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Let’s not cheer India’s growth recovery yet

India’s GDP growth recovered to 6.3% in 2QFY18 from a three-year low of 5.7% in 1QFY18. On the supply side, the growth recovery came on the back of a rebound in manufacturing activity to 7%...

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Bond Markets The week that was …status quo policy on Benchmark rates?

During the week, Yield on Government Bond remained under pressure and moved higher as host of data and events impacted the sentiments of the traders. Fresh from the rating upgrade by Moody’s, which infused bullish...

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UK advances industrial strategy

UK business minister Greg Clark has announced a big investment in a London research facility by MSD, a global biomedical company, in the framework of the British government’s new industrial strategy. Britain’s Austin Mini-like industrial...

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Air pollution and Delhi

Smoke! Smog! These two words are frequent updates on Google weather alerts across Indian metros. Air in India has lost its status as a public good and become a luxury good. What makes matters worse...

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Dollar Marks Time

The US dollar has largely been confined to yesterday’s trading ranges against the major currencies amid light news. The North American session does not hold much hope for fresh impetus. The US reports October existing...

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Weak Sectors of India’s Industrial Production ( IIP )

There is a constant downward trend registered in manufacturing components of IIP, especially from May’16 onwards. The demonetisation and GST have affected the sector, but that is expected to be only TEMPORARY. Herein, we tried...

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A new approach: Risk Hedging of key Reforms in India

It is realised that one or two quarters of GDP growth and other macro data are entirely inadequate to evaluate the long-term impact of the structural reforms underway. The specified structural reforms are necessary to create...

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Month-End Leaves Market at Crossroads

Global equity markets are closing another strong month. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index was little changed on the day, but up 4.3% in October, the 10th consecutive monthly advance. Europe’s Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is...

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Go Global: China’s new growth regime and why the Cotton Route makes sense

On the occasion of the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress Go Global: China’s new growth regime and why the Cotton Route alternative to the New Silk Road makes sense. The end of the Chinese super...

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Severity of bad loan problem: NPA’s in India’s Banking Sector

India’s ratio of non-performing loans (NPA) to the gross loans has shown a steep rise in the last 5 years, hovering over 9% as of 2016. When compared to other developing economies, the present condition...

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ECB Gets Serious about Non-Performing Loans

US businesses traditional relied on bond and equity markets to raise capital. When the crisis struck, the US acted early and quickly to re-open market functions before the banks were prepared to expand their lending....

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Implications of German and Japanese Political Developments

There have been two developments in German and Japanese politics that will likely have implications for future policy. Let’s review the developments and consider the implications for investors. There is much talk of the Jamaica...