'The 2019 election and the run-up to it will certainly see bots being deployed in large numbers on all sides.'
The second half of June could be driven more or less by technical factors triggered by news flow from Greece, the US Federal Reserve and the monsoon. The technical picture seems bearish as of now, says Devangshu Datta.
RBI might not cut rate on June 2 but will surely cut soon.
In recent past, midcap stocks have performed well, say experts.
The global economy is fragile now. It continues to face both long-term and short-term issues.
At 12 years, seven months and 17 days, Dommaraju Gukesh is the second youngest Grandmaster of all time.
A rate cut will bring positive sentiment around the Budget.
A good monsoon could rein in food inflation. Largely good corporate results mean better days are ahead. Nifty may reach record levels, points out Devangshu Datta.
Why do people need to trot out a moral justification for doing certain appalling things and not for others, asks Devangshu Datta
The market could consistently undervalue a certain kind of business.
If error margins and confidence intervals are accounted for, even apparently decisive polls are not "sure things" and that brings us to bookies, who don't believe in any "sure things", says Devangshu Datta
The Budget will obviously be crucial. But US President Donald Trump may have even more of an influence than Finance Minister Arun Jaitley when it comes to sentiment, argues Devangshu Datta.
Park only savings that need not be touched for many years, says Devangshu Datta.
'Any 21st-century political campaign will involve a lot of jockeying for social media territory.' The higher the profile of the campaign, the more likely it is to draw freelancers. Devangshu Datta surveys the Battle of the Bots.
Akbar is rumoured to have once asked the navratnas of his court what the greatest pleasure in the world was. The stock answers came back: wealth, power, women, food, wine and so on, with the emperor's own contribution being hunting. Birbal was the outlier; he asserted that the greatest pleasure in the world was surely a good bowel movement.
If gender disparities are eroded with more women being better-educated, that pool also becomes smaller.
Technically speaking, US equities have seen net losses since January. India is strongly influenced by US trends.
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The latest macro-economic numbers confirm the economy trundles along in a low growth trajectory, while inflation climbs.
A 'timing plus SIP' method could match the commitment of x in ordinary months and commit say, 2x or 3x in months where there has been a big correction.
The recent market crash in China has triggered sympathetic drops.
If the government delivers its election promises, then activity in the industry should increase.
That "Rollback Budget" ushered in an era of rollback.
The global economy may just be entering a new phase.
Weather forecasts have notoriously large error margins.
RBI must balance the need for improving domestic bank credit demand and respond to lower inflation.
Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.
Traders are waiting for the earnings season to kick off.
Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.
While the UK will possibly go into recession, the bigger fear is copycat referendums from other EU nations.
This is the BJP's first full-year Budget.
Institutions will wait till there is more clarity on Budget.
India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.
China is slowing down, Europe is barely afloat and the US is meeting a larger chunk of its own demand.
Trading through this coming week could be influenced by reactions to events in Europe and the US.
The longest winning streak was the six years between 2002-2007 when the Nifty moved from around 1,000 to over 6,000.
For India, it is business as usual with the government muddling along.
'It was a big relief to get it out of the way. Now he can concentrate on future progress.'
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
Drones are of course, remotely controlled and modern ships are also chip-driven.
High growth is also much easier to log in a small business than in a Reliance.
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