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Global energy transition readiness dips, India among top gainers: WEFGlobal energy transition readiness has declined for the first time in over a decade. Geopolitical risks are a major factor. However, India ...
DLF, Godrej Properties, and other realty stocks jump up to 13% in 3 days. Is the rally sustainable?Real estate stocks have surged nearly 9% in three days, with some analysts citing attractive valuations after a prolonged correction. This ...
Trump has a new, surprising take on the higher cost of living: 'I love the inflation'President Trump surprised many by stating he loves inflation. He linked rising prices to the Iran war. Trump also claimed secret military a...
Attractive valuations, improving earnings: Why fund managers are now raising their exposure to small-cap stocksMidcap stocks have dominated performance for a decade, but a shift towards small caps is emerging. Flexi-cap funds are increasing small-cap...
Is a deeper bond crash ahead? From Washington to Tokyo, governments are paying the highest borrowing costs in decades as global bond yields surge — why are investors dumping bonds?Global Bond Yields Spike to Multi-Decade Highs as Iran War Fuels Inflation Crisis: From Washington to Tokyo, governments are now paying the...
China's yuan hits 3-year high, stocks retreat, as investors await details from Trump-Xi summitChina's yuan reached a three-year high against the dollar as investors awaited outcomes from the Xi-Trump summit. While stock markets saw p...
US Workers’ paychecks lose buying power for first time since 2022: What is crushing middle-class Americans despite rising wages and bigger paychecks running higher?US inflation rose to 3.8% in April. That is the highest level since May 2023. American workers are now losing buying power again as rising ...
US consumer inflation unchanged at 2.4% year-on-year in FebruaryThe consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.4 percent year-on-year, the same increase as reported a month prior. The price index rose 0.3 percent...
Realty stocks tumble up to 28% in January ahead of Budget’ 26; can sops lift the laggards?Within these five years, January 2025 marked the sector’s steepest decline, as the Nifty Realty index plunged 12.45%. Other years were also...
Lower home loan rates help improve affordability across India’s major cities in 2025Despite housing prices continuing to rise, cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, and Kolkata are seeing improving homebuyer affordability, a...
Homebuyers gain as RBI’s repo cuts improve housing affordability in H1 2025India's housing affordability improved in the first half of 2025 due to the RBI's repo rate cuts, enhancing EMI-to-income ratios in most ma...
Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata most affordable housing markets in IndiaHouse purchase affordability in India's top eight property markets remained stable in the first half of 2024, according to Knight Frank Ind...
Houses have become more affordable across the 8 biggest Indian cities; how affordable are property prices in your cityEven though home loan rates are up and property prices are rising, houses have become more affordable across the eight biggest Indian citie...
Want a house that fits in your budget? 5 most affordable cities in India to buy home nowAccording to the Knight Frank Affordability Index, Ahmedabad has emerged as the most affordable housing market in the country among major c...
Housing affordability improves across key Indian property markets in 2023Mumbai is the only city beyond the affordability threshold of 50%, a level exceeding which banks rarely underwrite a mortgage. The most exp...
Housing affordability to rise to 3-year high on anticipated interest rate cuts in 2024: ReportHome purchase affordability is expected to improve in 2024 due to a 60-80 basis point repo rate cut, according to a JLL India report on the...
Where to buy a budget house? Here are 5 most affordable cities in India in 2023The 250 basis points increase in policy rates has reduced affordability across markets by 2.5 per cent on average, showed Knight Frank Indi...
Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata most affordable housing markets in IndiaAhmedabad, Pune, and Kolkata are the most affordable housing markets in India, with the ratio of EMI to income for an average household at ...
Property prices rise in 43 cities in Q4 of FY23: NHBAccording to the National Housing Bank (NHB), 43 out of 50 cities in India have reported an increase in property prices in the fourth quart...
Housing affordability declines in 2022, but within range to support home buyingHowever, while affordability levels in 2022 have worsened compared to 2021, they remain significantly better than the pre-pandemic levels i...