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Q2FY22 GDP – FUTURE GOOD BUT FOR OMICRON

By Ruma Dubey about 9 hours ago
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The Q2FY22 actually came in at 8.4%, which is much better than what was widely expected. GVA was at 8.5%. YoY, the picture looks skewed as 2020 was a year predominantly of lockdowns. QoQ, GDP in Q1 was at 20.1% and GVA at 18.8%. More than anything else, it showed that the Indian economy was slowly getting back to normalcy as almost all restrictions were lifted and economic activity rose with renewed fervor.

AND SO THE SESSION BEGINS…..

By Ruma Dubey about 2 days ago
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The Winter session has finally started and we hope that it does not turn into a Cold War but instead does what a Parliament is supposed to do – debate Bills. The Opposition needs to start developing more patience and stop staging walk-outs as that is neither helping the nation nor is it helping it score any brownie points with the people; they are now appearing weaker.

MARKETS – TIME TO UNLEARN TO RELEARN

By Ruma Dubey about 5 days ago
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It’s a Black Friday celebration for the retailers but looks like it has turned into a Red Friday for the markets, with a Black mood dominating the sentiments. News of a new more virulent and fast mutating virus has spooked the market. All the usual suspects are down – hotels, aviation, theaters, all outdoor companies – all are in the red. And on the other hand, pharma, diagnostic, hospital and wellness companies are back in the green

NFTs - PROOF THAT WORLD IS GETTING MADDER!

By Ruma Dubey about 6 days ago
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Having dabbled in stocks, especially IPOs; having bought innumerable realty projects; FDs and bonds are even beyond count; gold and diamond is like passe; so when people like these have more surplus money to invest, where do the well-heeled High Networth Individuals (HNIs) put the money?

DIP INTO THE RESERVES!

By Ruma Dubey about 7 days ago
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When we say, “release of oil” it means that the stock will be sold to MRPL and HPCL. Yes, our economy does have the power to shake up the oil prices as the demand is so huge. The idea is to lend support to the US’s strategy of using oil reserves, killing demand to OPEC+ and force them to bring down prices.

DEFICIT OF TRUST DESTROYS FARM LAW

By Ruma Dubey about 9 days ago
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The main bone of contention was that the farmers would be made into rookies in the hands of the corporates and they will lose whatever little they were getting in through the Minimum Selling Price (MSP). And herein lay the story; the huge issue of trust deficit. Even after 30 years, the farmers do not have an iota of trust on the Indian companies as they feel that they will be exploited, left high and dry.

PAYTM KARO? NAHI!!!

By Ruma Dubey about 12 days ago
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The shocker of the day is undoubtedly Paytm. The Founder and CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma had tears of joy with his company making a stock market debut and on the other hand, traders were crying in pain on this historical debut – never before has the market seen such a poor show put up on day one.

HUNGRY – FOR FOOD AND NOT POWER….

By Ruma Dubey about 14 days ago
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Like we did the last time too, India has voiced strong objection to this ranking, saying that the publishers “have not done their due diligence before releasing the report". The Govt has said that the FAO methodology is “unscientific", saying that “the scientific measurement of undernourishment

COAL WILL REMAIN BLACK GOLD…..

By Ruma Dubey about 15 days ago
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With people in Delhi choking and gasping for air, Climate Change and the entire debate over fossil fuel could not have come at a much better time. The 26th Session at Glasgow on Climate Change or COP26 ended over the weekend and there is a lot of brouhaha all over the world – there is debate raging that India has got away with ‘special’ treatment.

MACRO NUMBERS – THUMBS DOWN

By Ruma Dubey about 18 days ago
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Almost each and every company has red-flagged increase in raw material prices and they all are experiencing a squeeze on profits. Many companies have already hiked their own selling prices and many are announcing price hikes now. Consumer prices are seen accelerating further as a higher base of comparison

INFLATION - ANT IN THE PANTS

By Ruma Dubey about 20 days ago
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The US sneezed and the Indian markets caught a cold. That’s how it seems to be today in the globalized world that we live in. Yesterday night, the US Govt released its Consumer Price Index (CPI), which had soared to 6.2% - the biggest YoY jump in 31 years, delivering widespread price increases for everything from groceries to cars due to supply shortages and strong consumer demand.

YES OR NO? ASK ON TWITTER….

By Ruma Dubey about 21 days ago
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Get the gist of it? Major, important corporate decisions being put up by CEOs on their Twitter, asking people to vote; based on the majority, the decision will be taken. No need for any financial consultant or informing the stock exchanges or even the shareholders!

LOOKING FOR THE 'MIDAS' TOUCH....

By Ruma Dubey about 22 days ago
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Aptech, as those in the market know, is a “Jhunjhunwala” stock. It has been hitting new highs consistently for the past couple of days, irrespective of the market trend. Today too, the market is down over 200 points but the stock remains firmly in the green after hitting a new high at Rs.407.

THE POLITICS OF FUEL PRICES

By Ruma Dubey about 23 days ago
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Oh, how we wish there were major elections every year! The Union Govt, gift-wrapping it as “Diwali gift” reduced excise duty on petrol by Rs.5/litre and that on diesel by Rs.10/litre. And as if on cue, 22 States and Union Territories, majority of them governed by the BJP, Janata Party or its allies, reduced taxes on fuel too.

DIWALI - THERE IS HAPPINESS IN THE AIR

By Ruma Dubey about 27 days ago
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Today is Narakachaturdashi – it symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. With ‘good’ reigning, we get into worshipping Goddess Lakshmi, not just for wealth but for bestowing us with all the intangible ‘goods’ of life. Goddess Lakshmi is no doubt, the Goddess of prosperity but prosperity is not only money but prosperity of emotions, knowledge, health, wisdom.

TAPERING – FINALLY ITS HAPPENING!

By Ruma Dubey about 27 days ago
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As we in India get ready to begin our four-day Diwali celebrations, the Federal Reserve in USA is getting ready for taper. The US Central Bank will begin reducing its asset buying by $15 billion/month from mid-November. This means the expansion of Fed’s $8.6 trillion asset portfolio will end by June’22

DHANTERAS – TIME TO BUY GOLD ETF

By Ruma Dubey about 29 days ago
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Just take a walk along the markets and look into the gold shops from the outside – its packed with people. The Tanishq shop at Matunga in Mumbai says that they have never been so busy and this has been the scene a couple of months before Diwali.

BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT

By Ruma Dubey about 30 days ago
Well, all must be hunky dory for all those who had panicked over the past few days, running from pillar to post, anxious that the market’s floor was falling off completely. Where are they now? Today, the markets are optimistically up and nothing has changed between today and last week; except of course the dates and month.

RBI SHOWS FORESIGHT

By Ruma Dubey about 1 month ago
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When measures are taken to mitigate systemic risks in the future – it is often labelled as ‘draconian’ and many blame the regulators for spoiling the party. Its like a pouting child who has been pulled up for mischief; the parent knows what needs to be done to prevent a disaster in the future but the child just feels miffed and angry

HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING

By Ruma Dubey about 1 month ago
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We all have been paying a lot more for all our day-to-day needs – be it veggies or oil or any commodity. And then the macro data comes in saying that inflation is within RBI’s target. None of thus rung any alarm bell; thus its good that Amit Syngle, MD & CEO of India's largest paint maker, Asian Paints, sounded alarmist at the post-earnings conference call yesterday.