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India's 'strong' fundamentals will reduce rupee worry: Mayaram

The Indian rupee fell to as low as 62.90 to the dollar on Monday, its lowest since Nov. 22, as emerging markets remained under pressure on fears about an economic slowdown in China and uncertainty about monetary stimulus tapering by the U.S. Federal Reserve.<br /><br />

How deflation can spoil the global stock market rally

Once countries get into what is known as a deflationary spiral, it is very difficult for them to get out. Japan is an excellent example of the same. The country has been trying to come out of a low inflation/deflation kind of scenario for close to two decades now, without much success.<br /><br />

Chart: US cues point to further fall in Sensex, Nifty today

Indian equity markets also need support from the US market to rally further. The last leg of the rally in India was a result of the rally in the US markets. When the US markets retreated a bit on Thursday, the Indian markets fell on Friday. With the strong drop in the US on Friday, we could see a corresponding drop in India on Monday.<br /><br />

US Fed Reserve meet: What to expect from Ben Bernanke

Asian markets kept their nerve on Wednesday counting on the Federal Reserve to launch only a modest scaling back of stimulus later in the day, though all assets were vulnerable to any hint of hawkishness from the world's most powerful central bank.<br /><br />

Markets hold their breath: Eerie calm in countdown to Fed conclusion

Caution ruled in stock markets, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan flat at 464.14. Japan's Nikkei firmed 0.8 percent while Australian shares were a fraction lower.<br /><br />

World Bank predicts global GDP growth as rich economies expand

The rosier outlook suggests the world economy is finally breaking free from a long and sluggish recovery after the global financial crisis.

Rupee to stabilise at 62 by end of this year after 2013 slide: Poll

The Indian rupee took one of the biggest hits between May and August, falling to new record lows before it bottomed out at 68.85, 20 percent weaker than at the start of 2013. It ended the year as one of the worst performers, down 11 percent.

These graphs tell us why rupee fell, and why it will be up by Sep

Gold posts biggest annual loss in over 30 years

After a 12-year bull run, gold has shed 28 percent in 2013, with the U.S. Federal Reserve's plan to step away from ultra-loose monetary policy undermining the investor rationale for holding bullion.

Forget tapering, Fed will be back to full money printing soon

History has shown us that continued money printing over a period of time inevitably leads to high inflation and the destruction of the financial system. Hence, going slow on money printing "seems" like a sensible thing to do. But there are several twists in the tail.