A Brief Overview In the past few weeks, as the United States of America has sought to withdraw from the mineral-rich country of Afghanistan after a period of 20 years, the Taliban has strengthened its stronghold on the country and now seeks to reign supreme. Set against this backdrop, the political future of the country …
The recent crackdown by China on tech companies may likely be advantageous to India as global wealth and funding may come India’s way. With new regulatory frameworks, Chinese tech stocks have collectively seen an erosion of $1.5 trillion. During the August 14-21 week, over $560 billion worth of market value was reportedly erased from the …
Even as benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty touch new highs, the country’s equity market has reportedly emerged as the leading performer among key economies. From data reported in news reports, the benchmark index (Nifty) in India has risen 45 per cent and 19 per cent in the past one year and year-to-date (YTD), respectively. Accordingly, …
A Brief Overview Global bitcoin mining is estimated to occur at the most frequent level in China, approximating to 65 percent. However, this frequency in mining and trading is expected to decline by more than 90 percent as China’s central bank – The People’s Bank of China has imposed new regulations that require crypto mining …
An Overview of Upcoming Fed Meeting After recent statistics revealed the US economy is regaining momentum but not overheating, investors are looking for new indications from the federal bank on its inflation outlook. Investors’ concerns about inflation have been alleviated as a result of this. While the Fed has stated that any increase in inflation …
An Overview of the Recent Collapse Wall Street’s main index falls for the third straight session of Wednesday, with investors pushing away riskier assets due to a sharp decline in cryptocurrencies and concerns about inflation. In response to China’s decision to bar financial and payment institutions from offering cryptocurrency services, Bitcoin and Ether were on …
Overview – 5G in India, are we there yet? In order to allow Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea to partner non-Chinese equipment vendors, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has cleared up the long-standing 5G testing. The tests will be six months in the first phase. “Bharti Airtel Ltd, Reliance Jio Ltd, Vodafone Idea …
Prior to April 2021, FPI inflows to India were on the rise. This was brought on by global liquidity amounting to $US10 trillion of which a large sum found itself directed towards risky assets like EM equities. This combined with a desire for India to grow at a faster rate than other G-20 nations in …
In the first fortnight of March, the 10-year Treasury bond yields in the US touched a 14-month peak, the highest ever since February of 2020. The 10-year bond stood at 0.5 per cent in August 2020 but that has moved up to 1.67 per cent. The treasury yield had also recently touched a high of …
As Joe Biden and Kamala Harris get set to take over as the President and Vice-President of the United States, what does this new administration mean for India, especially on the economic front? Economic ties are expected to be smooth and the US approach towards India is poised to be favourable. Biden has been known …
