The 35 BPS rate hike by the RBI – the fifth consecutive rate hike this year – comes as no surprise. With repo rates now at 6.25%, there may be some repercussions on housing uptake. This hike will undoubtedly push up home loan interest rates, which had already crept up after four consecutive bps rate […]
The Portuguese government has introduced the first digital nomad visa program of its kind in Europe. Here’s how it stacks up to similar programs in other European states. Portugal recently released the requirements for its digital nomad visa, which lets remote workers who make four times the national minimum wage live and work in the […]
We have in this study examined financial performance of 3180 companies (excluding financial companies) and noted the trend in interest coverage ratio defined as Operating profit to Interest. This indicator reflects the comfort level of companies in debt servicing. Some interesting results: In response to falling interest rate cycle, interest coverage ratio of companies has […]
A rate hike was expected, but the expectation was for a maximum of 35 bps. The hike by 50 bps is definitely on the higher side, and home loan lending rates will now edge further into the red zone. This is the third consecutive rate hike in the last two months and finally marks the […]
Shares in Twitter fell after Elon Musk announced he was pulling out of the deal to buy the social media platform. Sources state that Elon Musk backed away from his threat following Twitter’s release of a report outlining various issues on the site, such as spam and fake accounts. Twitter plans to fight this deal, […]
Bonds often get overlooked by retail investors. In traditional portfolio management, they are the second most important asset class after equities, but a quick search online will reveal a far lesser interest in these financial instruments compared to equities, forex or even commodities. So what are bonds? Bonds are debt. By buying a bond issued […]
For the last two months, the global cryptocurrency market cap has plunged from $1.7 trillion in the beginning of May to $929 billion. During the last two months, cryptocurrencies have lost tens of billions. The market cap is only $929 billion as of June 24. When the market it completely depend on investors with not […]
Current inflation in India is not due to surge in demand exceeding supplies. On the contrary, consumption demand is subdued and the production capacity is underutilized. In such circumstances,recent hikes in repo rate from 4.0% to 4.9%, almost by 25%, might be counter-productive. It shall increase lending rate hiking EMI of Housing and Auto loan. […]
As anticipated, with inflation edging higher in the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war and the surging oil prices, the RBI has decided to increase the repo rates by 50 bps. It is now increased to 4.90%. “A hike was inevitable, but we are now entering the red zone. Any future hikes will reflect markedly on […]
The Maharashtra State Home Department has accepted for consideration a proposal by Nashik Commissioner of Police Deepak Pandey for a total of 19 amendments in 4 acts with the aim to regulate and tax online gaming in the state, and battle online gaming fraud. The proposal was sent to answer a request by the state […]
