAD further, which will weaken the rupee, and the falling rupee will lead to a rise in gold prices.
Debt reduction and lower consumption will be the watchwords for India. This is good for the markets in the long run. Look for a revival by the second half of 2012.
Minority shareholders do not figure in the government's scheme of things except to buy out a part of its ownership when the government disinvests a small stake.
The European Union's decision to reduce deficits is not really a solution to the eurozone crisis. The stock markets may be happy, but the bond and currency markets know better
Trend of outperformance of equities led by knowledge stocks will continue going forward given the positive outlook for the US economy, as well as given the weak growth outlook for China and India
PMI index shows activity slowed in March, inflation risks remain high<br /><br />
Oil prices and currency depreciation may spoil Pranab Mukherjee's fiscal deficit arithmetic.
The euro, dollar and British pound near strong reversal points against the rupee, which can stop and reverse the continuous depreciation of the Indian currency. Only there seems to be no stopping the rally of the Japanese yen.
All the negatives are built in to the current value of the rupee and the currency should look to trend up from here as markets weed out the negatives and look for positives that are still out there.
The euro bailout will get its first taste of market sentiment over the weekend. The currency to watch is the US dollar
If interest rates are close to peaking, the Bank Nifty should be close to bottoming out.