JP Morgan Chase has finally decided to include Indian Bonds issued by the Reserve Bank of India in its Emerging Market Bond Index with effect from June 28, 2024. Moreover, India is expected to be assigned up to 10 per cent weight in this Emerging Market global index and all this is no small an […]
Continue ReadingThe US economy has presented a lot of surprises in the recent times. On one hand, we read a lot of positive news about the US economy while on the other hand, there are negative news about its health. It is interesting to note that the economics is no more giving absolute answers or indications […]
Continue ReadingIndia is emerging as a global power due to its unique focus on 5Ts– Tourism, Trade, Talent, Tradition and Technology. A combination of diverse opportunities in this culturally advanced, historically significant, a fast digitalizing nation having a relatively young / skilled population and a huge customer base is adding to its brand globally. Indian Economy […]
Continue ReadingAs early as October 2022, there were talks about how consistently the US dollar had been gaining strength over a period of 11 years even as the global economy reeled out of the Global recessionary phase (2007-09) and also faced the challenges posed by the Pandemic phase (2020-2021) making this the longest US dollar strengthening […]
Continue ReadingAccording to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the outlook continues to be uncertain in view of the financial sector turmoil, high inflation, ongoing effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and three years of COVID which have now become sort of perennial issues with little hope about their settling down to the normal levels in any […]
Continue ReadingThe collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States triggered a panic not only in its home country’s financial system but also in several other countries where many bank stocks had to bear the burnt as their shares plunged to lower levels. Last Thursday, the investors and depositors tried to withdraw a whopping $ […]
Continue ReadingRecently a researcher at Harvard Business School with a focus on the long-term sustainable growth dynamics of countries has observed that a new global economy driven by size is emerging and that economic competitiveness is determined by several micro and macro-economic factors. While the micro-economic forces influence how businesses innovate in a competitive environment, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India has decided to Increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 50 basis points to 5.40 per cent with immediate effect and accordingly, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate has been adjusted to 5.15 per cent and the marginal standing […]
Continue ReadingRecently the government raised concern about the possibility of twin deficit problem emerging in Indian economy. A twin deficit problem occurs when there is a simultaneous increase in both the fiscal deficit and the current account deficit due to factors that cause these deficits to widen as a side effect of one or the other. […]
Continue ReadingIn its recent Monetary Policy the Reserve Bank of India seems to have shifted its bias from growth back to keeping inflation within the tolerable limits. In the last two years the central bank has adopted accommodative monetary policy stance in tandem with the large scale economic stimulus and policy reforms introduced by the central […]
Continue Reading