It said New Delhi increased its purchase of foreign exchange over the first three quarters of 2017 which does not appear necessary.
'Where did this fungus suddenly come from and get all over the country?'
The trade-war between the US and China is prompting investors to flee from risky assets, such as equities, to safe-haven bets, such as gold and treasuries
'A sustainable growth rate of 8 per cent is evidently some distance away,' says T N Ninan.
Raghavendra Kamath reports on what ails India's real estate sector.
Given the rising levels of pollution, air purifiers have now become a necessity. Manavi Kapur and Veer Arjun Singh check out some of the options in the market.
'What I would love him to do most is to become a life coach and share his incredible story of struggle, success, and survival,' says marketing guru Sandeep Goyal.
The HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers Index for the services industry fell to 46.7 in December from 47.2 in November, registering the sixth consecutive monthly drop in output levels, the longest period of continuous reduction since the 2008/2009 global financial crisis.
Quite a few large- and mid-cap stocks are yet to recover from the note ban, pharma, banking and rural demand-based industries among laggards.
It is by now quite clear that in all likelihood the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates in its next meeting in mid-December.
The fiscal gains from implementing the GST and demonetisation, while almost certain to occur, will probably take time to be fully realised
Profit booking in realty, oil and gas, capital goods, power and metal stocks pulled the index down to the day's low of 25,347.33 points.
Twenty years ago, Aziz Mirza had the foresight to predict the great discord India would witness and revolt against, notes Sukanya Verma.
Ramdev's company remains a dominant player in the naturals space, but products of rivals are also gaining popularity.
Irrational behaviour, born out of incomplete understanding, biases, overconfidence, fear or greed, has led investors to make less than half of what they could have in the capital markets, says Erik Hon.
Bullish dollar sentiment overseas alongside sluggish domestic equity market predominantly impacted the domestic currency
'Election years tend to see high government expenditure on unproductive schemes, though that money sloshing around can boost private consumption.' 'Again, it can mean higher inflation,' explains Devangshu Datta.
Gazing upon the prize-winning images of the Siena International Photo Awards 2019 is something of a roller coaster experience. The overall winner is a compelling picture of a boy trying to retrieve his ball behind an armed guard in Liberia, taken by British photographer Jonathan Banks. He was up against some extremely talented competition, as our selection shows.
'The revival of household savings and investment is the litmus test of whether we are on the road to recovery,' says Nitin Desai.
There is no hacking nor any leakage of IRCTC ticketing website and everything is safe, railway board member (Traffic) Mohd Jamshed told PTI.
The road ahead for the markets in the short term will depend on external factors rather than domestic developments.
Broad-based buying aided sentiment and the market registers record turnover at Rs 6.86 lakh crore
The shift from 'one country, one tax' to four tax rates could dilute possible gains on GDP, warns T N Ninan.
Indian companies seem to be trailing behind. They will have to catch up by reskilling the workforce and ramping up investments.
The MF Industry had a cash-rich 2014 as it crossed the Rs 3 trillion mark.
'Predictions are that numbers will continue to rise till May end and maybe in the first half of June will be our peak.'
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
Foreign portfolio investors have been net positive since the Union Budget
Shen Duo was not even alive when the Atlanta Olympics took place, born the following year. Now a teenager, she is suddenly emerging as China's best chance to end their drought.
'There is simply no evidence of any new or clear policy direction in internal security, and mounting evidence of policy incoherence.' 'Worse, the promise of giving the common man -- and, more importantly, woman -- a greater sense of security has been utterly belied. Indeed, with an escalation of communal posturing and rhetoric, there is a broader sense of uncertainty,' says Ajai Sahni.
The upcoming general elections will be the focus and the economy and market performance will pivot around that event. The general consensus is that the India stock market should be up around 10 per cent by the end of the year.
'Vajpayee was the first prime minister to visit the battlefield at the height of conflict,' recalls Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
It is advisable to stick to mid-caps with sustainable financial metrics rather than those offering the promise of faster growth.
Direct investors should stagger their investments over 1-2 months.
'Of the 9.5 million unemployed who stopped looking for jobs, nearly seven million were young.' 'Is it possible that the young decided to continue with studies rather than look for jobs?' asks Mahesh Vyas.
Macro and micro environment are becoming more challenging.
If the country is to meet its jobs and income challenge, there has to be a parallel focus on jobs in the formal sector.
There has been a decent growth in FDI proposals and new announcements in India to attract foreign investment.
Credit profiles have turned healthier from a year ago
India isn't Israel, nor can it, or should be, says Shekhar Gupta.
