The movement in currency – rupee is linked to the Balance of Payment Account .When there is current account appreciation, as more rupee flows come to India, and also capital account surplus. Then the excess...
Investor sentiments towards corporate event announcement and the behavior analysis on how they react in the pre and post period of the event. In the previous article of the series, in this study we concentrated on two...
The inflation index bonds which were introduced in the union budget last year have evoked a lack luster response. Inflation index bonds vary from traditional bonds in terms of returns. While traditional bonds offer a...
It’s very important to understand the risks of trading in the financial markets and therefore always aim to live in full awareness. Let your positive beliefs lead you, to take the actions necessary to succeed....
Over the past one year, in the financial year 2013, the Indian economy is anticipated to grow at 4.9% (CSO) as compared to 4.5% in FY 2012 with higher output in both industrial & agriculture...
Exchange traded cash-settled interest rate futures were launched in India in January this year. In its current form, where mark to market differences are settled in cash daily (instead of requiring the delivery of the...
There is much trepidation. The US employment report is at hand. There is great uncertainty as market participants realize that even state of the art forecasting techniques have a general weak ability to anticipate the marginal...
In real estate, national averages paper over the gritty details on the ground and are a crummy, often contradictory indicator as to what is happening in specific metro areas. When a new trend starts or...
India’s growth has been hampered due to various reasons which has resulted in a forecast that GDP is likely to grow 4.86% for the financial FY14. Removing 26% interest rate cap on loans given by...
The beginning of financial year gave first signs of economic slowdown; and investors’ returns have seen a roller coaster ride; and it is worth introspecting on the changing preferences of small investors and attempt to...
No matter what one would say, either the PM, RBI Governor or our Finance Minister stock market has its own frequency of operation. As a curve it may rise and fall in sync with the...
The Fed, which appears genetically incapable of seeing bubbles until afterwards, must be seeing this: stock market margin debt relentlessly spiking into the stratosphere. Leverage is a sign of investor confidence – and at a...
