“Small & midcaps” are a “buy-on-dips” play, not a “buy-now” bet. Valuations are improving, but momentum hasn’t turned. Accumulate via SIPs & defensives, keeping 20–30% liquidity for better opportunities in 2Q/3Q 2025,” says Asutosh Mishra, Head – Institutional Equities Research, Ashika Stock Broking. In an interview with ETMarkets, Mishra said: “Metals and autos are the … Read more
President Donald Trump may have found a way to force the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates after all.It’s no secret that Trump wants lower rates. He also wants more say in monetary policy, even though he already has the power to name the Fed chair and two vice chairs, subject to Senate confirmation. It … Read more
“RBI certainly has a very strong balance sheet and balance of payment situation is also very good. Corporate balance sheet has the lowest leverage. Banking balance sheet is best ever,” says Sanjay H Parekh, Sohum Asset Managers.How are you looking at the markets at this juncture post the sharp selloff that we have seen in … Read more
“So, net-net, I think, okay, there is some back and forth going on, we had the surprise from the Fed chair, but overall, the tailwind is still there coming into 2025,” says Santosh Rao, Manhattan Venture Partners.Where is the Santa? Santa is supposed to come year end, Santa rally is missing.Santosh Rao: We still have … Read more
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday declined to say whether he would remain at the U.S. central bank as a board member after his term as chief expires in May 2026. Powell, asked at an event in Dallas whether he would consider being the first Fed chair in more than seven decades to remain … Read more
Chair Jerome Powell cemented a shift in focus from inflation to employment last week when he said that the Federal Reserve does not seek a further cooling in the labor market. It was a welcome message for those concerned about an economic slowdown. But there are reasons to expect today’s sluggish hiring environment to persist … Read more
Turmoil in the markets has renewed fears that the US did not escape history after all, that a hard landing — a recession — is coming. Whether this is all a blip from a rising yen or a justified reaction to an actual weakening of the US economy is still unknowable. But there are reasons … Read more
Fiscal conservatism has more or less vanished from America’s political landscape. Government borrowing, despite the strong economy, continues to push public debt to record levels – and the presidential contenders and their parties say scarcely a word about it. To the extent they discuss economic policy at all, their intentions on taxes and public spending … Read more
Federal Reserve officials held off on cutting interest rates this week because they wanted to see slightly more data to feel confident that inflation is truly coming under control. While that approach is cautious when it comes to price increases, Friday’s employment report underscored that it might be a risky one when it comes to … Read more
WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but opened the door to reducing borrowing costs as soon as its next meeting in September as inflation continues coming into line with the U.S. central bank’s 2% target. “There has been some further progress towards the Committee’s 2% objective,” the central bank’s Federal Open … Read more