Global private equity major KKR has ranked India second among the emerging markets on external risks, citing the high fiscal and current account deficits.
Despite returns from gold down over 5% in the past three months, it is a good idea to keep this asset class in your portfolio.
'This market is very expensive in some pockets, dirt cheap in some, and the belly of the market is reasonably valued.'
So, what's the problem if our present is screwed up when the future promises to be profitable? It's an Indian habit, notes Shyam G Menon.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are back in droves.
Traders rejoice when the Fed drops the rate, but...
Gold has dulled a lot lately but investors could still take a shine to it.
After turning net buyers for the fifth straight month till June, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew a net of Rs 11,743 crore ($1.7 billion) in July. This was their highest outflow since October 2018.
The chief minister still has time to repair the damage but he will have to act all-round, both at the government and party levels, suggests N Sathiya Moorthy.
Movements in gold prices will depend on the US' interest rates.
The 'Rawalpindi Express', considered the fastest bowler in history said he does not understand why the civilian sector cannot work in collaboration with the Armed forces.
Gaurav Garg, head of research at CapitalVia Global Research Limited will answer your stock market queries.
The Indian markets look extremely stretched. The Sensex valuations have gone up 19.28 per cent to 26 per cent since the lows triggered by the sub-prime crisis two months ago. Taiwan and Kospi, on the other hand, have not changed much. A Citi group report suggested that the RBI might hike CRR rates to suck out excess liquidity from the system. An increase of one per cent would draw out $7 billion from the system.
The broader NSE Nifty, after slipping below the 10,500-mark to hit a low of 10,477, finally concluded 29 points, or 0.27 per cent, down at 10,524.
On gold buying occasions such as Akshaya Tritiya, Chiraj Mehta points out, investors are often confronted with the question: Should I make just a token purchase, or should I buy more towards building my allocation in the yellow metal?
Realty, consumer durables, capital goods lead losses, Broader markets underperform.
'Markets are likely to remain choppy for the next 6 months.'
Devangshu Datta predicts the good, the bad and the ugly of currency trends for the coming year.
Prajnesh is now ranked 102 in the men's singles rankings with a jump of seven places while Ankita leapfrogged 35 places to a career-high 168 in the women's singles.
RBI Governor cautioned against more volatility.
In the Sensex pack, Vedanta took the biggest hit (5.55 per cent), followed by Tata Motors, SBI, Yes Bank, Bharti Airtel and Infosys, which lost up to 4.50 per cent.
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
'While the farmers are reeling under a huge debt burden, crop loss due to locust attacks and erratic rainfall, the state is also facing a COVID-19 challenge.' 'In this situation, you have Congress and BJP MLAs trying to outwit each other in a game of thrones'
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The newly-appointed Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Wednesday Reserve Bank of India will offer a window to banks to swap the fresh FCNR-B dollar funds, mobilised for a minimum tenor of three years and over, at a fixed rate of 3.5 per cent per annum. According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, "the move should fetch $8-10 billion", adding that the move would help in shifting rupee risks away from NRIs at a time of extreme volatility.
As global markets near all-time highs driven by liquidity, Marc Faber suggests most asset prices worldwide are inflated.
'Markets should be driven more or less by earnings growth.'
Investors should consider debt mutual funds, banks fixed deposits or high-rated corporate debt instruments.
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
Hedgeloop, Accuracap and other entities are pioneering a growing market and attracting much interest from businesses by using software to make informed decisions in this area
India's numbers have shown a reasonable amount of improvement.
Unless there is a sharp uptick in oil prices, Fed may push back rate hike
The broader NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,649.25 and 10,782.30 points, finally settled 90.50 points, or 0.84 per cent lower at 10,663.50.
The Federal Reserve must now ensure that higher inflation doesn't derail the US recovery.
With home loan rates headed north, experts advise how borrowers should cope with their rising liabilities.
Interest rates still aren't low enough to stimulate the U.S. economy. Washington needs to engender more inflation so "real" rates turn substantially negative
Higher interest rates in the US do not necessarily coincide with capital outflows.
Inflation is down, growth is headed for recovery. RIL and subsidiary Jio are on an upswing. However, stressed loans and impending job losses are the dark clouds, says Devangshu Datta.
Strong dollar will impact financial system in India.
Amid slowing growth and low interest rates, investors will need to focus on stock-picking, suggests John Remmert.
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