On Wall Street in the week ahead, market participants’ focus will be on the US Federal Reserve’s two day monetary policy meeting starting September 17. The US central bank is widely expected to slash interest rates for the first time since 2020. Following the Fed monetary policy committee’s decision on interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell … Read more
Capitalmind CEO Deepak Shenoy recently shared valuable investment insights on social media platform X. In a post on September 10, Shenoy presented an analysis of long-term investment returns that highlights the impact of inflation on various asset classes. “Nifty 10 year returns, above inflation, are about 8% (real returns). Gold is also 4%+! Even PPF … Read more
After Friday’s rout on Wall Street due to disappointing jobs data, in the week ahead investors will have three major economic reports to watch closely. A jobs report released by the US Labor Department on Friday showed a continued slowdown in the labor market. Next week, the economic calendar will feature reports on the consumer … Read more
My client was very happy with his portfolio returns. Over the last two years, he had made a cool 30% internal rate of return (IRR). “We should invest more in equity, let’s get aggressive… Invest more in small cap funds as it had delivered the highest return,” he explained. When we first met,he was a … Read more
The government has cut the gold duty drawback rate on August 23, almost a month after revising import duty. According to the new notification, for gold jewellery, the duty drawback rate has been reduced from ₹704.1 per gram of net gold content (with a purity of .995 or more) to ₹335.50 per gram, a report … Read more
Focus of Wall Street investors’ in the week ahead will be primarily on the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium to be held from August 22 to 24 inWyoming. Global central bank officials, including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, will speak at the symposium. The event will also see the participation from economists, financial market leaders and … Read more
The aim is to include assets that are uncorrelated or have low correlation with each other. Equities, debt, cash and gold are the most common asset classes in a portfolio, each providing a distinct flavour and benefit. Equities, while having the potential for higher returns, can be volatile in the short term, triggering concerns over … Read more
After the rout in stock markets last week, Wall Street investors’ attention in the week ahead will be on inflation readings with the Producer Price Index and the Consumer Price Index data slated to be released on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. The week ahead will also see some more significant economic data including retail sales … Read more
After a weak jobs report stoked fears of US economic recession last week, Wall Street investors will stay cautious and closely watch the upcoming economic data in the week ahead. A report on Friday showed hiring by US employers slowed in July by much more than economists had expected. Next week, reports on US services … Read more
The budget has brought in some major changes in taxation which would impact individuals. People may make some knee-jerk decisions as a quick reaction to the tax announcements and this article tends to suggest the do’s and don’ts to help people to avoid unwise actions. Before even getting into any specifics, regardless of changes in … Read more