India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options.
In 50 days, 60% of the work force was let off in retail, agri, textile and other sectors.
The dollar has fallen not just against commodity-linked assets but against other asset prices.
Sales expansion also down 4.4%
The Reserve Bank had kept policy rate unchanged in its review on April 7.
Slight recovery in growth is expected only in July-September.
The US Fed's rate cycle is set to turn later this year, but India is in a much better position than it was in 2013.
GST Bill needs a two-thirds majority in each House.
And what if all this happened so fast and so extensively that we never quite had the opportunity to call the broker and say 'Sell'?
Having learnt their Maggi lessons hard way in 2015, the FMCG sector is desperately looking for a brighter new year with hopes pinned on revival in rural demand.
India's Viswanathan Anand will open his campaign with white pieces against defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the first game of the World Championship, which starts in Sochi, on Saturday.
Raamdeo Agrawal, joint managing director at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, tells Sheetal Agarwal key trends in this earnings season and investment themes in Indian markets.
A collapse in global oil prices has unleashed a wave of monetary easing.
Archis Mohan decodes Bharatiya Janata Party's pre-presidential poll manoeuvres.
The Indian rupee slumped to a record low near 69 to the dollar on Wednesday on growing worries that foreign investors will continue to sell out of a country facing stiff economic challenges and volatile global markets.
'The financial sector will be hit even harder than the overall market.' 'The banking sector will eventually be rescued.' 'But it may go into a long downwards spiral before things turn around.' 'Threat or buying opportunity?' asks Devangshu Datta.
The steep decline in commodity prices has reversed.
RBI rate cut is a welcome step for all citizens of India as everyone is looking for near-term boost in economy.
Parthiv Patel's positive batting with scores of 42 and 67 (not out) have impressed skipper Virat Kohli so much that he did not rule out a possibility that along with second wicketkeeeper's slot, the Gujarat stumper could also be an option as back-up opener.
'This is the only place on earth where Elephas maximus climbs to these heights.'
Kamal Nath argued that Modi had 'overexposed himself': By constantly pushing his own image on social media and on TV, attaching his name to multiple promises, Modi had become the face rivals could easily blame for India's chronic dysfunction.
The finance minister's Budget presentation is a sombre affair, yes, but it wasn't as if the Lok Sabha was all serious through the speech.
With so much bad news, everybody is hunkering down in readiness for Mr Modi's next radical Big Idea, says Kanika Datta.
Some type of global shock adds to the allure of the dollar.
However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
A quick bounce back of the Chinese stocks looks improbable now.
The BSE Sensex lost about 1,600 points, while the National Stock Exchange Nifty was down about 400 points.
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China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.
Here are the key decisions announced by the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday.
Parthiv Patel, the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, who was recalled into the Test side after a gap of eight years in the Mohali game against England, made a mark before the selectors and scored in both the innings. Usually, whenever a cricketer makes a comeback after such a long time, there is bit of tentativeness and lack of self confidence. But not was the case with Patel, who had made his Test debut at the age of 17.
RBI Governor has been under pressure from Finance Ministry.
The NSE 50-share index, after moving between 10,469.90 and 10,395.25, finally concluded at 10,458.65, up 41.50 points
For the sake of transparency, and to reduce undesirable bond market volatility, clarity on these would be welcome, preferably before the budgets for the next fiscal year get finalised, says Neelkanth Mishra.
'AAP's real value must be measured not by the number of Lok Sabha seats it wins in the election -- which may not exceed 10 or 15 -- and not even by the number of votes it takes from the BJP, but by its ability to deflate Modi's superhuman '56-inch chest' image and the charisma so assiduously manufactured around him by the corporate-controlled media.'
RBI should monitor export credit offtake and how well banks implement its instruction.
In a recent report, BofA-ML suggests investors to track these six event risks in July apart from the Greek drama
Experts feel oil prices will remain volatile with an upward bias.
Global economy will have to grapple with few tough situations in 2015.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices underperformed the largecaps and ended over 1% lower.
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