Survey suggests a round of asset quality review once COVID-19 forbearance is withdrawn followed by mandatory capital infusion
Donald Trump may not be impeached, but much is about to change in the US Senate. That will be a Trump legacy even if he had no clue how this chamber functioned with its time-honoured rules
India is a food surplus economy, but is not able to efficiently market frequent surpluses in global markets, nor in deficient areas domestically. The Budget could address this gap
The barriers to women’s equal participation in the economy and in public life need to be considered in policymaking and budgeting priorities
War comes faster than you expect and costs more freedom than you thought possible
During 2014-15 to 2019-20, central earnings through excise duties and cess on fuel have nearly doubled, going up by 94 per cent, and the states’ earnings on the same account has gone up by 38 per cent
The rollover data of traders’ positions shows that few were willing to carry forward their position ahead of the Budget
When public sector companies are left to flounder for too long, we have the tragic spectacle of a once-robust company drained of any vitality, with its employee costs eating up 80 percent of its revenues
Mass movements are known to go off course because of the inability of its authors to always be in control of circumstances and forces at play
On Wall Street, individual investors are often derided as “dumb money”, destined to lose against the highly compensated analysts and traders. But in recent days, individual investors have upended that narrative
Given the economic and political situation we’re in, stimulus checks are complementary to other emergency relief, not in competition with it
While the government is likely to incentivise each sector, as the global epicentre for information technology, performance of the Indian IT industry is likely to be crucial
The government has already announced a host of relief and reform measures under its economic stimulus packages
The first 100 days are seen both as a harbinger of the next four years as well as an ambition scorecard
These metrics are other than oft-cited ones such as fiscal deficit, headline tax and expenditure numbers, devolution to the states (as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission this year) and the nominal GDP growth number
As part of the stimulus package, the government last year said it will allocate additional amount for subsidised fertilisers. Higher allocation can clear the subsidy backlog, easing financial pressure for manufacturers
For the rarefied community of hedge fund managers and professional investors, the problem is the great unwashed has jumped into the stock market. In size
The FMCG market leader will focus on growth even if it comes at the cost of margins in the near term
SBI Life saw strong growth in protection revenue while HDFC Life calibrated the business fearing heightened risks due to COVID-19 pandemic
The social media forums have demonstrated their collective power, which can increase volatility in illiquid stocks
More than a policy push, follow-up measures are required to boost exports if growth has to pick up
The pact will create more customs paperwork and slow down supply chains, while creating disincentives for global carmakers to continue investing in British factories
The emphasis on climate change has become a greater focus within companies and among investors, who piled into the stocks of sustainable companies en masse — driving up the values of companies like Tesla
If the government’s strategy is to tire the farmers into returning their homes, it seems to have underestimated the trust deficit between itself and the protesting farmers
