Despite gloomy headlines, Deepak Shenoy of Capitalmind MF sees a better ground reality for markets, backed by strong corporate earnings and encouraging bank credit growth. He favors industrials, import substitution, and manufacturing, with defence and semiconductors as high-conviction bets, while advising caution on oil prices and the EV technology theme.
Bets on US Federal Reserve rate hike in October fall as job market cools
Last month, the US economy added only 29,000 jobs, significantly below the economists’ forecast of 90,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, indicating a
October 2, 2026