Financial Crises

Risk Management Is Not A Cost But An Investment

Jitendra Satpute, CEO- TOPSGRUP Risk Intelligence firmly believes Risk Management to be an investment and it has to be reviewed regularly.

Fears grow on Greece gloom, global stocks at 15-mth low

Weakening outlook for industrial demand weighed on copper and oil while flight-to-safety strengthened gold, yen and the dollar.<br /><br /> <br /><br />

Sept quarter: Ghost of 2008 is back to torment investors

Even gold lost some of its lustre as a safe-haven asset, as September turned into one of the shiny metal's worst months in recent years, although it ended the quarter with respectable gains.<br /><br /> <br /><br />

Stock Market Crash: Don't lose sight of the positives

So far, it's the retail investors who were selling heavily, but institutional equity investors in Asia are a lot more cautious and are not completely cutting down their positions.<br /><br /> <br /><br />

No need to panic over slowdown as fundamentals are strong: FM

Stressing that fundamentals of the economy are strong, Pranab Mukherjee said that he is fully confident that the objective of taking the economy back to the path of higher growth is very much achievable.

China inflation at 3.2 percent, hits 20-month low

Analysts say abating price pressures give Beijing space to loosen policy and reduce the amount of cash commercial banks must hold as reserves at the central bank.

Should you bet on equities or commodities in medium term?

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

Bear grip is getting tighter, Nifty can vouch for that

Rising inflation is making things worse as it has forced the central bank to maintain high interest rates. Analysts are playing their part too with their sectoral downgrades.

Big banks pass European stress test, 8 fail - need 2.5 bn

Eight European banks have failed a test of their ability to withstand a prolonged recession which did not build in the impact of a Greek default, the European Banking Authority said on Friday.

Obama calls for 'firewall' to contain eurozone debt crisis

US President Barack Obama wants Europe to create a 'firewall' as part of its plans to contain the eurozone debt crisis, he said in a Financial Times newspaper article published today.