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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: Stock markets

How to make sense of market forecasts in wartime

It's not the responsibility of Wall Street to come out with better forecasts. The responsibility is on the end users to spend a few hours digging into the research.

Sensex tumbles 2,702 points, biggest decline since March 2020, amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Gold and crude oil prices surged, with the latter rising above $105 a barrel. Markets in Asia and Europe were also deep in the negative territory.

Why Federal Reserve will no longer have pandemic-era investors’ backs

Inflation is top of mind for all leaders in Washington and US President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings are sliding, appears less inclined to count on hope as a strategy.

World’s biggest asset manager BlackRock trimming investments in India, more optimistic on China

BlackRock has rejigged its Asia-focused portfolios to have more neutral positions on China, up from underweight, and narrowed its underweight call on internet services companies.

India’s gold & FD-loving ‘aam aadmi’ is not only shifting to stocks but also investing better

NSE study shows retail investors are dominating India’s stock market since the first Covid-19 lockdown and investing more and more money in diversified portfolios.

IPO frenzy pushes SEBI to propose tighter listing rules on investor exit, cash raised

The proposals from SEBI come as the country is set for a record year for IPOs and follow the RBI's decision to impose limits on borrowers seeking to buy shares of a new listing.

Hope of continued Covid stimulus, economic recovery pushes Sensex, Nifty to record highs

The run-up in stocks comes ahead of the RBI's monetary policy Friday, where interest rates are expected to be left at an all-time low even as inflation rises.

China’s big tech crackdown means a bad summer for investors everywhere

What happens in China now has major ramifications far beyond its nearby Asian economies. It’s becoming a major inflection point for global investors to evaluate Chinese and China-linked assets.

Unprecedented flow of easy money is keeping Indian stock markets on a big bull run

Fueled by expectations of continued dovish monetary policy even as inflation fears deepen, traders bet India’s record-breaking stock rally continues to be a success.

Zomato gains nearly 66%, closes at Rs 126 in trading debut

Compared with the IPO price of Rs 76, Zomato surges in its trading debut Friday. This is a boon for China's Ant Group, which is benefiting from its early investments in Indian companies, including Zomato and Paytm.

On Camera

Countdown to 2027 has begun. India must pick strategic alliance with US, balance with old friendships

India must dedicate its efforts to solidify Quad as a serious security alliance and signal to the world that it values its values-based relationship with US above transactional ties.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.