Crystal Ball Gazing: Stock markets in 2022
The best thing about quantitative easing is that it works in practice but not so in theory. Ben Bernanke, the then US Federal Reserve chairman, said that in 2014, the…
Stagflation – A clear and present danger
The dreaded inflation demon continues to raise the head. The consumer price inflation in America is perhaps the most-watched number in the financial markets around the world. It sets the…
MARKETS AT DIZZYING HEIGHTS – WHAT CAN GO WRONG?
The 2008 global financial crisis or GFC was called a Black Swan event. It hit the global financial system like never before. A marquee bank like Lehman Brothers does not…
China’s cup of Woes continues to overflow
Terms like ‘Tsunamis’, ‘pandemics’ and ‘contagions’ have become a regular feature in Asia over the past few decades. According to estimates thrown around, the Chinese real estate developer ‘Evergrande’ owes…
Will China’s Real Estate bubble ever POP? The Evergrande saga!
The main protagonist of this story is Evergrande, a systematically important real estate developer of China. Many of us would not have heard of this company in our part of…
SPAC – the next big investment opportunity!
First thing first, let’s get the definition out of the way. The SPACs are shell companies, in other words, a “Blank Cheque” company, created for a specific purpose of acquiring…
Of Bear Markets, Millennials and Generation Z
Equity markets, by their very nature, are volatile. Stock prices, even of the best Companies, go up and come down all the time. The unending quest for the listed company…
Rise of the Retail Investors
Burgeoning age of Retail Investors As the skies halted for the global movement of people, pilot Abhishek had to pause flying at high altitudes. Sandeep’s auto ancillary facility didn’t need…
Rising retail investors’ participation: Are markets becoming frothy?
Sense and sensibility are two important qualities that not only play a critical role in life but also in markets. Usually, very few market participants are able to navigate views,…
Navigating through Subsequent waves of Covid and Market Performance
The second wave of the pandemic has left us dealing with healthcare emergencies of a monumental scale. The number of new cases erupting every day is increasing. Increasing infection severity…