On paper, cost-benefit analysis is all very rational, but one finding points to a few fault lines
Shakti Sinha’s role in the PMO became larger than life also because of his thoroughness. If AB Vajpayee was meeting someone new, Sinha went over that visitor’s antecedents with a fine toothcomb. No wonder that Vajpayee has never been caught out posing for a photograph with a dubious character
Index options have the potential of being the main product for the exchange as is the case with NSE, where index options account for over 90 percent of the total exchange volumes.
India needs to reshape its carbon mitigation policies to extract maximum benefits from bilateral or multilateral trade negotiations
India should use this opportunity to scale up its renewable capacity, slashing its dependence on coal
Beijing is giving global investment firms greater opportunities to serve Chinese companies and investors
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Gas price on fire, domino effect of gas flare-up, the $10-trillion man, NTPC braves crisis, the crypto policy landscape, key takeaway from the Zee saga and more
There is an urgent need to make formal financial services more flexible, and customer centric, in order to increase its usability
Cryptocurrencies are products of free markets. As long as we have ringfenced the stability of the financial system, and clearly communicated that all risk of innovation failing is on the participants, we should let the markets play
The continued emergency-like support provided by the RBI is akin to doctors keeping the patient on ventilator and full flow oxygen support despite most of the vitals of the patient reporting normal readings. Prudent doctors on seeing recovery would wean away the patient from artificial life support. The RBI should have done the same
Having founded a small bond investment house just three decades ago, Fink has managed to build BlackRock into a vast financial empire
Bajaj Auto’s move to restructure its KTM stake gives it much-needed access to EV technology and products, to face up to competition
The natural gas market has been thrown into disarray, as prices are flaring, trading firms are facing margin calls and buyers are staring at soaring costs
The coal crunch is worsening but all thermal power plants are not equally affected
The Monetary Policy Committee is likely to reduce its inflation forecast for H2 FY2022. However, the extent of the cut is likely to be modest. It is likely to continue to highlight the risks to core inflation, and reiterate its earlier commentary on the need to review fuel taxes
If Zee’s promoters had not pledged their stake to fund their investments into unrelated businesses, they would not be in this position today
An IMF report says the risks from the rapid adoption of crypto assets are fast rising and, rather than ban them, ways and means must be found to regulate them
Powell is said to have earned respect within the White House for his aggressive use of the Fed’s tools in the wake of the pandemic recession
Its policies are driven by a desire for state control and self-reliance as well as concerns about debt, inequality and influence by foreign countries
The NITI Aayog can play a crucial role in understanding the impact of reservations at a caste level, and identify the most vulnerable castes through a metric-driven process
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Moody’s change of mind, The NBFC worry line, ‘chemical’ reaction to China crisis, IT’s on a roll, Merck drug shows promise, what decides returns, and more
The Ministry of Defence’s proposal of reducing the defence acquisition cycle harps upon a reality bite: we need to save on time for real value addition to India’s military capability building
Resolution is likely to take a long time but, from a long term perspective, it is time to bring back the FRDI bill
Lofty valuations can significantly hurt returns even if the economic themes see the light of day
Despite brighter macroeconomic prospects, a string of policy reforms, and a fast recovering financial sector emerging from a rubble of bad loans, India’s credit rating still remains tantalisingly close to the ‘junk status’
