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  • Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Making banks great again

    Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Making banks great again

    In this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: January CPI uptick signals renewed price pressures, prolonged rate pause likely as inflation persists, money market tools drive strong deposit growth, rare earth challenges which we need to overcome, and more

  • Telangana overtakes Kerala as highest inflation state, Assam records slowest rise

    Telangana overtakes Kerala as highest inflation state, Assam records slowest rise

    Most large states now hover close to the national average

  • OPINION | What the Budget reveals about India’s critical minerals goals

    OPINION | What the Budget reveals about India’s critical minerals goals

    Although highlighted in the Budget speech, the REPM scheme’s capital subsidy and allocations are absent from official documents, revealing a gap between announcement and fiscal commitment

  • Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Automakers’ outperformance story, unplugged!

    Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Automakers’ outperformance story, unplugged!

    For this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: PSU banks poised for capex-led credit growth, rising gold and silver prices squeeze jewellery margins, export growth boosts domestic CV makers’ earnings, and more

  • From Balochistan to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan’s on the boil

    From Balochistan to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan’s on the boil

    Baluch Liberation Army and TTP strike at will. The scale of violence in the country keeps rising amidst insurgencies, a civilian government that lacks popular legitimacy and economic woes. Pakistan is struggling to stay afloat in a sea of troubles

  • Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | For MNC pharma companies, small is beautiful

    Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | For MNC pharma companies, small is beautiful

    For this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India-US trade deal lifts FDI, government leads growth push post-Budget, urban consumers cautious but relief expected soon, underdog Indian founders outperform elite returnees, and more

  • OPINION | The Great Rebalancing: India's opening amidst a fracturing monetary order 

    OPINION | The Great Rebalancing: India's opening amidst a fracturing monetary order 

    The dollar is in deliberate retreat, central banks are hoarding gold, and the post-war monetary order is shifting. New Delhi has a narrow window to turn upheaval into advantage, and it can move faster now 

  • RBI passes growth baton to government after Budget, trade deals

    RBI passes growth baton to government after Budget, trade deals

    The macros are looking favourable and external risks have diminished. But valuations are still elevated. Where does that leave investors?

  • OPINION | The Economics of Love: Irrational, enduring, unanswerable

    OPINION | The Economics of Love: Irrational, enduring, unanswerable

    The essay argues love is not commerce but endures through values and identity, surviving beyond calculation, sacrifice, or explanation, as a sustaining commitment without answers 

  • India-US interim trade deal signals boost in FDI and technology transfer

    India-US interim trade deal signals boost in FDI and technology transfer

    Reaching $100 billion in annual imports from the US is not challenging, nor is it going to step on existing domestic demand. Rather, these are typically from categories where India is anyway going to make large imports and those are critical to India’s long-term growth plans.

  • OPINION | Economics of Ageing: Why preventive elder care makes fiscal sense 

    OPINION | Economics of Ageing: Why preventive elder care makes fiscal sense 

    In an ageing India, preventive elder care is fiscally intelligent because it targets the biggest cost driver in senior health: the avoidable hospital admission 

  • Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Crypto crisis

    Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Crypto crisis

    For this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Markets balance trade optimism against sector headwinds, higher STT exposes risks and excesses in derivatives, deal hedges risks without shifting India’s strategic alignment, and more

  • OPINION | Budget 2026–27, STT hike and the F&O market reality

    OPINION | Budget 2026–27, STT hike and the F&O market reality

    Despite a growth-focused Budget, markets reacted sharply to higher F&O taxes. The STT hike aims to curb excessive speculation, but stronger regulatory measures are needed to genuinely protect retail investors 

  • The era of uncertainty ends, the era of execution begins

    The era of uncertainty ends, the era of execution begins

    If January was the last meaningful dip, it wasn’t because markets suddenly became cheap. It was because India entered a phase where policy risk fell sharply, and execution took centre stage.

  • Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Shifting Sands

    Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Shifting Sands

    The wild swings across asset classes are the market's attempt to price in an uncertain transition

  • RBI keeps policy stance unchanged, commits to adequate liquidity; rates likely on hold through FY27

    RBI keeps policy stance unchanged, commits to adequate liquidity; rates likely on hold through FY27

    While the RBI is expected to be in the long pause and stay on hold for entire FY27, Deepak Agrawal of Kotak Mahindra AMC anticipates the 10-year G-Sec yield to trade in the range of 6.60-6.80% in the near to medium term.

  • RBI MPC finds no need for immediate monetary support as comfortable with growth-inflation trajectory, hints at pause in coming meetings

    RBI MPC finds no need for immediate monetary support as comfortable with growth-inflation trajectory, hints at pause in coming meetings

    RBI is committed to proactive management of liquidity in the LAF window and the banking system, so as to keep short term yields rangebound.

  • The Reading List: February 6, 2026

    The Reading List: February 6, 2026

    Our research and opinion teams have curated a selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance for your weekend read

  • RBI policy unlikely to deliver dramatic surprises in the near term, but signals a steady hand; why the pause makes sense

    RBI policy unlikely to deliver dramatic surprises in the near term, but signals a steady hand; why the pause makes sense

    RBI’s stance appears neither hesitant nor overly conservative. It reflects a pragmatic balancing act: preserving inflation credibility, supporting growth momentum and retaining sufficient policy ammunition should global conditions turn less benign.

  • Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Keep calm and show up

    Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Keep calm and show up

    For this edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: RBI prioritises credibility over applause in policy stance, India’s data centre expansion faces power supply constrains, interest rate transmission remains uneven across banking system, and more

  • India’s private sector must return to the shop floor

    India’s private sector must return to the shop floor

    Despite soaring GDP projections, India's path to a $5 trillion economy is hamstrung by a widening chasm between its booming services sector and a stagnant manufacturing base

  • Union Budget 2026: Speculate less, build more!

    Union Budget 2026: Speculate less, build more!

    A 22-year tax holiday on data centre buildout is a truly visionary step.

  • Decoding the liquidity shift: Has the RBI engineered a stealth rate cut?

    Decoding the liquidity shift: Has the RBI engineered a stealth rate cut?

    Abhishek Bisen of Kotak Mahindra AMC expects the MPC to keep the repo rate unchanged to 5.25% and stance at neutral.

  • Certainty restored: What the India–US trade agreement means for markets

    Certainty restored: What the India–US trade agreement means for markets

    The final legal text of the agreement is still being worked out and questions remain around the extent and pace of tariff removals, product-specific exclusions and broader non-tariff issues.

  • RBI’s February rate pattern contrasts with fluid inflation, growth projections

    RBI’s February rate pattern contrasts with fluid inflation, growth projections

    Early fiscal-year forecasts are often revised quickly, keeping focus on evolving macro signals

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