BUSINESS
Chart of the Day | Credit Boom: Businesses see financial flows jump sharply in first 7 months of FY26
A sharp uptick in both bank credit and non-bank financing is fuelling easier access to capital for India's commercial sector, with total financial flows rising nearly 24 percent in the first seven months of FY26
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day | IT sector continues to navigate uncertainty
Gartner predicts that by 2026, global spending on software incorporating generative AI will actually surpass spending on traditional software without AI capabilities
INFRASTRUCTURE
Chart of the Day | Will compliance of new emission norms turn the tide for construction equipment makers?
The CEV-VI emission norms that were rolled out in January put the Indian industry on par with global counterparts
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Mortgages growth to slow for NBFCs as competition, slowing home sales weigh
Public sector banks have undercut NBFCs aggressively in the home loan market
BUSINESS
The Reading List: November 14, 2025
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Is the gold rally a warning about inflation ahead?
Markets have not priced in a sharp uptick in global inflation
INFRASTRUCTURE
Chart of the Day | The growing case for InvITs in infrastructure financing
The relative outperformance of InvIT returns to other comparable instruments such as REITs, debt instruments or corporate bonds, is seeing retail investor appetite grow for these instruments
BUSINESS
Why is SEBI warning against digital gold?
SEBI has issued a stark warning about digital gold investments, revealing they operate in an unregulated space with no investor protections, despite their growing popularity among smartphone-savvy Indians
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day | Is OFS exodus a warning sign?
In the first eleven months of 2025, OFS accounted for nearly 65 percent of all IPO proceeds by value
BUSINESS
The Reading List: November 7, 2025
Our research and opinion teams have curated a selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance for your weekend read
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Lending to infrastructure grows -- at one-year high rate
Power and ports drove the credit increase to infrastructure sector in September
BUSINESS
OPINION | Companies Act Amendments: A renewed push to ease doing business
Parliament’s winter session is expected to see a bill to amend the Companies Act, with the aim of removing superfluous requirements and also harmonising the law with contemporary business needs
POLITICS
OPINION | Bihar Votes: Women voters likely to stick to the tried and tested Nitish Kumar's promises
It’s raining sops for women in election manifestos as the two main alliances compete for their votes. A journalist who journeyed through the state argues that Nitish Kumar’s track record of delivery over 20 years appears to outweigh promises of greater benefits from the Opposition
BUSINESS
OPINION | Ensuring a Level Playing Field: How regulation can prevent AI from stifling competition
A recent study by the competition watchdog shows AI-led market concentration is rising. Expect a regulatory pushback as the still coalescing philosophy is directionally clear: data asymmetry is both a competition and a governance problem
BUSINESS
OPINION | Ways to engender trust in AI
Despite its popular appeal, generative AI does not intrinsically inspire universal trust. Incorporating source references, continuous feedback and improvements to the AI systems will help users grow more confident and less sceptical
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: While India restricts, US embraces 0DTE trading
While India's aggressive regulatory crackdown on options trading drives participants away and volumes down, US markets are witnessing explosive growth in ultra-short-duration 0DTE options, with retail traders now dominating a market segment that has grown 700% in five years.
BUSINESS
The Reading List: October 31, 2025
Our research and opinion teams have curated a selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance for your weekend read.
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Is the options clampdown justified?
New NSE data revealing that only 1.8% of investors trade exclusively in derivatives raises uncomfortable questions about whether SEBI's sweeping options regulations were a solution in search of a problem
BUSINESS
The Reading List: October 24, 2025
Our research and opinion teams have curated a selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance for your weekend read.
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day | India's Banking Paradox: More branches, stagnant productivity as lenders chase deposits
Branch productivity is widely different among Indian banks.
BUSINESS
The Reading List: October 17, 2025
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Tea drinkers may rejoice, but growers and marketers may balk at price slide
A fall in tea prices has the industry worried, as it not only hurts realisations for plantations but also poses a conundrum for branded tea companies
BUSINESS
Chart of the Day: Alarm bells ring as Buffett indicator hits all-time high for US market
As US stock valuations surge to historic extremes—with the Buffett indicator hitting an unprecedented 217—a growing chorus of financial leaders is warning that the gap between market euphoria and economic reality has become dangerously wide
BUSINESS
The Reading List: October 10, 2025
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
