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Economy
Premium: The Dangerous FII Debt Situation and The RBI’s Fear of Speculators
This is a premium post for Capital Mind Premium subscribers, sent on Feb 17, 2014. Subscribe now! Let’s take a look at another outlier we’ve started to ...
Economy
The Interim Budget: Cheaper Cars And A Big Education Loan Subsidy
Quick notes on the interim budget. Cars will become cheaper as excise duties will be cut until 30 Jun 2014. For commercial vehicles, small cars and bikes, ...
Economy
RBI Pushes Banks To Trade Bond Futures?
RBI pressures banks to trade bond futures (NDTV). Eager for a successful launch, RBI officials are making frequent phone calls to lenders encouraging them to ...
Opinion
How QNet Pulled It Off
At Yahoo, I write about How QNet Pulled it Off: "Biophoton light," you are told, will energise liquids faster and more efficiently "via the ...
Charts & Analysis
WPI Inflation for Jan 2014 at 5.05%, Lowest in Seven Months
Wholesale Price Inflation in India for Jan 2014 came in at a low 5.05%, making everyone wonder what they are smoking. (Beedi’s perhaps, which has seen ...
Premium
Macronomics: A Source Of Potential Banking System Stress
This is an archive of the Macronomics letter for Capital Mind Premium subscribers, sent on Feb 14, 2014. Markets climb a wall of worry and fall through the ...
Premium
Optionalysis: How STT Affects Option Prices (Plus, Portfolio Changes)
This is an archive for Capital Mind Premium subscribers, sent on Feb 8, 2014. A number of options traders start taking positions and hold them too long, and ...
Startups
The largest industry is the one that’s the least disrupted: #FinTech hackathon
This is a guest post by Mukund Mohan, on an event in Bangalore that involved technology and finance. Mukund is the Director of Microsoft Ventures, which runs a ...
Economy
Dec 2013 IIP at -0.6%, Manufacturing Still Sucks
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for December 2013 came in at -0.6%, which is lousy. Media sources keep telling you they “beat expectations” and ...
Charts & Analysis