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IND AS – TAREEK PE TAREEK !!

By Ruma Dubey about 12 hours ago
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It’s postponed once again. Those in the banking circles were almost certain that the RBI will postpone again. Starting 1st April 2019, the RBI was to start the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by banks. It came into effect for NBFCs on 1st April 2018.

CHASING BUTTERLFIES IN A FIELD OF ORCHIDS

By Ruma Dubey about 3 days ago
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“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”

FED RESERVE GOES DOVISH, VERY DOVISH!

By Ruma Dubey about 5 days ago
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It’s really confusing; a couple of months ago, the talk was about rate hikes in the USA – how many was the question then. Nothing really dramatic has changed for the economy, yet the talk has now turned around to no rate hikes at all.

CLEAN AIR OR LOWER SALES?

By Ruma Dubey about 6 days ago
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The SC has made it categorical that only BS VI-compliant vehicles will be sold in India from April 1, 2020. What this means is that the current fleet of BS IV cars, two-wheelers and trucks can be sold only for a little over 12 months now.

L&T - LIFE COMES A FULL CIRCLE

By Ruma Dubey about 8 days ago
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Life does come in full circle. Today L&T is planning a hostile takeover and a few years ago, it was itself the target. L&T, led by AM Naik, is making a hostile takeover bid for Mindtree

BSNL BAILOUT - NO WASTE OF MONEY THIS!

By Ruma Dubey about 11 days ago
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There is a lot of brouhaha over the Govt looking at the option of bailing out telecom PSU, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). The Govt is mulling giving BSNL Rs.13,000 crore as salaries have not been paid for past two months.

POWER - MORE NEEDED AS GROWTH PANGS GROW

By Ruma Dubey about 12 days ago
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Sometimes, a simple browse through some of the Govt portals can be very enlightening. A cursory look at the website of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) gave us so many insights into the state of power generation and supply in the country.

BOEING BRINGS BACK THE FEAR OF FLYING

By Ruma Dubey about 13 days ago
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One does not know, at this point of time, when this ban will be lifted. Boeing has said that it is updating its software but that alone might not be sufficient. Maybe a report after a full investigation is the only way this crisis could come to an end.

MARKET JUMPS BUT GROW PLUMMETS

By Ruma Dubey about 13 days ago
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After the super duper day of trading, where the Sensex ended with a jaw dropping 481 points jump, the macroeconomic numbers were a dose of reality. The market might already be celebrating the election outcome, IIP numbers for January’19 are like a douse of cold water.

OUR VERY OWN 'GAME OF THRONES' BEGINS ON 11TH APRIL!!

By Ruma Dubey about 15 days ago
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These 2019 elections are very crucial, every general or Lok Sabha election is; but what makes this truly crucial is the juncture at which India is standing – so many old roads and new untrodden roads emerge from where we stand today. We are the cusp of complete change in a world which is also changing rapidly.

THE LURE OF CHINESE STOCKS DESPITE ODDS….

By Ruma Dubey about 18 days ago
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Every foreign investor worth his name in salt wants to buy more and more into Chinese stocks. This despite the lack of transparency, and so many rules and regulations, limits on buying. Yet, global funds are going all out to increase their investments in China

ECB ACTS – ACKNOWLEDGES THE SLOWDOWN

By Ruma Dubey about 18 days ago
Today evenings European Central Bank (ECB) meet was very crucial as the Eurozone itself is at a very decisive stage. The impending Brexit has already caused havoc in the zone and added to that was the ongoing trade war between US and China

NO MORE THE ‘PREFERRED’ ONE…

By Ruma Dubey about 20 days ago
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Protectionism is at its peak. USA, or rather, Trump feels that the entire world has been having a party at the cost of his country. And he is trying all he can to end this party. He has already fired salvos as China and India has always been on his radar. Starting with H1B, then tariffs on steel, he has made it clear that barriers will only go up further. But raising barriers at a time when the world cannot survive without globalization

MARCH HOLDS PROMISE OF VOLATILITY

By Ruma Dubey about 21 days ago
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March is going to be “newsy”. And that more or less will set the moods of the markets. More than India, globally a lot is scheduled for this March and that will more or less decide the swings of the market, worldwide.

WINSOME WINS IT ALL – BANKS LOSE IT ALL!

By Ruma Dubey about 25 days ago
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Say, “defaulter” and the only name that pops’ up is of Vijay Mallya. Or now maybe Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi. But do you know who is the second most wanted man who has duped some 13 banks to the tune of Rs.6500 crore? Jatin Mehta of Winsome Diamonds.

AS EXPECTED, Q3 INDICATES A SLOWDOWN

By Ruma Dubey about 25 days ago
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Majority of economists had estimated the third quarter GDP to come in at around 6.7 to 6.8% v/s the 7% reported in Q2 and 7.2% (YoY). It was thus a given that growth was expected to show a slowdown in Q3.

KEEP THE JOSH GOING!!!!

By Ruma Dubey about 28 days ago
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Naturally, the rupee is down and the market indices are also down. And there is a sense of palpable tension as well as a sense of patriotism in the air. While everyone is congratulating the Indian Air Force and Army, there is a niggling worry at the back of the mind - where is this heading?

THE ANNUAL RITUAL OF BUFFETT’S ANNUAL LETTER

By Ruma Dubey about 29 days ago
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It’s a ritual which no Warren Buffett fan wants to miss – the annual letter accompanying the annual report of Berkshire Hathway Inc. Every year, the letter which Buffett writes to his shareholders is waited with a lot of eagerness. Apart from getting a peek into where his vision for the future lay,

WE ARE HAVING A DREAM RUN, APPARENTLY!

By Ruma Dubey about 1 month ago
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We Indians could not have asked for such a dream run!! RBI lowers interest rates, Budget gives stimulus, IIP for Dec bounces back and now retail inflation for January shows that it is at 19-month low at 2.05% v/s 2.11% in Dec.

STAY AWAY AND FOREVER!!!!

By Ruma Dubey about 1 month ago
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Sometimes, it is difficult to understand the psyche of the investor. In a bull market, when the markets are booming and almost all stocks have run much ahead of valuation, hunting for penny stocks comes naturally, or should we say, is any hunters instinct. But in a bear market, when blue chips are better priced