Silicon Valley Bank collapse: No major impact on Indian banking system, say experts
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is causing global contagion, with some impact on the sentiment of the market in the short term and long term. However, the Indian banking system is more insulated and regulated, and the Indian equity markets are unlikely to be impacted. There will be some impact on the sentiment of […]
Silicon Valley Bank’s fall widens systemic cracks as cheap money vanishes
Over the past year, the U.S. Federal Reserve launched its most aggressive interest rate hiking cycle since the early 1980s and other central banks joined in, leaving global investors to face a gamut of consequences
Jeremy Grantham’s world of Super Bubbles has no soft landings
Grantham joined the What Goes Up podcast to discuss the current state of play in markets, as well as some of the long-term risks he’s been studying, like climate change, de-globalization, the return of the Cold War and shortages in natural resources and labor.
India mulling to discuss mechanism with Australia under FTA for smooth supply of critical minerals
Australia produces almost half of the world’s lithium. It is also the second-largest producer of cobalt and the fourth-largest producer of rare earth.
Gold outlook: Price may liquidate further if support at Rs 54,000 is broken
The US Fed chairman recently cautioned that interest rates may be pushed higher than previously expected. These comments fuelled worries about a potentially larger rate hike in the coming meeting.The recent robust economic releases have given room for the US central bank to take aggressive measures to taper inflation, which remains far from their targeted […]
Retirement planning: What is the right equity-debt mix in a high-inflation environment?
How to ensure the retirement corpus keeps pace with inflation? In today’s high-inflation environment, saving for an adequate retirement corpus requires efficient asset allocation, with equity investments being a key consideration. Equity has historically outperformed inflation in the long run, making it an attractive option for retirement planning. However, deciding on the right equity portion […]
Gold prices hovering near 2-month lows, US NFP in focus; what should investors do?
Gold prices rebounded sharply on Thursday, after the weekly jobless claims came higher than anticipation, softening the expectations ahead of the non-farm payrolls on Friday. Data showed that the weekly jobless claims jumped by 21,000 from the previous week to 211,000 in the week ended 4th March, the most since December 2022 and well above […]
Traders brace for more market shocks after week of wild swings
The result has been increasingly wild moves across the spectrum of asset classes, swings that may persist over another news-packed stretch.
India, Australia likely to wrap up $100 billion trade pact by December
Goyal said that committing to a deadline was “dangerous,” as this could lead to compromises, but added that both countries are committed to speeding up negotiations. “We would love to do that,” he said.