We expect inflation to remain closer to the 5-5.50 percent band, which is within the RBI’s comfort zone, says Pimple.
After four decades, we are set to face an unfamiliar interest-rate cycle, said the founder-editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer
When the interest rate cycle starts turning, an exit strategy really matters. Having pumped record amounts of cash into corporate bonds, investors are learning that entering the market is a lot easier than leaving.
Given the amount of foreign funds that Japan has attracted year-to-date, the market should have not been totally surprised by the fall seen on Thursday.
India’s oldest and largest mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation’s (HDFC’s) December quarter numbers fell short of market expectations.
In a recent report released by Crisil, the research agency says that textile companies are set to benefit from the sharp fall in the rupee.
As India's gross domestic product (GDP) slowed down to 7.7% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, B Muthuraman, president of CII and vice chairman at Tata Steel says apart from the obvious reasons of staggering inflation and the rate hike cycle, lack of government reforms are a major reason for the growth downhill.
Andrew Holland, CEO of Equities at Ambit Capital tells CNBC-TV18 that investor sentiment has been affected due to negative global newsflow such as the tragic events coming out of Japan as well as the Middle East crisis. He says the price of oil remains a key concern for emerging markets like India.