Asian emerging market stock prices did see a bounce post Fed-talk.
The markets, at this point, have rallied on the view that the Fed will not budge from the zero-bound as long as inflation remains subdued
Investors have turned cautious ahead of the policy meetings of central banks in Japan and the US
Gold has risen sharply due to rising risk aversion
The Reserve Bank of India held its policy rate at 7.25 percent on Tuesday.
The NDA government was initially reticent about fleshing out its economic strategy for the future. But now that it has taken enough bold initiatives on the economic front it must have the confidence to tell us more about its approach going forward, says Abheek Barua.
Many things are going unnoticed by India watchers.
he reason behind the cut in policy rate seems to be a slowing economy
India's central bank kept its key repo lending rate unchanged at 6.75 percent on Tuesday.
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The trade deficit makes up an important part of the current account deficit, which had touched an all-time high of 4.8 per cent in 2012-13.
The economy hasn't gathered even half the traction that some of us assumed it would just a year back.
The unemployment situation is becoming increasingly acute.
RBI's surprise rate cut has revived sentiments of India Inc.
Balance is needed in selecting members for the proposed monetary policy committee, says Abheek Barua.
RBI's out-of-turn rate cut has surprise few economists.
Experts hail Budget 2015 as a progressive, growth oriented one.
Having exposure to international funds and gold is a must for those who have foreign currency-denominated goals.
If the RBI governor's logic holds, the rupee is far from being extremely overvalued.
A comprehensive solution involves a complete overhaul of our education and training model.
'Increased allocations for MNREGA could have provided the much needed push to rural demand and consumption at a time when recovery continues to remain uneven.'
RBI awaits fiscal stance, inflation to cool off to decide on rates.
The Economic Survey seems convinced that 2019-2020 saw the bottom of the economic cycle, points out Abheek Barua, chief economist, HDFC Bank.
China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.
Reducing policy rates is not enough. The key is to ensure banks lend to credit-constrained borrowers.
Modi govt has a unique style of working, say experts.
To cut interest rates, the central bank head has to open up a debate on inflation target revision.
2016 is difficult to predict, and this uncertainty will drive volatility in global markets.
The Budget decides to take the lead in revving up infrastructure.
It is important to note that slowdown in activity is really confined to a selected few regions within China.
'One of the biggest issues the Indian economy faces right now is of job creation...' 'The nexus between growth and employment has to be closed...' 'In the absence of a manufacturing expansion, the alternative is to have the service sector as the driver of both GDP as well as employment growth.'
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