The previous week was data heavy with most of the key data points like the CPI inflation, WPI inflation, US inflation and trade data being announced. However, the current week will be the interim period between the data announcement and the actual FO

How do you judge the probability if the Fed will hike the rates by 75 bps or 100 bps. One way is to look at the CME Fedwatch. It is a measure of the probability of the extent of rate hike and the possible quantum of rate hike based on the rates impli

To add to the woes of the world economy, China's economic growth for the second quarter ended June 2022 slumped to just 0.4%. Clearly, the widespread COVID lockdowns have taken a massive toll on the economic activity in China. Now, China is not only

It is said that there are few funds in the world where the fund managers rarely say not to a meeting with the fund. Temasek of Singapore is one of them. The investment arm of the Singapore government, it is a formidable investment player in equities

It also looks like a very long time since we saw Brent Crude hovering around $95/bbl, but that is exactly what happened on 14th of July. Oil prices fell sharply, even briefly below the $95/bbl mark, for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine ear

On Thursday, several oil company shares like RIL and ONGC saw a sudden rally. That can be largely attributed to the expectation that government was considering a reduction in the windfall taxes. It may be recollected that on 01st July, the government

While the trade deficit just looks at the gap between exports and imports of goods, the current account deficit goes a step further. It also considers the trade in services as well as the revenue inflows and outflows during the period. Normally, the

As of now, there is no official confirmation from the government. But there are now strong expectations building up that the controversial export tax on steel may be finally done with. While it is not clear how the government approach would be, the m

In the last 2 quarters, Indian companies witnessed pressure on the operating profit margins. The reasons were not far to seek. Rising input costs, supply chain constraints and higher manpower costs had hit the operating margins of most of the compani

Among the various unicorns in India, the one company that never had any problem raising funds to bankroll its growth was Byju’s. Conceived as an online training and education initiative, Byju’s has become the de-facto manifestation of the Edtech

Over the last few months, the proposed deal by Elon Musk to buy out Twitter has generated more heat than light. That is the way it is likely to remain as Elon Musk has now officially walked away from the $44 billion Twitter deal. Elon Musk has argued

The current week is likely to see a slew of data flows staring from Tuesday and going all the way to Friday. Here are the key data flows to watch out for and here is what to expect from each of these parameters. 1) The first big tr