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Indonesian Rupiah Slammed To Lowest Since 2009
It’s not just India. The Rupiah has fallen to 11,000 to a dollar, the lowest level since 2009. This part is scary: The nation’s trade shortfall was $2.3 ...
Fixed Income
Massive Devolvement Forces RBI To Cut Bond Issuance
In what is definitely a temporary move, the RBI has cut the issuance of government bonds this Friday to just 10,000 cr. , down from the 15,000 cr. that was ...
Charts & Analysis
Manufacturing PMI for Aug 2013 Contracts, Lowest Since 2009
India’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in below 50 for August 2013, the first sub-50 level (indicating contraction) since 2009. The ...
Commentary
NSEL Update: Audit Shows Less Than 20% of Stock, Untraceable Borrowers, Related Parties, Where is the CBI?
The crisis behind the NSEL (National Spot Exchange) is getting more and more murky. The Exchange released client positions behind the 24 members who “owe” ...
Charts & Analysis
Nifty Drops 5% in Aug 2013, Worst Month Of The Year
The Month of August 2013 has not been kind to the Nifty, dropping 5.3% (and that’s not considering that on Wednesday, just two days earlier, the Nifty was ...
Charts & Analysis
Jun 2013 GDP Growth Lifted by Government Spending, But Might Actually Show Recession
The First Quarter 2014 (June 2013) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data release shows that Indian growth has dropped to 4.4% in “real” terms (meaning, after ...
Economy
Indonesia and Brazil Raise Rates, Will India Follow?
In what seems to be a mechanism to fight the outflow of money, Indonesia has raised interest rates by 0.5%. The new rate is now 7%. Brazil on the other hand is ...
Economy
Subbarao Bids Adieu to RBI After A Job Well Done
Outgoing RBI Governor D. Subbarao leaves with a parting speech that will make some snigger, but it has lessons in it for most others. I thought he had a great ...
Fixed Income
MSF Borrowing Goes to 70,000 Cr.
In the light of the liquidity squeeze that RBI has been doing, the impact seems to be hitting the market now. After three days of hectic auctions (22,000 cr, ...
Economy