RBI MPC meeting begins: Amid global market turmoil and growing calls for a significant rate cut by the Fed, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is currently convening to determine the policy rates and stance. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will announce the policy outcome on Thursday, […]
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After a record-breaking performance in the previous trading session, Indian market struggled to maintain those gains today, with frontline indices losing over 1%. This decline was influenced by a sell-off in global peers, driven by weak US manufacturing and labor market data that reignited recessionary fears. Sector-wise, the metal sector […]
View Full Image (The Economist) To a certain extent, this record-smashing is to be expected. Dump the losers periodically, as benchmark indices tend to, and the history of equities is one long (albeit frequently interrupted) march upwards. Bear markets and crashes abound, but once prices recover to set one new […]
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday testified before the Senate Banking Committee. Powell in his prepared testimony told Senators that inflation had been improving in recent months but more good data would strengthen the case for interest rate cuts. “More good data would strengthen our confidence that inflation […]
The first reaction to the general election result was negative with a 5.9% decline in the Nifty index on June 4, though the market ended last quarter up 9.7% from where it closed that day. The initial reaction was no surprise since the failure of the BJP to obtain the […]
Expert view: Vaibhav Porwal, the co-founder of Dezerv, believes it is time to book profits in mid and smallcaps due to their rich valuation. At the same time, he sees see value in largecaps. In an interview with Mint, Porwal shares his outlook for the market and discusses economic trends. […]
Edited excerpts: How do you expect the market movement after the Lok Sabha election outcome on June 4? When can we expect fresh record highs? The base case scenario anticipates the formation of a government by the BJP. However, we anticipate potential market volatility post-election, especially if the BJP fails […]
Gold will be able to sustain at higher levels only if the US Federal Reserve cuts rates and the US dollar starts declining against currency majors, said brokerage house Emkay in a recent note. “Gold prices moved up from the $2,050 base, where it was hovering around for a long […]
He advised buying gold as long as prices maintain above ₹68,500 per 10gms, targeting an initial upside of ₹74,000 per 10gms, followed by ₹78,000 per 10gms levels. Conversely, a decisive break below the previous swing low of ₹65,200 per 10gms could disrupt the trend, potentially leading gold to retest the […]