SBI among top 10 stock picks from Axis Securities with upside potential of up to 42% – Stock Ideas

SBI among top 10 stock picks from Axis Securities with upside potential of up to 42% – Stock Ideas

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Share Price 161.43 04:01 PM | 20 Sep 2024 6.19(3.99%) Suzlon Energy Share Price 83.45 03:59 PM | 20 Sep 2024 2.49(3.07%) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Share Price 232.37 03:59 PM | 20 Sep 2024 2.37(1.03%) Tata Motors Share Price 970.85 03:59 PM | 20 Sep 2024 3.86(0.4%) YES Bank … Read more

FPIs invest Rs 11,000 crore in India in first week of September. Will US jobs data increase flows?

FPIs invest Rs 11,000 crore in India in first week of September. Will US jobs data increase flows?

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) invested a total of Rs 9,642 crores in equity through exchanges and an additional Rs 1,388 crores in the ‘primary market and others’ category in early September. The FPIs showed strong interest in the Indian market, reflecting its resilience amid global uncertainties. “The latest jobs data in the US indicates slowing … Read more

Markets brace for a dovish surprise; expecting 100% chance of a rate cut in September: Farah Mourad

Markets brace for a dovish surprise; expecting 100% chance of a rate cut in September: Farah Mourad

“I am expecting a 25 basis point, not because the markets do not need more, it is just that an extreme move like a 50 basis point might really scare the markets and that is definitely not what the Federal Bank is trying to achieve,” says Farah Mourad, Senior Market Analyst, Equiti Group.Now promising data … Read more

US Inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for Fed to begin cutting rates

US Inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for Fed to begin cutting rates

Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September. Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed that consumer prices rose just 0.2% from June to … Read more

Asian shares enjoy the calm before inflation test

Asian shares enjoy the calm before inflation test

SYDNEY: Asian stocks got the week off to a quiet start on Monday as a holiday in Japan removed one source of recent volatility, and investors hunkered down for major U.S. and Chinese economic data for an update on global growth prospects. Key for the Federal Reserve will be U.S. consumer prices on Wednesday where … Read more

Gold’s appeal as haven rises in a tumultuous week as US economic concerns weigh on Street

Gold’s appeal as haven rises in a tumultuous week as US economic concerns weigh on Street

Spot gold closed with a loss of 0.23% at $2440 on Friday. However, the metal was up 2.30% on the week, a data and event packed week, as the US yields and the Dollar Index pummeled on the economic concerns. In Friday’s session, initially, spot gold surged on a weak non-farm payroll report and came … Read more

Fed would not wait for 2% inflation to consider rate cut: Powell

Fed would not wait for 2% inflation to consider rate cut: Powell

Washington, Jul 10, 2024 -The US central bank will not want to wait for inflation to cool to its two percent target before considering a rate cut, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers Wednesday. “We’ve said that you don’t want to wait until inflation gets all the way down to two percent, because inflation … Read more

Is Wall Street factoring in a rate cut by year-end? Geoff Dennis answers

Is Wall Street factoring in a rate cut by year-end? Geoff Dennis answers

“I think July is a tough call now, although the payroll numbers on Friday will give us another clue on that. But I think they will cut twice before the end of the year, probably in September and December,” says Geoff Dennis, Independent EM Commentator.Just wanted your interpretation of the Fed minutes coming in and … Read more

Gold records its worst weekly fall this year on hawkish Fed minutes

Gold records its worst weekly fall this year on hawkish Fed minutes

Gold recorded its worst weekly slump this year in the week ending May 24 on hawkish FOMC minutes and robust US PMIs. Now, markets largely look for just one rate cut this year as traders readjust their rate expectations in the wake of the US data and the Fed’s stance. Spot gold closed with a … Read more

EPF rate cut will force India’s salaried class to rework their retirement math

EPF rate cut will force India’s salaried class to rework their retirement math

The reduction in interest rate on employee provident fund deposits underlines the need for the salaried class to start retirement planning early in the career and consider a diversified portfolio to invest their savings, say experts. “The magic of compounding works wonders in terms of quantum of savings and helps limit (to some extent) the … Read more