The central banks worldwide have raised interest rates to their highest level to control inflation. Presently, the interest rate in the US ranges from 5% to 5.25%, 4% in the European Union, and 5% in the UK. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the interest rate to 6.5%. Although inflation is decreasing, it …
Yesterday, Sensex crossed 54,000 and the day before yesterday, Nifty overcame the barrier of 16,000. We are in unprecedented times, where the market across the globe is touching a new high every day. This reminds me of some of the familiar characteristics of the market which are not normal. Equity market performance keeps beating other …
The Equity market recently touched all-time high globally. The Nifty traded at 15,869 on 15th June and the S&P 500 in the US market closed at 4,255 on 14th June. In the backdrop of the pandemic, these high market valuations are worrying investors. The US has done a reasonably good job with the vaccination and …
I had earlier thought that the pandemic will flatten the equity market giving it a breather. It did flatten the economy but the equity market is on a song. It will take a while before the economies and jobs come back to the pre-pandemic level. The countries all over the world over have provided an …
An unprecedented event COVID has impacted our life in a way we could have never imagined. Till date, globally 23 million people have tested COVID positive and 821 thousand people have died. There are many businesses which have shut down, and the ones that have survived are working at very low capacity. This has resulted …
Yesterday (27th Feb 2020), the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1191 points (4.4%), the worst one day drop in history. All US indices are now down by more than 10% putting the US markets in the correction territory. The large corporations including Apple, Microsoft and Baidu have given a warning about lower revenue and earnings …
The year 2019 has taken Market Pundits by big surprise. Nobody could have imagined the way events have panned out. The unprecedented victory of an incumbent government in this election came out as a big surprise to all. Nevertheless, the GDP growth fell to 4.5% in the September quarter, the slowest pace over the last …
This market will test your nerves. Are you nervous that your investment decisions over last few years have not been favourable? If yes, what are you doing to clean the mess? Is your current investment portfolio geared for tomorrow so that when the market goes up you will be part of the party? If not, …
The Indian economy is slowing down. The growth in March quarter was at five-year low of 5.8% and for the full year, it was down to 6.8% based on government data. In past, consumer spend and government spending kept the economy going but the default from IL&FS last year had debilitating effect on the NBFIs …
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Finally, after a long gruelling campaign, the General Election result is out. The resounding mandate for NDA/BJP has set the stage for strong stable government for the next 5 years. The majority in both houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) will enable the government to push through tougher legislations. Modi’s first five year had mixed …
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