Are IPOs headed for a Secular boom?
There are only two things wrong with money: too much or too little. Charles Bukowski, a German-American author whose literary work revolved around the poor in America, said that in…
There are only two things wrong with money: too much or too little. Charles Bukowski, a German-American author whose literary work revolved around the poor in America, said that in…
Narratives are significant vectors of rapid culture change, zeitgeist, and economic behaviour. Nobel laureate and renowned economist Robert J. Shiller wrote that in his book on Narrative Economics in 2019. There…
Not many people invest in India's stock market. Merely 3% of India's population directly get involved. In America, that is 55%. Retail mutual fund investors have assets equivalent to 16%…
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…
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…
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…
What are semiconductor chips? Well, a simple explanation! the chips are there in almost everything we use today. The chips are there in our computers, phones, TVs, cars - it…
With the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, central banks globally are facing a tightrope walk between inflation and economic growth. Earlier this week USA reported largest gain of 0.9% (for June…
Ever since the stock market hit its recent low in March 2020 correcting some 40% in response to the Covid-19 related lockdown and the ongoing sharp rebound thereafter, market experts have been largely caught on the wrong foot, intermittently predicting boom times ahead and a sharp correction.
(more…)The market is now up about 80% from the March lows and some 40 to 50% above the Nifty targets given by most of the leading brokerages in April 2020.
In any economy, banks play an important role.
They serve as water to seeds of impressive and profitable ideas which blossom and usher growth and prosperity. In fact, the extent of business in banking sector is indicative of an economy’s health. For a growing economy like India, banking sector assumes greater significance given its pivotal role in reviving the economy. In this context, it is important to understand how healthy are India’s banks to withstand the demand-destructive impact of the widespread of the Coronavirus.
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