Midnight News Update – Sep 13th 2017   The CPI inflation for the month of August 2017 came in almost 100 basis points higher at 3.36%. This brings the retail inflation very close to the RBI comfort level of 4% and the RBI-MPC was perhaps Read more [...]

Midnight News Update – Sep 12th 2017   IndusInd Bank and Bharat Financial confirmed that they are in advanced talks to consider a possible merger. The deal is likely to happen through a stock swap and the ratio is likely to be 1 share of Read more [...]

Midnight News Update – Sep 11th 2017   The big triggers in the coming week are likely to be the inflation data and the IIP data. The market is already expecting a sharp uptick in inflation to above the 3% mark. Additionally, the geopolitical Read more [...]

Weekly Capsule (Sep 04 – Sep 08) and Impact Analysis Major News Item Impact Analysis     Ø  Geopolitical tensions between the US and North Korea continue to simmer Ø  There was little let-up with North Korea persisting Read more [...]

Midnight News Update – Sep 08th 2017   Mutual Fund AUM has for the first time in its history crossed the $300 billion mark. The AUM has, in fact, growth by over 100% in the last 3 years as Indian investors have increasingly shifted towards Read more [...]

Midnight News Update – Sep 06th 2017   Dr. Urjit Patel completed one year at the helm of the RBI in a tumultuous year. Apart from the demonetization exercise, the RBI has made significant contributions in maintaining price stability with Read more [...]

Midnight News Update – Sep 05th 2017   CRISIL has lowered India’s GDP forecast for the fiscal year 2017-18 to 7% as an outcome of GST hiccups and the lag effect of demonetization. Earlier, CRISIL had estimated full year growth at 7.4% for Read more [...]

Midnight News Update – Sep 04th 2017   The Infosys Board has sought shareholder approval to appoint Praveen Rao as its Managing Director. Rao, who was the COO of Infosys, was appointed as the interim CEO of Infosys after the resignation of Read more [...]