High inflation and de-growth; India could be staring at stagflation In the last couple of days, we have seen the word “Stagflation” come back to haunt the Indian news headlines. The debate on stagflation has taken off after the inflation for November Read more [...]

What do uniform stamp duties mean for stock markets? During the week, the Ministry of Finance issued a circular announcing uniform stamp duty on all financial market transactions effective 09th January 2020. This had been on the cards for quite some Read more [...]

Trade deal will happen, but implementation remains the key The global markets appeared enthused about the imminent trade deal between the US and China. As of now, Trump has approved the trade deal but China has not yet committed itself to that deal. Read more [...]

News Announcement Impact Analysis The US and China get closer to signing Phase 1 of trade deal While the deal is yet to be finalized, it entails China doubling its imports of agri products from the US In return, the US has put off Read more [...]

With the US and China moving more decisively towards a trade truce, global markets showed signs of celebration. The situation on UK voting will also be much clearer by the end of Friday and that is likely to drive the markets. Indian markets may Read more [...]

Equities rallied and gold prices fell after Trump stated that China and the US could be very close to a massive trade deal. This statement assumes significance in the light of the fact that the deadline for the next round of tariff hikes falls on December Read more [...]

Almost along expected lines, the US Federal Reserve decided to keep rates steady and did not move the rates. Speaking on the occasion, Jerome Powell underlined that any rate hike was virtually ruled out unless there was a persistent rise in inflation. Read more [...]