What caused Howard Marks' change of heart on Bitcoin and his take on marketsThere's no obvious reason why govt-issued fiat currencies are superior to digital currencies.
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Here's what the next recession could look likeThe GDP slowdown in Q1 of this year had some economists fearing that a recession was near. But recent strong economic data has calmed those...
22 Jun, 2015, 01.25 PM IST
Budget 2015: Use cheap crude to fix fiscal, trade deficits, says HR Khan, RBI deputy governorRBI deputy governor H R Khan said, "It is imperative for EMDEs like India to internalize past crises and take effective steps to safeguard ...
26 Feb, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
Innovative firms will survive any slowdownI don’t see any imminent bust hitting new-age companies because unlike in the past, these companies have robust revenue models.
25 Mar, 2014, 05.12 AM IST
- Citigroup paying $75 million to settle fraud charges
Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying $75 million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprim...
30 Jul, 2010, 12.09 AM IST
- Bernanke says he erred in gauging mortgage fallout
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledges he was wrong in believing that there would be limited fallout to financial markets from ...
24 Nov, 2008, 02.50 AM IST
- Turbulent times for financial markets
Financial institutions were hoarding their cash and as a result the normal transaction process had begun to stall. Gainers & Losers | Only:...
26 Sep, 2008, 01.15 PM IST
- Turbulent times for financial markets
Saumitra Chaudhuri: Indian companies will find it hard to raise capital in international debt and equity markets. The government must raise...
26 Sep, 2008, 01.31 AM IST
- Subprime crisis may fuel commodity bubble
The liquidity boost and various macro-economic measures being adopted to fight the subprime crisis can soon fuel a commodity bubble, says a...
20 Mar, 2008, 04.09 AM IST
- Credit crunch to hit US economy hard-economists
Subprime mortgage delinquencies and the credit crunch will trigger $400 billion in losses to the US financial system and knock 1.3 percenta...
29 Feb, 2008, 10.03 PM IST
- India has a lot more credibility now: Gartner
Nearly seven years after the dotcom bust and technology slowdown, Indian IT firm are once again facing uncertainty, this time from the sub-...
25 Dec, 2007, 03.41 AM IST
'Indian credit market is in its infancy'Citibank’s Asia Pacific Global Consumer Group head Stephen Bird, however, sees the inevitability of busts in the credit cycle in a growing ...
20 Dec, 2007, 02.45 AM IST
- New US subprime plan has troubling loopholes
The plan negotiated by the Bush administration to freeze the low introductory rates on subprime home loans likely to help only a fraction o...
07 Dec, 2007, 08.45 AM IST
- Northern Rock customers grab savings as bank's shares tumble
Customers of troubled British bank Northern Rock formed queues at their local branches on Monday for the third day to grab their savings, w...
17 Sep, 2007, 09.10 PM IST
- Housing mkt can drag US into recession
The weak housing market could topple the country into a full-blown recession and the Federal Reserve should slash interest rates aggressive...
03 Sep, 2007, 04.21 AM IST
- Banks whistle past the credit rating
If a guy with a herd of cows described the milk market as the worst for 22 years, you might expect the creditworthiness of dairy producers ...
10 Aug, 2007, 04.52 AM IST
- Government is 'here to help' subprime borrowers
The Congress is making noises about doing something to help homeowners who can’t meet their mortgage payments hold on to their slice of the...
22 Mar, 2007, 01.19 AM IST