Have we wasted savings from low oil prices?

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016

India has benefitted tremendously from the fall in crude prices. The government has taken advantage of low oil prices by initiating much needed reforms to reduce the oil subsidy bill. The government has also raised additional resources by raises taxes on petrol and diesel prices to help fund its development agenda. Unfortunately most of the savings […]


Linkfest

Friday, July 22nd, 2016

I come across a lot of good articles from across the web. Here is a summary of a few from the last week that give food for thought:


Is the global economy really all gloom and doom?

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

Financial media tend to paint a very pessimistic picture of the global economy. They cite many factors which suggest that the situation is very bad. Some of these factors include negative interest rates in developed markets, commodity price collapse and low growth in Europe and Japan. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in its annual report suggests […]


Linkfest

Saturday, July 16th, 2016

I come across a lot of good articles from across the web. Here is a summary of a few from the last week that give food for thought:


Quarterly update on Indian Real Estate

Friday, July 15th, 2016

We examine the quarterly House Price Index (HPI) for All India and for major cities that was released by the RBI via the Database on the Indian Economy (DBIE) to gauge trends in the Indian Real Estate market.


Linkfest

Saturday, July 9th, 2016

I come across a lot of good articles from across the web. Here is a summary of a few from the last week that give food for thought:


How are Indians spending their money?

Friday, July 8th, 2016

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) of the government has released data that outlines key indicators of Indian household expenditure on goods and services. We take a look at this data to identify trends in Indian spending in both rural and urban areas.


Linkfest

Saturday, July 2nd, 2016

I come across a lot of good articles from across the web. Here is a summary of a few from the last week that give food for thought:


Monthly Market Summary: June 2016

Friday, July 1st, 2016

With both Rexit and Brexit happening, June has seen a lot volatility. We take a look at how various asset classes have performed in our monthly market summary. In particular, we examine returns of equities, debt, gold, oil and the Indian rupee.


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