India Economy

It is generally argued that analysts who own stock of companies they cover have a conflict of interest. Because of this, analysts are required to ...

Noise traders not only affect the price by driving it away from fundamentals, but also by their influence on the liquidity aspect, write Violet U.T.

Indian gold jewellery consumption fell by 44 per cent in the December 2011 quarter compared to the year-ago period, according to World Gold Council ...

The Direct Taxes Code may not be fully implemented from the next financial year. But, you will have to alter your tax strategies, depending on the changes made.

Financial markets in our country, be it equity, commodity or currency, are still in the growth phase. Imposing transaction tax on these will only stunt their growth.

Indians like to give gifts to people abroad. They also like to invest in international equity and debt. But they invest less in overseas deposits.

A ‘bubble' in safe-haven asset values could turn out to be the next black swan event, caution Dirk G. Baur of University of Technology, Sydney, and ...

The government should spell out how it arrives at the expected rate of inflation, instead of leaving it to the people to figure it out.

Corporate short-termism is negatively associated with the extent to which long-term investors hold a firm's stock, report Francois Brochet, Maria ...

Unless the Direct Tax Code plugs the loopholes in cross-border transactions, the Vodafone verdict may set a precedent.

The regulatory violations by pharma companies are best seen as regular business challenges than as some conspiracy from a Robin Cook novel.

If the Finance Minister is losing sleep over mounting under-recoveries, the public sector oil companies may possibly be having nightmares. With good ...

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone seem to be clear beneficiaries of the Supreme Court's decision to cancel 122 2G telecom licences issued in January 2008.

Studying data across 85 countries, Simeon Djankov et al write in ‘The effect of corporate taxes on investment and entrepreneurship' ( www.ssrn.com) ...

While the first half of 2012 may be tepid, bankers expect the second half to be more conducive.

Much of SEBs' losses were due to lower tariffs not matching the rise in power procurement costs and high transmission and distribution losses.

Slowing inflation and economic activity would make the RBI reverse its monetary policy, thus improving investment sentiment.

A government short on cash and long on spending can be innovative. Weak markets and poor investor appetite first put a spoke in the government's plan ...

Superior working-capital management and more efficient use of capital have helped companies report reasonably good results.PRAVEEN KADLE, MD & CEO, TATA CAPITAL

Earlier, developed markets were completely “safe”, but they are now subject to worrying protectionist pressures, rues Premila Nazareth Satyanand in a ...

One of the objectives of the Qualified Foreign Investors regulation is to reduce volatility in the market. QFIs may, in fact, add to it.

Though investor population over the past decade has grown significantly, it hasn't quite enticed Indian households to follow suit. According to the ...

While auto rickshaw volumes were nothing to write home about, three-wheeled cargo carriers performed much better, growing by 12.5 per cent.

To become wealthy, you will need to identify and replace any negative or limiting beliefs you may have about money, says Jack Canfield in ‘The ...