in today's edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Bond demand remains strong, can SME IPOs continue its performance run, poll-bound US greenlights UN vote for Gaza ceasefire, make more out of the Nifty 50 volatility, and more
Tech investors reckon that supersmart agents will soon upend the business model of traditional banks, but it could have deeply detrimental effects on financial stability
Flights between Singapore and China’s Chongqing and Chengdu will be halted less than five months after they began. This is the second time in a year that Singapore Airline’s flights to China have been interrupted by regulatory uncertainty
Berlin’s woes are well-known, but Italy’s fading growth points to the bloc’s long road to economic health. What might a better road to recovery look like? One is for Italy — and Europe — to make a success of pandemic recovery funds designed to heal the scars of Covid and invest in the future
Unusually big performance gap opens up as investors drive up big tech stocks while interest rates hurt smaller companies
Some developing economies such as India, Indonesia and South Africa hope online tariffs will significantly raise their tax revenue
Volatility indicates the level of risk associated with the price changes of a security. Volatility in small dose is essential however a large dose could be lethal. So, how can one benefit from volatility? Read on
The decision to deny Harsh Vardhan Shringla, chief coordinator of India’s G20 presidency, a BJP ticket to contest from the prestigious Darjeeling seat signals that winnability, and not status and connections, is the criterion for selecting candidates by the ruling party
Restricting inflows into overseas ETFs is not in the best interest of investors.
Despite a promising landscape for SME IPOs in FY24, a cloud of uncertainty looms over the horizon, particularly due to the possibility of SEBI enforcing more stringent regulations on trading and fundraising.
For India the greatest gain will come from having a stable currency which will move the way it is expected to, the stability coming from fronting a strong economy
The rapid increase in the wealth share of the very richest segment of the population in India is the reason for the proliferation of Indian billionaires
Strong demand from foreign investors for central government securities and states’ demonstration of fiscal prudence has ensured that demand for even a bloated quasi sovereign bond supply remains strong.
The US has withdrawn its protection of Israel allowing the UN to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Biden administration is trying to save itself from blame as thousands are massacred in Gaza, particularly at a time when it is preparing for the next election.
Delhi is in an ideal situation to get both -- Russia and Ukraine to sit together at the negotiating table. It is imperative that India takes the lead, to facilitate talks between Russia and Ukraine
In today’s edition of Pro Panorama: A long-term value play, India’s pandemic readiness, life gets harder for forgings exporters and more
The cocoa deficit is so large — three consecutive years of shortfalls, and potentially a fourth one coming — that sky-high prices are needed to curb consumption meaningfully. But the last few weeks of daily record highs have more to do with financial factors than fundamentals. Meanwhile, there is growing concern about the generally small sized trading firms in the cocoa sector collapsing
Peatlands store twice as much carbon as the world’s forests. In a healthy bog, the waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing, so rather than releasing CO2, the greenhouse gas is trapped in the ground. About 11% of peatlands globally have been modified and drained. These degraded wetlands cover less than 0.4% of the Earth’s land area but are responsible for 5% of human-caused emissions — more than aviation
In 2016, Donald Trump was the ultimate political outsider. If he wins this year’s election, he will be backed by a group of experienced former officials eager to apply his ideas
For Islamic State or al-Qaeda, Putin’s military interventions in Syria and Chechnya are no different from America’s in Iraq or Libya. The presence of a large Russian military base in predominantly Sunni Muslim Tajikistan — the ex-Soviet country that the arrested suspects may have been from — is no less offensive to Islamist ideas than the presence of US military bases in the Gulf. Russia is for them a part of the Christian West. It doesn’t belong anywhere on the territory of their imagined Islamic caliphate
Boeing had been struggling with serious quality issues dating back to the two tragic crashes of the 737 Max, but the final straw came when workers failed to put the bolts on the fuselage panel of an Alaska Airlines aircraft. It can’t afford a drawn-out transition, certainly not until December. The company would benefit from a new CEO with experience turning around a troubled company
The economy is awash in easy money from state banks; its renewable manufacturers are undercutting rivals everywhere else in the world; ergo, China’s comparative advantage isn’t scale, cost efficiencies or innovative prowess, but the availability of cheap government subsidies
RSSFACTS: The six festivals were chosen with the motive to synergise with RSS’s objectives. Also, it helps in further expansion of the organisation across various sections of the society
Sluggish CV sales growth in 2024 may be a blip, given that new emission norms effective in US from 2027 may lead to pre-buying, which will once again augur well for forging companies
Three companies in very different parts of the world have emerged as the largest gainers of the current AI boom. Three companies in very different parts of the world have emerged as the largest gainers of the current AI boom
