China Covid surge stokes supply fears among Indian traders
India’s exports to China are falling as there is already a slowdown in the Chinese economy. The spread of Covid-19 and the upcoming Chinese New Year in the second half of January could lead to further workforce shortages.
UK cricket exports eye boost with India free trade deal
According to DIT, an FTA could see taxes cut or even removed entirely, along with a range of duties on other exports that would help UK firms expand into an economy due to become the world’s third largest by 2050.
Sensex navigates geopolitical gyrations to outshine global peers in ‘year of polycrisis’
None of the major global indices have managed to muster gains in this brutal year, including the Dow Jones (down 9.24 per cent in 2022 so far), FTSE 100 (dipped 0.43 per cent), Nikkei (shed 10.47 per cent), Hang Seng (lost 15.82 per cent) and the Shanghai Composite Index (dropped 16.15 per cent).
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari author suggests rules of thinking that marks a successful leader
“Ultimately, what makes great leadership and what makes a happy life is not what other people think of you, it is what you think of yourself, what does your family think about you? What do your co-workers think about you?”
Decoding Indian real estate pricing trends and projections for 2023
Apart from factors like rapid urbanisation and a rising population contributing to increased demand for affordable housing units in major Indian cities, investors too are making a beeline for residential and commercial real estate. With equity markets stagnating amidst increasing inflationary pressures, real estate investments are ramping up due to the attractive rental yields and […]
3 PSU bank stocks with revised target price that can rally up to 30%
The calendar year 2022 has been the best year in 5 years for the PSU bank stocks. In 2022, while there were broad-based gains in the banking pack, it was public sector banks that stole the show. State-owned banks gave their best-ever gains in at least a decade. The Nifty PSU Bank index rose 53% […]
Mcap of 10 most valued firms erodes by Rs 1.68 lakh cr; Reliance biggest drag
Reliance Industries’ valuation tanked Rs 42,994.44 crore to Rs 16,92,411.37 crore. State Bank of India’s market valuation tumbled Rs 26,193.74 crore to Rs 5,12,228.09 crore.
Traders are losing hope in stock market after year of rolling losses, fakeouts
While the 25% peak-to-trough drop in the S&P 500 ranks in the lower range of bear-market wipeouts, it took a particularly jagged route to get there. At 2.3 days, the average duration of declines is the worst since 1977. Throw in three separate bounces of 10% or more and it was a market where hopefulness […]
The end of unprecedented interest rate hikes? What to expect in 2023
We do not expect the labor demand-supply scenario to improve until the first quarter of 2023. However, we anticipate that the situation will stabilize by the second half of 2023. While we believe the Fed will begin raising interest rates by 25 basis points on February 1st, 2023, we believe the Fed will pause the […]