The reporting requirements for short-sale transactions by big investors won’t help the agency uncover manipulative investing practices or potential blow-ups
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Israel attack raises fear of Islamic uprising, WPI steadily climbing away from deflation, China's investment fund idea may sour investor sentiment, poll-bound Rajasthan promises a nail-biting finish, and more
For instruments like infrastructure bonds to thrive, especially given the risks associated with mega projects, a collaborative approach to risk management between the government and the private sector is vital
The relentless push for innovation has given rise to complex systems and interconnected networks, making them susceptible to cyberattacks and data breaches. When a non-bank tele-caller knows more about your bank transaction than you do, it is a stark reminder that the walls of consumer privacy and data security are crumbling
Arab leaders want the end of the war in Gaza. They are worried about the rising wave of sympathy for Gazans in their own countries because it would erode their influence and control over the local population. At the same time, they do not want to take the responsibility of refugees from Gaza
Lithium, cobalt and nickel prices tumble as ‘irrational exuberance’ wears off and surge in supply hits markets
Amid the religious fervour and pandal-hopping that is seen during Durga Puja, marketers aim to make merry while consumers spend
Independent credit card transaction data paints a muted sales picture, with Amazon making slight gains and the broader US retail industry falling behind. The lacklustre spending is a troubling signal for the sector, which was hoping for a rebound after a year of sluggish consumer spending
Biden has to give succour to Israel in its hour of need, get the hostages held by Hamas out alive, work to protect innocent Palestinian living in the Gaza Strip, and prevent this war from drawing in other countries and becoming conflated with adjacent conflicts, possibly even kindling a global conflagration
China’s medicine may prove to be a bitter one, not just for its country but for South-East Asian markets as well
As China continues to invest in making drones more modular and drone operators more specialised, India has to develop counter-drone strategies of its own and hope that the US curbs on the flow of critical technologies to China have the desired effect
New Delhi can take inputs from the Marrakesh communique to develop its regulatory system for crypto assets
To meet merger costs, HDFC Bank borrowed from the market which increased its overall cost of funds. These will be replaced by deposits over time, the bank has said.
What could surprise negatively is pressure on market share and stiff competition that may take a toll on pricing and profitability
Global institutions have so far failed miserably to meet the aspirations of developing countries
The sequential rise in the WPI for manufactured products bears watching, if producers pass on higher costs into retail prices, the Barclays report states
The rights to mechanically reproduced music used to belong to no one
Global temperature records are being broken on a consecutive monthly basis. That’s not good
In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: The comeback of the bond vigilantes, can biofuels solve the carbon problem, can Gehlot's charm work magic in Rajasthan, uncertain times surround oil markets, and more
The future outlook for global oil prices has thus become increasingly uncertain, given the factors that could impact their movement. Some drivers are easier to predict like the rise in demand and overall availability of crude oil and refined products. It is difficult, however, to predict the course of geopolitical tensions that are increasingly gripping the world
Q2 earnings in key sectors shows EBITDA margins scaling up but sequential trends indicate the need for caution on assuming the momentum will continue
There is a wide body of literature by distinguished Nobel laureates that suggest correlating height with hunger will be fallacious. There are two fundamental flaws in GHI’s methodology. First, is the conflation of the aspect of physical height with hunger. Second, is the collection and the methodology of data itself. The highest level of statistical and academic rigour should be non-negotiable while framing such indices. Hunger is too serious a matter
And how tight policy constrains supply
The shift towards satellite data is imperative to foster broader financial inclusion and to mitigate the inherent uncertainties that characterise agriculture
TCS and HCL have lower receivables than Infosys
