Stimulus Measures

Successive governments have been unable to meaningfully execute housing policies

COVID -19 | Agri reforms can give the much-needed pricing power to farmers

Farmers often find themselves at the mercy of a buyers' group that dictates prices. Reforms in APMC, amendment in the Essential Commodities Act and an early price signalling system are aimed at dismantling many chronic distortions that have crept into India's agricultural markets over decades.

ECB signals Dec easing; euro slides to 2-month low

The ECB chief Mario Draghi said on Thursday that the bank is studying new stimulus measures that could be unveiled as soon as December and is prepared to cut its deposit rate deeper into negative territory.

Gold heads for biggest weekly loss in a month

Positive jobless benefits and factory activity data followed stronger-than-expected US GDP numbers this week. Spot gold fell 0.1 percent to USD 1,306.15 an ounce by 0333 GMT, bringing losses this week to 2 percent.

Gold slides to 4-1/2 mnth low after Federal Reserve minutes

Gold prices extended losses on Friday, falling 1.6 percent to their lowest since late August, after US Federal Reserve minutes indicated growing concerns over its monetary stimulus programme.

Nikkei retreats on dimming hopes for Fed stimulus

Japan's Nikkei average shed 1.2% on Friday, retreating from Thursday's three-month closing high as investors locked in gains as expectations for quick stimulus measures from the US Federal Reserve began to dim.

'Equities to trade sideways with negative bias till Sept'

Robert Parker of Credit Suisse AMC sees global equity markets trade sideways with a downwards bias till September.