5 lucrative sectors to bet on this Diwali season

This often leads to increased buying and selling activities in the stock market. Notably, the Indian stock market has been relentlessly defying odds since last year and maintained a strong growth trajectory despite the ongoing global crisis.

Will gold continue to glitter until the next Dhanteras?

Central banks are hoarding gold at every dip. Last year, the central bank piled more than 1000 tonnes of gold. This year, the number is close to 800 tonnes in the first nine months, up 14 per cent year-on-year, according to a report by the World Gold Council, an industry group. With the US election […]

Crude oil prices: Demand-supply dynamics not favourable for immediate recovery

Despite the ongoing output cut by Saudi Arabia and other members of OPEC plus countries, oil output from the cartel has risen for the third straight month in October. This was due to increased production from Nigeria and Angola. Small members in the group have also contributed by managing to overcome factors affecting output and […]

ET Explainer: Why the Fed may dash rate cuts hope

The key challenge that has emerged for the US Federal Reserve is to rein in aggressive economic growth spurred by extraordinary fiscal stimulus in the world’s largest economy during the Covid crisis