The IIP for the month of July 2017 was slightly higher at 1.2% compared to the negative growth shown in the month of June. However, …
RBI to Temper Rate Cuts
Over the last few weeks there have been some key data points that have raised concerns over the pace of rate cuts adopted by the …
How the Governor quietly steered the RBI over the last year…
Come September and Dr. Urjit Patel completes one year in office. The year gone by has been eventful, to say the least. Let us not …
Core Sector Growth Shows a Minor Revival
Core sector growth for the month of July came in at 2.4%, which is a slight improvement over the 0.8% core sector growth shown in …
What are the Risks of India’s Swelling Forex Kitty?
Recently, India’s forex reserves touched an all-time high of $394 billion. In fact, India is already the 8th largest economy in the world in terms of …
Demonetization and GST combine to put pressure on Q1 GDP
The Reuters consensus estimate for GDP growth for the first quarter ended June 2017 was slightly lower at 6.6%. However, the GDP growth for first …
Why the IPO Boom May be Different?
The Indian IPO market helped raise nearly $2 billion during the financial year 2016-17. It is estimated that in the coming year 2017-18, the IPO …
Key takeaways from the minutes of the August MPC meet…
The minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held on August 01st and 02nd were published by the RBI on 16th of August. The MPC …
What Factors Influencing Indian Rupee?
Back in December 2016, the USD-INR was quoting at Rs.68.5/$. The rupee had weakened sharply in the aftermath of the demonetization drive and was threatening …
A Much Needed Fall in The Merchandise Import Bill
The month of July 2017 saw a marginal 3.94% growth in exports on a YOY basis but there was a perceptible fall in imports on …
