Budget 2024: Will the new tax laws on gold impact your personal finances? Experts weigh in

Budget 2024: Will the new tax laws on gold impact your personal finances? Experts weigh in

Do you like investing in gold or invest in gold for diversification of your portfolio? Then you need to know about the recent changes concerning gold that came out in yesterday’s budget. In this article, we will look into the changes and how they might impact your personal finances. The first thing that caught everyone’s … Read more

Gold vs equity: Which is better investment option for 2024?

Gold vs equity: Which is better investment option for 2024?

While investors have been increasing their equity holdings over the past few months, driving the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 to record highs, it is silver that has delivered the best return in the first half of 2024 (H1-CY24), with gains exceeding 30 percent during this period. Data shows that over 20-year and 10-year … Read more

Gold gains ground as investors eye US data for Fed clues

Technical posture for gold remains bullish – analyst India slashes import tax on gold, silver Focus on US PCE data on Friday July 23 – Gold prices edged up on Tuesday and were set to break a four-day losing streak, as investors awaited U.S. economic data due later this week for more clarity on the … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Focus on factory output, retail sales data, Q2 results of Netflix & Goldman Sachs

Wall Street week ahead: Focus on factory output, retail sales data, Q2 results of Netflix & Goldman Sachs

Next Week, Wall Street will see two key economic reports on industrial production and retail sales, and second quarter results of several major companies such as streaming giant Netflix, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Abbott Laboratories, and Johnson & Johnson. After Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony to the US Congress last week, investors will … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on consumer inflation, Jerome Powell’s testimony

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on consumer inflation, Jerome Powell’s testimony

Wall Street in the week ahead will see some key economic reports that could influence the stock markets. Among the economic events, the major focus of investors will be on consumer inflation for June and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to the US Congress. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report and Powell’s testimony may … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Fed minutes, jobs data, manufacturing PMI to be major focus of investors

Wall Street week ahead: Fed minutes, jobs data, manufacturing PMI to be major focus of investors

Next week, Wall Street will see several key economic data such as the Federal Reserve minutes, employment numbers, S&P final US manufacturing PMI, and trade deficit data. Job openings data for May and nonfarm payrolls report for June are likely to be the major focus of the stock market participants. Last Friday, a report showed … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Retail sales, factory output data to guide US stock markets

Wall Street week ahead: Retail sales, factory output data to guide US stock markets

On Wall Street in the week ahead, the stock markets would be guided by key economic data such as US retail sales and factory output among others. The holiday-shortened week will also see few big earnings such as IT and consulting services firm Accenture and supermarket chain Kroger. Economic events On June 17 (Monday), data … Read more

In defence of a financial instrument that fails to do its job

In defence of a financial instrument that fails to do its job

Although buying inflation-protected bonds to protect against inflation does not seem unreasonable, it would have been a spectacularly unprofitable move during the latest bout of inflation. One hundred dollars put into inflation-protected Treasuries in December 2021, when investors first saw American core inflation reach 5%, would have been worth just $88 a year later. Even … Read more

How financial planning helped this Mumbai family

How financial planning helped this Mumbai family

In India, where the traditional joint family system is evolving, and the burden of elderly care is increasingly shifting to individuals, retirement planning has become even more critical. Yet, many Indians remain unprepared, prioritizing current expenses over future security measures. A 2020 survey by PGIM Mutual Fund revealed that the majority of Indians prioritize immediate … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on May jobs data, manufacturing reports

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on May jobs data, manufacturing reports

On Wall Street in the week ahead, spotlight will be on the jobs data for May, among other economic reports. The jobs data holds significance as it will be the last economic report before the Federal Reserve’s upcoming monetary policy meet on June 11-12. Investors are hoping for a interest rate cut in the next … Read more