opinion
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May 17, 2022 09:19 AM ISTMonetary stimulus withdrawal is bound to have a major impact on global financial markets: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran
In the near term, these elevated inflationary pressures will prove to be a drag on global growth, says India's top economic policymaker
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May 17, 2022 08:57 AM IST Investing: A game of portfolio, personality and perspective
After the investing excesses of the pandemic, it is time to go back to basics
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May 16, 2022 05:53 PM IST Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Chinese lockdowns bite hard, send out global shockwaves
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: TechMa sitting pretty, SBI’s halo turns brighter, Eicher Motors cruises, wheat exports demystified, state finances in dire straits and more
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May 16, 2022 03:31 PM IST Government’s rethink on role of Chief of Defence Staff is a step in the right direction
While it is welcome that the government is relooking the entire CDS episode, the question remains: is it asking the right questions?
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May 16, 2022 03:14 PM IST Congress’ chintan shivir does little to bring ideological clarity
If the Congress is to achieve even a modicum of success in its grand plan, it has to first regain its credibility which is currently in a shambles. It should do so by going beyond history, and BJP-bashing
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May 16, 2022 12:18 PM IST China’s economic activity plummets as COVID lockdowns hit growth
China’s economy had already been under pressure from a liquidity crisis across its highly leveraged real estate developers and a wider property slowdown as home sales collapsed
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May 16, 2022 12:13 PM IST Metaverse: Limitless potential over the next decade
Digital assets are helping entrepreneurs and developers alike in creating a transactional framework for the metaverse
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May 16, 2022 11:27 AM IST U-turn on wheat exports — Who is the winner?
Sudden decision to ban wheat exports denies farmers better price realisation while offering little to consumers by way of price comfort as current inflation is more a global phenomenon
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May 16, 2022 10:14 AM IST Coromandel’s Senegal acquisition to yield benefits in the long run
Coromandel has acquired an equity stake in a Senegal-based rock phosphate mining company, adding to its backward integration efforts
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May 16, 2022 09:51 AM IST The Eastern Window | What China’s economic slowdown would mean to the global supply chain
China’s lockdown strategy has led to severe problems for buyers of Chinese goods worldwide. But this was just a trailer to the more damaging impact on the global supply chain that would be caused by the economic slowdown in China
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May 16, 2022 09:19 AM IST Rupee to remain under pressure as it catches up with other Asian majors
In trade weighted inflation adjusted REER terms, the Rupee was close to its fair value in March 2022 against a basket of 40 currencies. However, intensification of depreciation pressure on the Chinese Yuan would weigh on the Rupee and other Asian currencies to maintain competitiveness. A sharp depreciation in Yuan remains a key downside risk to the Rupee’s exchange rate
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May 16, 2022 09:11 AM IST How have markets performed during times of unforgiving inflation?
In two of the last four instances of correction in the Nifty, inflation was on a downtrend. On the other hand, inflation was also on a downtrend in two of the last three instances of upswings in the Nifty
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May 16, 2022 08:55 AM IST Indian banks’ bumper profits don’t show economic scars
The aggregate net profit of 27 listed commercial banks has shown an 86 percent year-on-year jump in the March quarter
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May 16, 2022 08:49 AM IST State finances need top priority as many dangerously stare down a debt hole
Sunset of GST compensation next month, guarantees for power discom bonds, and extra borrowings for non-asset creating revenue expenditure could end up worsening state finances
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May 16, 2022 07:59 AM IST
Magic prices warned of India’s sticky inflation, so how did the RBI not notice?
Easy-to-remember retail prices are important to both budget-conscious consumers and brands. When a 10-rupee detergent starts selling for 12, policy makers are already looking at entrenched inflation.
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May 13, 2022 08:31 PM IST The Reading List: May 13, 2022
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
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May 13, 2022 06:31 PM IST Will forcing sports broadcasters to share telecasts with DD reopen a can of worms?
There needs to be a fine balance between ensuring that the sports broadcaster gets a commercially appropriate fee for its television rights and also manages to reach a wider audience.
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May 13, 2022 01:47 PM IST Crypto market: Why is there a crash and what’s next?
The plunge in the value of cryptocurrencies also revealed that they are not as insulated from the financial markets as they are made out to be.
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May 13, 2022 12:08 PM IST Sedition law was being abused; its shelving is a welcome step
The crime of sedition has, thankfully, been put in cold storage. Embarrassing as it was for India’s reputation, no government wanted to give up the power to threaten their critics with the charge of sedition.
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May 13, 2022 11:43 AM IST If Tech Crash Is Another Dot-Com Bubble, the Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Digital transformation is still in an early phase, which means many hard-hit cloud and “software-as-a-service” stocks could bounce back in years to come
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May 13, 2022 11:36 AM IST Tesla Is Hedging Its Global EV Supply Chain Bets on Indonesia and India
Elon Musk is hunting for new Asian production hubs for his EVs. Indonesia looks like the clear winner, while India appears to have missed the boat.
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May 13, 2022 11:28 AM IST CAG courts controversy as it moves with the times
A creative tension exists between the government and its internal auditor
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May 13, 2022 11:19 AM IST Food and Fertilizers: Human Waste Could Supply the Nutrients Farmers Need
Human waste could be a huge source of agricultural nutrients as the costs of synthetics soar. All it would take are improvements in sewage treatment and some big changes in attitudes.
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May 13, 2022 11:14 AM IST Algo Learn | Psychology of an Algo Trader
While algos may be pieces of code devoid of emotion, the people writing and managing them in real-time are not. Mastering emotions is key to success.
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May 13, 2022 10:50 AM IST Understanding the equity market's structural weaknesses
While the benchmark indices have fallen by around 15 percent, there is carnage in the rest of the market
