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IMF & Fed: Even if not everybody is well, everything else is!

The IMF’s latest quarterly outlook is impressively upbeat with expectations that the US and other advanced economies, always together with China, will come roaring back this year and into next. Successful near universal adult vaccination...

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A Few Decisions You Will Need to Make When Investing in Mutual funds

In the previous article we covered a few important terms you should be aware of. Now let us take a look at a few important decisions you will need to make while investing in Mutual...

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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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IMF warns stock prices beyond their value

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given a stark warning after “excessive risk-taking” in the markets by investors. Stocks around the world, especially those of tech firms, have surged during the coronavirus pandemic.  The IMF...

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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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US lawmakers grill big tech bosses on disinformation

The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google have been accused of allowing the spread of dangerous conspiracy theories by not properly policing their platforms. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter chief Jack...

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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...

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Covid-19: Vaccination is a game-changer but not yet a game-winner

The prospect of longer and warmer days in the Northern Hemisphere heralds the return of less favourable conditions for COVID-19 but instead we seem already to have entered a third wave of infections in Europe,...

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Complexities in bringing up children

Age of three; sometimes even less, toddlers totter in uniform, with water bottles dangling around their necks, a triangular piece of handkerchief hanging from a safety pin on the uniform, walking along merrily holding onto...

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Are Those Double Tops in the Euro and Sterling?

US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose for the seventh consecutive week.  Such a streak was seen at the start of 2018 and late Q1/Q2 2009 and 2004, but none longer.  The US dollar was mostly firmer,...

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Australia: Facebook to pay Murdoch’s News Corp for content

News Corp and Facebook have come to an agreement three weeks after the Australian government approved laws to make the digital platforms pay for news. The media company had already made a similar deal with...