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Life, Universe & Aspirations: Limit of the limitless

The dark sky glimmering with a plethora of golden lights, raising the dreams, excitement of small eyes. The joyful innocent face filled with a smile is confident enough to catch all the twinkling with just...

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EU lawmakers back freezing China investment deal over sanctions spat

The European Parliament has said it will not approve a multi-billion-euro investment deal with China until Beijing lifts tit-for-tat sanctions. The EU and China approved the pact in December 2020, after seven years of negotiations....

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The Dollar Remains on the Defensive

Last week’s cyberattack on the largest US gasoline pipeline continues to lift oil and gasoline prices.  The June gasoline futures gapped higher to extend last week’s 2.4% gain but has subsequently moved lower to enter...

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May Fourth be with the Dollar

After seeing its pre-weekend gains pared yesterday, partly due to some disappointing data, the US bounced back today.  It is posting broad gains, and the euro has been sold through last week’s lows. Among the...

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Mumbai COVID lockdown spells trouble for businesses

India is among the countries hardest hit by in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic — not only in terms of human life, but also economically. Rakesh Kumar Nayal runs a grocery store in...

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Discovering the Dirty truth behind customer loyalty

The majority of the consumers believe the sellers in the name of “LOYALTY” (Srivastava & Rai, 2018). Moreover, they expect individual and customised loyalty programs thinking that loyalty programs are true and offers them rewards...

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ECB in Focus, while Australia Pokes the Panda

The capital markets are mostly quiet ahead of the ECB meeting, today’s highlight.  The rise in US equities yesterday is helping lift equities today.  The MSCI Asia Pacific Index snapped a two-day fall, and Europe’s...

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US CPI to Surge, but is it All Base Effect?

The US raised $207 bln yesterday by selling bills and coupons with little fanfare.  The bid-cover on the three-year and 10-year sales were a little softer than at the last auctions. Today, the US will...

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Perks of being a mystery shopper

Everyone agrees that Work-Life Balance still remains questionable when organizations introduce new workload every day and expect more than employee’s capacity. Busy day filled with high workload has been leading to depression and trauma for...

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Budget 2021; Still Miles to Cover in terms health, development and reforms

The Annual financial statement-the Union Budget, as stated in article 112 of the constitution of India, presented on the first day of February by the Finance Minister (FM), Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman. It was the first...

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Global Capital Markets: Here’s to a Better Second Quarter

The global capital markets have begun the new month and quarter on a good note.  Equity markets are encouraged by yesterday’s gains in the US.  Most markets in the Asia Pacific region rallied, led by...

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Sustainable Finance & Demystifying sustainability reporting frameworks

Emergence of Sustainable Finance Sustainable finance refers to the process of taking due account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations when making investment decisions. In short, it revolves around the reorientation of capital flows...