The Public Provident Fund (PPF) is a government-backed retirement savings scheme that offers guaranteed returns on investments through compound interest. Established in 1968 by the National Savings Institute, the investment tool is a long-term savings option that includes a mandatory 15-year lock-in period. However, many investors wonder whether the PPF interest rate is the same … Read more
The Indian equity market has witnessed a significant decrease in the number of companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more, with nearly one-fifth of the count diminishing over the past five months. At the peak on September 26 last year, 618 companies were part of the billion-dollar club. However, this number has now … Read more
RBI MPC repo rate: The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee may go for an interest rate cut on February 7 for the first time in almost five years. During its December meeting, the RBI decided to keep the repo rate steady at 6.5% for the 11th consecutive time due to ongoing inflationary challenges. … Read more
Chetan Ahya, Chief Asia Economist, Morgan Stanley, says that “during 2003-2007, we had seen the investment to GDP ratio go up from the trough of around 28% to the peak of 39% by CY2007. In this cycle, something similar is happening. Investment to GDP is troughing at 29% in 2020 and 12 months ended March … Read more