It was a hardly a surprise that the Indian trade data for September showed sharp shrinkage due to the side effects of the trade war. The trade war and the slowdown in global growth are hitting Indian exports and imports. In fact, exports contracted 6.5% Read more [...]

Markets across the US and Europe came under pressure on Monday after concerns over the sustainability of the Phase 1 Trade Deal. With Trump driving for a hard bargain, Indian markets could also see pressure on Tuesday. We had mentioned about upstream Read more [...]

Inflation not only went up but went up more than anticipated. CPI inflation for September spurted to a 14-month high of 3.99%. This marks a sharp increase from the 3.21% recorded in August and also substantially higher than the Reuters consensus estimates Read more [...]

SIP collections continued to be the redeeming feature for the mutual fund sector in FY20. In fact, Mutual Funds garnered Rs.49,000 crore via SIPs in first six months of FY-20. Despite the concerns over mutual fund redemptions, the SIP inflows have sustained Read more [...]

News Announcement Impact Analysis Crude oil  prices cross above $60/bbl for the first time in October The sharp rise in crude prices was driven by OPEC chairman committing they were open to further supply cuts But the Read more [...]

Less than a week after the RBI lowered its GDP estimates for fiscal 2019-20, Moody’s followed suit by cutting its GDP growth forecast for India for fiscal 2020 to 5.8%. The 5.8% projection is one of the lowest estimates seen but was to be expected after Read more [...]

In a move that was always expected to be on the cards, the RBI rejected the proposed merger between Indiabulls Housing Finance and Lakshmi Vilas Bank. According to The Hindu, the RBI has rejected the proposed merger of IHFL and LVB subsequent to the feedback Read more [...]

Erstwhile FPI havens may have a tough time going ahead in terms of routing money into India. SEBI’s new FPI rules may create fresh challenges for the Mauritius route. Under the modified categorization rules, SEBI will grant FPI Category I status only Read more [...]