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Global central banks post-QE era
20 July 2016 10:23 PM GMTMove over Brexit. The big talk in the financial markets right now is a meeting between former US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and Japanese Prime Minister...
Modinomics must address the rural economy
16 April 2016 10:35 PM GMTFor a government that has been voted by a historic majority on the single promise of “ache din” and “vikas”, today’s agrarian reality can turn into...
Expectations and imminent interest rate hike
16 Dec 2015 9:40 PM GMTIt’s that time of the year again. Will they or won’t they? In either case, the US Federal Reserve and Janet Yellen are all set to destabilise the...
Bihar elections and the markets
10 Nov 2015 11:30 PM GMTThe media and political pundits needed the Bihar election outcome to conclude that the Modi wave is now officially over. The Indian markets, however,...
US Fed provides succour to markets
18 Sep 2015 11:05 PM GMTAcknowledging the recent volatile developments in the global markets, most notably China, and low inflation, US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has...
Building a long-term portfolio
9 Sep 2015 9:45 PM GMTAt 9,120, nobody could have called the top on the Nifty after a surprise rate cut by the RBI. Upside momentum was too strong, and global equities were...
Arriving at the point of no return
3 July 2015 10:16 PM GMTA great economic experiment began in 1951 with the formation of the European Coal and Steel Community. It was an attempt to make war within Europe...
On the cusp of economic gloom?
1 July 2015 11:44 PM GMTWhen China sneezes, the world catches a cold. It follows that a long-lasting serious illness within China’s economy has the potential to derail the...
Indian bulls will need lots of patience
20 March 2015 9:45 PM GMTJanet Yellen gave a classic US Federal Reserve speech, when she addressed a press conference after a globally-awaited meeting of the policy committee...
Will India keep riding wobbly gold wagon?
31 July 2014 9:47 PM GMTThe yellow metal has managed to trade above the key support of $1,200/ounce mainly because US 10 year yields and the US Dollar index have not...
Gold has a bearish bias
28 May 2014 4:59 PM GMTThe futures contracts for August delivery in the COMEX gold in the New York commodities exchange was trading at a 15-week low of $1,265 per ounce,...
Fall in US unemployment rate fails to enthuse markets
11 May 2014 8:40 PM GMTHeadline economic data releases point out that a gradual and sustained recovery in the US economy is underway. But it is quite surprising to note that...