Rumours about a spike in taxes for equity investors are flying thick and fast.
Flexibly targeting inflation is consistent with a demand stimulus, says Ashima Goyal.
Most say a rate cut could come in RBI's June policy.
Rajan also said it's a problem of collective action and not a problem of industrial nations or emerging markets
Security researchers with Kaspersky Lab have recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 99 countries, including the UK, Russia, Ukraine, India, China, Italy, and Egypt.
Ajai Shukla presents an action plan for Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to fix the systemic weaknesses in defence.
'There is gradual rise in the number of nations viewing Pakistan as the nursery of global terror.'
Covering-up of short positions ahead of Thursday's expiry of August series in the derivatives segment gave equities a slight push
Voices from the Treasury are clamouring for lowering rates as this would boost demand.
They expressed concern on taxation issues, the high fiscal and current account deficits, and sought removal of capital gains tax.
In the broader market, the BSE Midcap was down 0.2%, while BSE Smallcap fell 0.1%.
The Indian stock markets may turn bearish after the US Fed decides to raise interest rates.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the currency will find its level as steps being taken by the government to contain fiscal and current account deficits will improve investor sentiments.
As and when the GST comes in, Budget projections will have to be unbundled and revised. In fact, the pragmatic decision would be to present another Budget! This makes the passage of the Finance Bill with its multiple unrelated amendments seem even more dubious, says Devangshu Datta.
Markets ended their lowest close in 2015 on fears of FII outflows as the US Fed may hike rates.
New Reserve Bank of India chief makes his first monetary policy statement on Friday with expectations he may scale back some of the emergency measures that have helped the rupee bounce from a record low.
The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates on hold at 7.50 per cent.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said falling oil prices act as a cushion for CAD, adding it is time India does away with restrictions on gold imports
The finance ministry and RBI must get less conservative and improve co-ordination.
Rally restricted to big stocks; FIIs have hit investment caps in many large companies.
RBI's surprise rate cut has revived sentiments of India Inc.
'The Chinese devalued the yuan initially but then stopped'.
The dollar gained strength with the emergence of the US as the only developed economy showing signs of recovery.
Global markets could correct 5-10 per cent. If that happens, Indian markets will correct about 10 per cent
In all, 37 central banks around the world have eased monetary policy so far this year to boost growth, fight deflation or both
Experts suggest domestic factors rather than the Greece crisis would determine the course of the Indian equities.
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
Accommodative monetary policy has driven a bull market in stocks in recent years, but the Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates early next year and the U.S. Federal Reserve not long after, tempering future gains.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.
Since mid-July, the RBI has taken steps to tighten cash conditions, which have failed to support the rupee but sent bond yields surging, posing a fresh threat to the already cooling economy.
Experts say the BSE Sensex could rise to around 32,000 in a year.
Last year, he was the BJP's darling. Today, Arnab Goswami is a hated figure for the Modi bhakts. What changed?
The road ahead for the markets in the short term will depend on external factors rather than domestic developments.
The biggest disappointment was the compromise on the promised corporate tax reduction path.
Pharma major Lupin and mortgage lender HDFC were the top losers.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan is likely to cut rates in next monetary policy.
Modi placed a $12.6 billion bet in this year's budget on road building
Bank credit growth, still sluggish, could see a rise if the Reserve Bank of India decides to cut interest rates, believes Ashima Goyal.
Arun Jaitley had a tough fiscal hill to climb.
An asset swap can simultaneously boost public investment, reduce the fiscal deficit and keep fiscal policy from being pro-cyclical.
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