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RBI MPC must raise rates as inflation and external risks riseIndia's economy is currently thriving, boasting a growth rate exceeding 7%, bolstered by diverse sectors and enhancing productivity levels....
Fiscal path hinges on direct taxes as customs, excise revenues face pressure: ReportIndia's fiscal trajectory will increasingly depend on the strength of direct tax collections due to lower customs duties. Indirect tax reve...
India's fiscal deficit for April-August at Rs 7.10 lakh crore, widens to 41.9% of FY27 aimAs FY27 progresses, India's fiscal deficit climbed to an alarming Rs 7.10 lakh crore within the first five months, representing 41.9% of th...
800% gains, 106 multibaggers in 3 years; now every second Nifty 500 stock is down in 2026. Time for caution?After a three-year rally featuring 106 multibaggers, over half of the Nifty 500 stocks are down in 2026 amid $30 billion in FII outflows an...
Rs 23,000 crore outflows! Is the September FII rout indicating a worse end to 2026?Foreign investors have resumed selling Indian equities in September, with FPI outflows crossing Rs 23,000 cr through September 19. Higher c...
Global interest rates are rising: Will RBI rates, home loan EMIs and investments be affected?Loans would get costlier if and when the RBI hikes interest rates. In floating-rate loans, EMIs would rise even for existing loans. However...
FPIs sell $1.6 billion of Indian stocks in five trading sessionsAfter a brief period of optimism, foreign investors are retreating from Indian stocks as rising crude oil prices and escalating global bond...
Is AI boom hiding growing US risks? Nomura warns dollar asset concentration leaves global markets vulnerable to AI shocksNomura warned that the AI boom may be masking growing US risks, as heavy global exposure to dollar assets leaves markets vulnerable to an A...
Nifty mega caps are going nowhere. Why Samco CIO Umesh Mehta put 75% of his Flexicap fund beyond largecapsMutual Fund CIO Umesh Mehta says Nifty mega caps may remain subdued as institutional ownership limits fresh buying and earnings momentum sh...
IOC slips into loss in Q1 on holding fuel prices despite rise in costIndian Oil Corporation reported losses for the June quarter that were lower than analysts expected. This was largely due to efficiency impr...
Who is funding America's widening debt with the rest of the world?Foreign capital is flowing into Wall Street due to the AI revolution. This influx is increasing scrutiny on America's persistent external d...
India's currency account slips into deficit againIndia's current account balance shifted to a deficit of $2.4 billion in the June quarter, equivalent to 0.2% of GDP, contrasting with the p...
Union Budget: Types of deficits and how they are calculatedBudget 2024: A revenue deficit indicates that the government doesn't have sufficient revenue for the normal functioning of the government d...
India's CAD narrows to 1.2% of GDP in Q3 due to higher service costsIndia's current account deficit (CAD) decreased in the October-December quarter of fiscal year 2023/24 to $10.5 billion, or 1.2% of GDP, co...
India's current account deficit narrows to 1 per cent of GDP at $ 8.3 bn in Q2 FY24India's current account deficit (CAD) for the July-September quarter of fiscal 2023-24 narrowed to $8.3 billion, constituting 1% of the GDP...
US current account deficit narrows in second quarterThe Commerce Department said the current account deficit, which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into and out of the co...
- What is Budget at a Glance?
This document exhibits broad break-up of expenditure - Plan and Non-Plan, allocation of Plan outlays by sectors as well as by Ministries/De...
Q3 CAD dips to $8.2 billion; April-December current account deficit shrinks to $26.2 billionIndia's trade deficit narrowed to $112.5 billion in April-December 2014 from $116.9 billion in April-December 2013.
- Budget Glossary 4
We concluded the previous instalment of the glossary with a discussion of central plan. We now take up concepts of plan and non-plan expend...
- Plan expenditure rises 58% in Q1
The sharp increase in social sector spending by the central government, has pushed up its Plan expenditure by over 58%, year on year, in th...