The FM's effort at keeping the fisc in control, and the flagging growth scenario may weigh on RBI's mind.<br /><br /> <br /><br />
The 1997 IIB issuance was in the form of Capital Index Bond (CIB), where only the principal repayment was indexed to inflation. The current CIB version of IIBs will protect interest payment as well as principal repayment from inflation.
Birla is perfectly right in looking at investment is other currencies than in the local currency. The reason, though, is not due to policies at the government level, the reason is more due to the fact that there is more value in investing elsewhere than in India.
The loose monetary policy adopted by the Fed is helping keep global liquidity high and this liquidity tends to find its way into economies like India that show promise despite on going issues
The tax axe bites less harshly on the richer companies. Here's why.
The bright spot in all this is that India undertook path breaking reforms in early 1990s led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was the FM then, and the country is now looking to embrace hard economics to bring it out of the mess it is in at present.
<br /><br /> Markets will stabilize at lower levels and climb up. The budget itself is not going to do much for the economy in terms of taking it up or bringing it down
Despite the Fed, US Treasury rates are firming up. Normally, when rates rise, equity should be weakening. What's going on?
The fall in the wholesale price index brings no relief to the common man. The problem is really food inflation, but government policies are stoking it
Here's why should we care about India's dismal placement in the Economic Freedom Index, which incidentally is the same as Pakistan's.
BFSI sector garners largest chunk of FII money; robust inflows continue in Q4
Why does the dollar fly even when the US govt is overloaded with debt? Why does the Sensex struggle to give positive returns? A mea culpa and an explanation on why predictions go wrong
The key to reading asset classes in 2013 is reading government policies right. But that's not easy, as some of these policies may fail to deliver.
So while the S&P 500 has been range-bound for the past 10 years, the Nifty has been going places. This makes clear that we will not need breakout new highs on the part of the US markets, for the Nifty to show new strength.
Bourse pushes trading in small companies, says small firms key for job growth
The euro has run up suddenly, aided by short-covering. A stable euro is positive for the markets and the rupee
Consolidated EBITDA up 34% in Q3; Bijli says no interest in Fun Cinemas
Equity and bond markets will welcome the 25 bps repo rate and CRR cuts. The Sensex and Nifty will head higher on positive budget expectations while bond yields will fall on expectations of lower fiscal deficit for 2013-14
Since February 2006, consumer inflation has never fallen to the RBI's comfort range. Even now, there is no evidence that inflation is in control.
The trends are clearly changing for markets. What was relevant yesterday for markets is no longer relevant for markets now. You must focus on future trends rather than past trends to position your portfolios.
The consumer and wholesale prices indices are headed in different directions for now. What's going on?
Pushed by the government and riding on hired science, the GM industry is slowly but surely descending on us. But we must demand answers to a few reasonable questions.
Though November IIP contracted thanks to a base effect, the economy is hardly out of the woods. The inflation number and 29 January RBI policy hold the key
Thanks to cash transactions, real estate is a Ponzi scheme. This is why real estate prices are going up while rental yields are going down .
The external front has never been more worrisome - and we can't do a thing without foreign inflows.
But global business optimism at just 4 percent points to continuing concerns<br /><br /> <br /><br />
Has the government delivered on its promise to take care of people's savings? The overwhelming answer is no.
The markets' reaction to the RBI's lack of action indicates that dealers are looking for action in the future.
An expert warns that cash transfers are no panacea. But they work only if they are rolled out slowly, learning lessons along the way
The US Fed's targets imply rising equity markets, falling US treasury prices, strong dollar and falling gold prices. Keep these in mind when you position your investments in 2013.