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 […]
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:
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 […]
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:
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.
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:
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.
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:
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.