The trio, 'twin shocks' of demonetisation and GST, 'twin balance sheet' problem that has been weakening India's banking system and the 'twin deficit' problem will continue to challenge economic management and performance in the year ahead, says Shankar Acharya.
A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.
The rally in Indian market is mainly due to resumption of foreign institutional investor inflows.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.
Sensex lost 76 points to end at 25,589 while Nifty shed 23 points to end at 7,649.
'If every city had the strongest tools that are currently available only to a few, the world's climate prospects would glow far more brightly.'
India's numbers have shown a reasonable amount of improvement.
The government should now focus on governance and monitoring the supply side to manage inflation, says M V Subramanian.
Participants are keenly waiting for the January IIP.
A gradual increase works best for the US, as well as global markets, says Nizam Idris managing director, head of strategy (fixed income and currencies), Macquarie Bank.
Stock prices is due to valuation expansion
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'Debt mutual funds are a good option now because interest rates are coming down.' 'Retail investors must put a majority portion of your money in short-term debt funds (1 to 3 years) and only a small portion in actively managed dynamic funds.'
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
'The middle class you can hurt anytime. For revenues, politics, pleasure, anything,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
BSE Power, Healthcare, Capital Goods, FMCG and Metal indices gained between 0.6-1%.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has set himself a target of lowering consumer inflation and is even ready to raise rates to achieve it, risking friction with the new government, if he is seen as overstepping.
The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
The goods and services tax will level the playing field for different sectors of industry, including domestic manufacturing.
Any change in rates would mean more volatility; else, poll outcome-fuelled rally expected to continue.
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The Sensex was around 18,600 by the end of August.
IMF attributes the slower growth rate to supply-side bottlenecks.
The cutback on export credit refinance facility is another step towards a shift away from sector-specific liquidity allocations.
The Reserve Bank left interest rate unchanged.
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Monsoon is expected to be normal in June.
Governor's statements will be weighed to gauge confidence level.
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The referendum will have long-term implications for Indian companies, which earn a substantial portion of revenue from the region.
Customs and excise duty rates have been amended mainly to promote Make in India.
RIL, HDFC twins, M&M, Infosys among the top losers for the day.
Hyderabad-based Andhra Bank is aiming to get a significant proportion of the state government's business, to boost its share of low-cost deposits
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Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
'Instead of isolation, India should respond militarily to every act of terrorism assessed to have come from across the border, unilaterally declare Pakistan a State that supports terrorism and cease all economic dealings with it.'
China's economy is in transition, with rising wage costs and massive overcapacity.
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