Economic Analysis
Gold as an asset has hardly performed over the last three years with prices staying almost flat. However over the last few months, Gold prices have risen by over 18% from levels ofRead More
16 May 2016
Government surplus that was close to Rs 2 trillion in mid March 2016 has come down to around Rs 300 billion as of 12th May 2016. Government spending has picked up over the last twoRead More
13 May 2016
Rock bottom interest rates, low oil prices and zero to very low inflation are characterizing the developed economies globally. However, except for the US, none of these supportive Read More
16 Apr 2016
Good domestic macros, cheap global liquidity and positive monsoon forecasts have brightened the outlook for the Indian economy for this fiscal year. Economic growth could surpass gRead More
15 Apr 2016
The Fed Chair Janet Yellen has given a big dose of booster shot to global financial markets in her Speech to the Economic Club of New York on the 29th of March 2016. She placed to Read More
30 Mar 2016
India’s economy is expected to grow at around 7% to 7.5% for the fiscal year 2016-17 against growth rate of 7.6% for fiscal year 2015-16. The economy grew by 7.2% in fiscal 2014-15Read More
16 Mar 2016
India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Union Budget 2016-17 speech on 29th February 2016, stated that he chose fiscal prudence over fiscal accommodation despite conflicting vRead More
15 Mar 2016
SDL (State Development Loans) spreads spiked in the last auction on worries of State Finances and supply of bonds. The SDL auction conducted on the 23rd of February for Rs 207 billRead More
24 Feb 2016
Bank of Japan (BOJ) joined a host of other Central Banks in adopting negative policy rates. BOJ in January 2016, cut rates to -0.1% for funds parked with the central bank. The -0.1Read More
16 Feb 2016
The sharp rise in provision for bad loans in the third quarter has dented market confidence in state run banks (PSU banks). Provisions have risen well above 100% for many banks leaRead More
16 Feb 2016
India’s Real GDP for fiscal 2015-16 is projected to grow at levels of 7.6% while nominal GDP growth is projected at 8.6% The 8.6% growth in nominal GDP implies that inflatRead More
10 Feb 2016
The market cap of all PSU banks put together is less than the market cap of HDFC Bank, which is at Rs 2650 billion. PSU Banks account for 77% of total bank deposits in the country Read More
18 Jan 2016
China’s economic growth has slowed down from over double digit levels to levels of below 7% over the last ten years. China’s equity markets are down over 40% from peaks seen in 201Read More
13 Jan 2016
The current volatile market environment should make you take a relook at your investment portfolio if you have not done so already. There are signs of long term changes in market cRead More
07 Jan 2016
WPI (Wholesale Price Index) inflation has been in negative territory since January 2015 while CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation has been in a range of 3.7% to 5.4%. Chart 1.WhilRead More
16 Dec 2015
The historical climate accord where 195 nations agreed to lower greenhouse gas emissions has major implications on the world economy. The climate change talks that concluded with tRead More
14 Dec 2015
The historical climate accord where 195 nations agreed to lower greenhouse gas emissions has major implications on the world economy. The climate change talks that concluded with tRead More
14 Dec 2015
The Euro rose by over 2.5% against the USD while equities fell and bond yields rose globally on markets disappointment on ECB policy. European and US equities fell by 1.5% to 3.5% Read More
04 Dec 2015
India’s Real GDP growth for the second quarter of fiscal 2015-16 printed at levels of 7.4% while nominal GDP growth printed at 6%. The lower growth of nominal GDP suggests deRead More
01 Dec 2015
The 7th Pay Commission report envisages an impact of 0.65% on fiscal deficit to GDP ratio based on an absolute impact of Rs 1.02 trillion in the budget for fiscal 2016-17. The pay Read More
20 Nov 2015
