While most economists were expecting GDP for the fourth quarter at 6-6.3%, the actual Q4 GDP surprised on the downside at 5.8%. To add to it, the unemployment number also came in at 6.1%. In fact, Q4 GDP at 5.8% was lower than the GDP number seen in the Read more [...]

Why Indian sugar stocks must be wary of the ethanol story Sugar stocks in the April quarter had some reasons to cheer about. While the core sugar business continued to be under pressure due to oversupply, there was good news. The ethanol business which Read more [...]

Why are bond yields falling so sharply in Indian debt markets The bond yields had been range bound for a long time on the benchmark 10-year bonds in India. However, in the last one month, the bond yields have fallen nearly 40 bps from around 7.43% to Read more [...]

How the Finance Minister must address the crisis in GDP and Jobs On the day Nirmala Sitharaman took charge as the Finance Minister of Modi 2.0, there were two discouraging pieces of data. GDP came in lower at 5.8% annualized for the fourth quarter and Read more [...]

News Announcement Impact Analysis Modi government takes charge on 30th May with new cabinet sworn in The surprise exclusions from the cabinet included Jayant Sinha and Rajyavardhan Rathore While Amit Shah was expected to get cabinet Read more [...]

The swearing in ceremony hardly had any surprises with S Jayshankar being the only surprise inclusion. Amit Shah has also been sworn in and is likely to carry a critical portfolio in the new cabinet. Crude oil prices cracked close to 4% on Thursday Read more [...]

Even as India moves towards becoming a net steel importer after a span of 3 years, Japan and South Korea have tightened their grip over the Indian steel import market. Currently, Japan and Korea have started to dominate nearly 60% of Indian steel imports, Read more [...]

The Nifty and the Sensex faced pressure at higher levels as there was selling ahead of the F&O expiry day. The levels of 12,000 on the Nifty and 40,000 on the Sensex also proved to be a resistance. Global markets came under pressure after the Read more [...]