Over the last few months as the economy has continued to stagnate and interest rates have continued to be high we have seen a spate of Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) references from Debt laden corporates. For a large number of analysts it was very apparent that this was imminent although the banks continued to feign […]
Read MoreYesterdays election results obviously were not taken positively by the markets as the leading party of the UPA at the centre did not perform well and the goldilocks scenario of the Samajwadi Party having to depend on the Congress for forming a government in Uttar Pradesh did not play out. This has led to apprehensions […]
Read MoreWe are aware and it has been discussed ad nauseaum about how the lack of decision making at the government levels has bought the investment cycle at a standstill. I think we will need to discuss more about the same after the 6th of March and the Union Budget. It is obvious that this part […]
Read MoreAs we all know the US Federal reserve has created a huge amount of USD liquidity with its quantitative easing policies where more than USD 1 trillion was pumped into the system. This has been accompanied by statements propounding the pledge to keep short term rates near zero for an extended period of time. This […]
Read MoreOver the last few days there has been an increased clamor for controlling the Fiscal Deficit by increasing taxes in the forthcoming Union Budget. In my view raising taxes in a slowing economy is a retrograde step that will create further headwinds for the economy and slow down growth. Indirect tax increases are also inflationary […]
Read MoreThe last year was a tough year for the Indian markets for more reasons than one. The impact of the US slowdown as well as Euro zone issues was generic to everyone globally, however the specific issues that were headwinds in the last calendar year are now providing tailwinds for the markets and it is […]
Read MoreOver the last few days I have become more and more convinced that the up cycle for gold is now coming to an end and we will see a significant correction in this commodity before prices stabilize and move up again. My conviction has become greater after I talked to a vast variety of Investment […]
Read MoreThe EU summit started with extremely low expectations and that was also reflected in the movement of the markets prior to the summit where most markets sold off going into the summit. This by itself was a good sign that post event; at least we will not have a severe market selloff. The key takeaway […]
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