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 [...]

Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the Finance Ministry would kick start the budget exercise from October 14 itself. With a view to getting more stakeholders involved in the budget process, the finance minister has announced that the budget preparation Read more [...]

The problems for auto company top lines continued for the month of September too. Auto companies failed to step up momentum in September despite the festival season. The festival season demand, government attempts to put more liquidity and the tax cut Read more [...]