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Economy
Bank Credit Growth Falls to 14.3%, Lowest Since July
Scheduled Commercial Bank Credit is now at 56,650 crores, which is growing at a rate of 14.3% over the previous year. This is now closing in on the 1 year low ...
Charts & Analysis
Chart: Trade Gap to Nov-13 at $100 bn, November Second Best Month of Year
The Trade Deficit continues to increase at a slower pace, now up just 5.9% to just under $100 billion in the April-November time. November itself saw a trade ...
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US Banks Can’t Prop-Trade, says the Approved Volcker Rule
The Volcker Rule is in. US Banks can no longer engage in proprietary trading. The rule was proposed by the 86-year old Paul Volcker who is famously credited ...
Economy
RBI Buys $4 Bn, Sells $5Bn in Forwards in Oct 2013
The monthly RBI Bulletin tells us how RBI trades in the forex market, with a 2 month lag. In October, the RBI bought $9.5 billion (mostly from banks with the ...
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Premium: What's With The Nifty EPS Crash When We Hit All-Time Highs?
Thanks to those of you that attended the Capital Mind Premium Webinar on Saturday! We addressed the Current Account Deficit and looked at some interesting ...
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Corporate Loan Defaults Rising and It’s The Banks’ Fault
Outlook has a great article about corporate defaults. According to the All-India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA), bad loans have gone up from Rs ...
Mutual Funds
Even at All-Time High, The Nifty Must Double From Here to Adjust for Inflation
As the Nifty hits a new high, it’s useful to see Nifty adjusted for inflation – that is, despite the fact that the Nifty has hit the highest ever ...
Charts & Analysis
Nifty Hits All Time High at 6400 on State Election Result Euphoria
The state election results are out: the Congress has been decimated in nearly all of the four states for which results were announced yesterday. (It is, ...
General
BitCoin Crashes 50% After China Stops Banks from Handling It
In a couple days, the Bitcoin price at Mt. Gox, a large Bitcoin site, crashed from $1,200 to less than $600, recovering marginally to $750 today. China has ...
Economy