Linkfest

Saturday, August 6th, 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:

 

Goods and Service Tax (GST):

• The GST at last, but much is yet to be done (Livemint)
• The evolution of GST over the last 16 years (Quartz)
• GST and inflation (Livemint)
• GST impact on the consumer (Business Standard)
• Road ahead for industry (Livemint)
• 10 reasons why GST warrants a healthy dose of scepticism (Huffington Post)

 

Indian Economy:

• India’s impossible trilemma (Urbanomics)
• Elections and inflation in India (FT Alphaville )
• RBI puts bank licenses on tap (Livemint)
• Further decontrol of kerosene and LPG (Business Standard)
• Banks increasingly focusing on retail lending (Business Line)
• FII exposure to India is falling (Livemint)
• Banks start cutting loan rates (Livemint)
• The joint lenders forum (JLF) is not working like it was meant to (Livemint)
• Developing India’s corporate bond market (Livemint)
• Centralised KYC will make financial services easier (Business Standard)

 

General:

• Has the global economy reached escape velocity? (Gavin Davies )
• Turbulent times come back to the airline business (Fortune)
• Could the 30 year US treasury yield go toward zero? (FT Alphaville )
• Treasury yields are raising doubts about the prospects of the FED’s success (Capital Spectator)
• The west has a lot to learn from China (The Economist )

 

Investing:

• Are bond investors overstaying their welcome? (Moneylife)

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