With Nifty at record highs, many investors are weighing the question of holding or booking profits. Here’s an analysis on how to approach this dilemma
The present kerfuffle over immigration is an argument about whether Australians want a country that is big in numbers as well as landmass, and an economy that continues its march up the world tables or just drifts around, ultimately slipping outside the Group of 20, membership of which Australia has often prided itself
The US will also lean on South Korea for batteries, machinery and auto parts as Washington drives new policies aimed at ensuring a greater share of new-energy cars are made on home soil. For long close military and political allies, in the coming decade trade will become an equally important part of the relationship
Shares of large companies that floated since the start of 2023 have outperformed the wider equity market
A 16.6 percent decline in the global sugar price in December, compared to November, helped push the FAO Food Price Index to its lowest since February 2021
Falling demand for affordable housing bares anomalies in sops and incentives given for affordable housing
With every new airfield, road and mobile tower, India’s border infrastructure development plans are on the fast lane. The next challenge for our armed forces is to protect these assets from smart weapons in the event of a conflict
This year, the budgeted disinvestment target was Rs 51,000 crore, but realisation has so far been only Rs 10,051 crore
While the Red Sea crisis has affected trade for India and Europe, crude oil exports from the US to Europe have benefited
A slowing down of all credit engines – regulation-forced retail borrowing on top of stagnant wholesale credit growth – represents a risk for not only the financial sector’s balance-sheet but also its stability. Why and what decisions await institutions and regulators?
The banking industry had high and low points in 2023 but investors would have made more money buying the NIfty than the bank index. While hopes are pinned on a better 2024, banks have a lot of issues they need to fix
With the two-way goods trade on a downward trajectory, USTR Katherine Tai and commerce minister Piyush Goyal should focus on steps to reverse the trend
Companies often seek to retire higher interest loans with lower interest ones. Banning banks and NBFCs from investing in Alternative Investment Funds on suspicion, often baseless, of evergreening of loans is creating artificial funds crunch. Instead pursue proactive disclosures of loans from AIFs and audit committee scrutiny of investments in AIFs
The roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be rich in optics and warmth but the ties are also being driven by converging interests, a substantive agenda, and people’s participation
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India’s semiconductor dream sees new light, short sellers are a boon for markets, Lakshadweep needs to be marketed well, Ghaziabad gunning for a name change, and more
A levy on imports of carbon-intensive materials such as steel may help limit emissions, but producers warn it could radically alter trade flows
A number of reasons – political and economic – are driving the demand to rename Ghaziabad, one of Delhi’s most prominent satellite cities
Rather than touting massive orders from global carriers, Comac is quietly picking up smaller, lesser-known airlines — using those as a proving ground. Right now, the biggest benefit is to fill Chinese carriers’ demand for planes allowing other countries to soak up Boeing and Airbus output with the industry awaiting delivery of hundreds of aircraft
Overseeing about $2.9 trillion in assets under management, private equity has blossomed in Asia. But with the public offerings market shut and exit deals sparse, PE firms will want to lever up their portfolio companies and boost equity value to appease impatient investors. Private credit will be a useful tool
Budget 2024: The risks to global supply chains from war and lower demand in key economic markets will have to be addressed by policies that take a long term perspective on growth. India has to address factors that hobble it in the competition with other investment friendly destinations like Vietnam and Indonesia
Passive investors in ETFs, commonly termed 'hot money', keep investing when the going is good but are first to rush through the door at the slightest sign of trouble, either in the domestic or global markets.
This time around the environment, both from macro and micro standpoints, is favourable for private capex to pick up. The turning of the real estate cycle, which has a multiplier effect across the economic chain, shall work as a further boost
For Lakshadweep controversy to become a successful holiday destination, it needs a core positioning to attract the right kind of tourist, for which much work needs to be done
Within India, the knowledge of designing devices and research into high-end semiconductor technology has no well-developed legacy to build upon, leaving the country at a serious disadvantage, though it has made some strides in packaging
Patronising of premium brands has been most prevalent among millennials and Gen-Z. Women too have emerged as big customers. Premiumisation is proceeding in regions which have higher income levels like Punjab, Haryana (Gurugram), Chandigarh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan
