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 […]
The term ‘fence sitting’ is fashionable when talking about the housing market. A fence-sitter is someone who is actually hopeful of buying something but is waiting for a more suitable time. The underlying sentiment is hesitation, which is an uncomfortable emotion because a difficult decision needs to be made. People who are content with living […]
Foreign investors have pulled out more money from India this year than they brought in between 2009-2021. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have pulled out 2,15,000 crores in 2022 from India while in comparison of 2021, it was 91,000 crores. Experts believe that the withdrawal of capital is likely due to concerns about global economic conditions, […]
Inflation is expected to start softening by July 2022 on the back of diminishing unfavourable base effect particularly in food articles and liquidity drain as RBI has increased the repo rate by a significant 40bps recently, said the industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a press statement issued here today. Monetary tightening […]
Cryptocurrency owners have a variety of options for increasing their savings and increasing their investments. Crypto financing has only been around for a few years, but it is already causing a stir. Previously, users could only earn by trading their coins or holding them on the Quantumai website. They may now borrow and lend Cryptocurrency […]
Heightened Fraud Risk Hits Indian Businesses Hard, Kroll Survey Reveals
MUMBAI, INDIA – May 31, 2022: Kroll, the leading provider of data, technology and insights related to risk, governance and growth, has revealed the results of its latest Global Fraud and Risk Report, highlighting that organizations around the world are dealing with the rising costs associated with investigating allegations of serious misconduct. The report, based on a survey of […]