The US’ first-quarter GDP growth for 2021 was at 6.4 percent against the estimated 6.5 percent but signifies a major surge in the economic activity after the pandemic battered the economy. The second quarter of 2020 saw the biggest fall in US growth, which plunged by 31.4 percent and left 22 million Americans unemployed. There […]
Succession planning for minor children is a must. In an unfortunate event of demise of both the parents, a properly drafted Will would ensure that the parents appoint a guardian of their choice for the minor children. In absence of a will or if the will is silent with respect to guardianship, the court will […]
The equity markets have been volatile with movements on both sides, mainly occasioned by developments abroad. The prospects of the US recovery, the rise in inflationary expectations, the rise in bond yields, have all been factors that influenced the markets in the last two months. One factor which has attracted attention of the markets has […]
Brent is perched on the US$ 68 level per barrel for a long time now, and it has been unusually range-bound. But its ability to rise cannot be easily ignored. This is because, if you go by the indications from the market, buying of petroleum futures contracts has accelerated in the last three weeks, and […]
The US Dollar has given up much of the gains after it rose against all the majors in the last three months. The rise in the Dollar was facilitated to a large extent by the expectations of high inflation and the consequent rise in interest rates especially the bond yields. The bond yields shot up […]
Consumer Price Index for the month of April, came at 4.29 % quite on the lines expected by many market participants mainly due to the fall in the food inflation and the favourable base effect. This is quite a bit of a pull back from the 5.52% level seen in March. Last year, for the […]
Apart from all the other factors that affect gold price movements in international markets, there is one factor that has a certain impact, and it is the weakness or strength of the US Dollar. The US Dollar after a bout of strengthening against currency majors is now gradually giving up the ground that it gained […]
The US first quarter GDP growth was at 6.40 % as against the expectations of 6.50 %, but a major surge in the economic activity after the pandemic battered the economy. It was Q2 of 2020 which saw the biggest fall in US growth, as it plunged by 31.40%, and it left 22 million Americans […]
The fixed income market remained calm with a stable profile for most part of the last one month. The accommodative policy of the RBI has been instrumental in keeping the yields stable to lower. Yet another reason is the interbank liquidity which has been on an average upwards of Rs.5 Lakh Crs. The G-SAP 1 […]
The yellow metal is an essential ingredient of any investment portfolio for many centuries. It is not just private individuals who invest in gold but also institutions. The central banks or the reserve banks around the world invest in gold in a major way. They keep it as part of their reserves. When they find […]
Consumer Price Index for the month of April, came at 4.29 % quite on the lines expected by many market participants mainly due to the fall in the food inflation and the favourable base effect. This is quite a bit of a pull back from the 5.52% level seen in March. Last year, for the […]
