There was little surprise when the US Fed chose to maintain status quo on rates in the Fed meeting concluded on 30th Jan. The Fed rates stay at the current level of 2.25-2.50%. More importantly, the Fed gave the most dovish stance since 2015 hinting at Read more [...]

The US has promised punitive sanctions on Venezuela which could have a big impact on crude oil prices While Trump has been aiming to drive Venezuelan Marudo out of power, the Venezuelan oil sanctions could have larger repercussions. Both China and Russia Read more [...]

Finally, the oil prices relented on Monday. In fact, Brent crude snapped a 3 day rally and eased lower to close at $60.21/bbl. The fall in crude prices represents a 2.32% fall in crude prices over the previous day. This was largely led by a sharp rise Read more [...]

Zee stocks corrected sharply on Friday after there was news of SFIO raids on one of the group NBFCs of the Essel Group. There was also selling of pledged shares over expected default on loans. The group may hold the key to the markets. Zee and Read more [...]

Gold prices may be moving up but gold ETFs are still seeing outflows in India. Gold ETFs registered Rs.570 crore outflows in 2018. The assets under management (AUM) of gold ETFs dropped by 6% during the year 2018. This marks the sixth consecutive year Read more [...]

Will the RBI shift its monetary stance to neutral? A recent survey by Reuters had pointed out that while the RBI may not cut rates in February, there was a strong chance of the RBI changing its stance. In the December policy, the RBI had chosen to maintain Read more [...]

Why SEBI was right in rejecting the L&T buyback bid In a surprising move last week, SEBI rejected L&T’s proposed buyback of shares. L&T had decided to reward its shareholders and had opted for buyback for the first time in its entire history. Read more [...]

Why the government is right in preventing promoters from bidding? The Essar Steel case is taking an interesting turn. The promoters have come up with the highest bid for the assets of Essar Steel after the Arcelor bid was accepted and finalized by the Read more [...]