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March 2015 CPI Inflation Moves Down To 5.17%
After three months of rising headline inflation, we seem to have substantially moderated to a low 5.17% in March, on the consumer inflation front: Some ...
General
The Potential Impact of the Real Estate Regulatory Bill: Bad in the Short Term, Good in the Long Term
The Real Estate Regulatory Bill will hopefully be passed by parliament soon, with or without amendments. Here’s the salient points and how it affects the ...
Opinion
Satyam and the Case of Big Hairy Manipulative Scamming Promoters in the Stock Market
The case of Satyam has finally been decided. In December 2008, just after the collapse of Lehman brothers, one of India’s largest outsourcers, Satyam, ...
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Macronomics: Why Inflation Might Be Back, As RBI Goes Aggressive on Forex Reserve Building
In this Macronomics piece, we talk about how the RBI is going about building our Forex reserves and why that might affect inflation. This post is for Capital ...
Economy
IIP At a High 5% in Feb 2015, But Mostly Due To Base Effect
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for Feb 2015 came in at 5%, which was a biggest we’ve seen in years. However, note that much of this is due to ...
Economy
RBI Is Buying Dollars Like They're Going Out Of Fashion, With Reserves Up To $347 Billion
RBI’s forex reserves are up to a record $347 billion, including its known forward exposure. In data released today, RBI’s forex numbers came in at ...
General
Moodys Upgrades Its English By Adding Entire New Alphabets to What It Thinks of India
Moody’s has decided that India’s rating outlook is now “Positive” from “Stable”, yesterday. India is rated “Baa3 ...
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