Last Friday, they increased the import duties on gold and imposed an export tax on petroleum products; there was an…
That may surprise the market enough to give the rupee some breathing room and a little upward momentum, even if…
Circumstances today are different from those that marked the 2008 recession, but they are certainly not comforting
With the suspension of Nupur Sharma and the expulsion of Naveen Kumar Jindal after backlash from Gulf countries, we might…
The US, thanks to its gun retail that has resulted in a per capita gun ownership of more than one,…
The pressure on the rupee will continue as long as global markets are in a funk
If the off-meeting rate hike does indicate that RBI is having difficulty managing its intervention, we could see volatility spike
The Fed still seems to believe that US inflation is transient and it will fall on its own under very…
While the rupee’s recovery followed it usual path, it is hard to believe that its trauma is over
This will not be over soon and a new Cold War is all but certain, with cyber-action adding a major…
A central bank focused on the weaker sections of society would always err on the side of tightening monetary policy…
Some of LIC’s policyholders’ premium is invested in projects that lead to natural catastrophes that often result in death of…
Markets and taxation will be reimagined to provide a better balance between growth and distribution
If the ruling party were to lose UP, or even suffer a severe setback, political risk could get much louder…
Growth likely to be lower than in the past; need to raise taxes on capital sharply and rationalise existing benefits
Thanks to the inclusion of Indian bonds in the global indices, the rupee could reign at 73-73 to the dollar…
It has been making nervous noises but it has just started tinkering at the edges, hoping it doesn’t have to…
It appears the lazy cocktail party forecasts of 100 to the dollar may become ephemeral.
