Bank credit in India has been driven by the growth in personal loans which hints at increasing household leverages. These leverages had probably led to exponential rise in the domestic asset prices. This may be attributed either to the changing mindset or overstated economic prospects. It is difficult to deny both possibilities with the information … Read more
The Indian stock market resumed its upward momentum and logged the best week since the end of June, largely supported by positive global cues ahead of a likely interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. In the third week of September, investors will closely monitor key market triggers such as new listings, domestic and … Read more
The yen outperformed most of its peers in the Group of 10 Monday, rallying against the dollar in jittery trading ahead of key central bank events later in the week. Japan’s currency climbed as much as 1.7% versus the greenback to 145.19, before trimming the advance to about 0.8% during New York trading. The rally … Read more
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen dropped to multi-year lows against the U.S. dollar and euro on Tuesday, keeping investors on heightened Japanese intervention watch ahead of this week’s Bank of Japan policy meeting. The euro reached 165.71 yen, its highest since 2008, after data showed business activity in the euro zone expanded at its fastest … Read more
Domestic markets edged lower amid excessive volatility and lost over one and a half per cent, tracking feeble global cues. The tone was negative from the beginning, which further deteriorated with a decline in world indices however rebound on Friday trimmed some losses. Benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex, settled at 22,147 and 73,088.33 levels … Read more