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Indian equities have been hammered amidst confusion around the US Fed hike. (Picture: Reuters)

Investors should not bet on BJP win in Bohar, says Shankar Sharma of First Global

by Vatsal Srivastava |Sep 28, 2015

Indian equities have been hammered amidst confusion around the US Fed hike, China recession fears as well as disappointment over domestic economic data.

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan (Source: Reuters)

Janet Yellen has played it smart, now Raghuram Rajan has to make up

by Vatsal Srivastava |Sep 18, 2015

With the Fed meeting out of the way, the domestic focus will turn to the Reserve Bank of India meet on September 29. The ball is now in Raghuram Rajan's court.

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

India can decouple if Raghuram Rajan cuts rates

by Vatsal Srivastava |Aug 25, 2015

The RBI, unlike its western counterparts, who are already in QE mode and at the zero-bound, has sufficient ammunition to stabilise the free fall in the Indian markets.

The biggest threat to 'acche din': Raghuram Rajan

by Vatsal Srivastava |Aug 21, 2015

Not only has RBI governor Raghuram Rajan misread our domestic inflation prospects, his perception of the ground reality is also absurd. India desperately needs to see a large and a sharp fall in c...

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Rockstar Rajan: The lonely hawk

by Vatsal Srivastava |Aug 4, 2015

Our beloved rockstar central banker, Raghuram Rajan is also a part of a dominant economic policymaking MIT gang but unlike the rest, he stands alone as the only hawk within a global deflationary env...

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Why this is a good time to buy gold

by Vatsal Srivastava |Jul 20, 2015

A World Gold Council analysis shows the average monthly return of gold since 1975 is 0.6% which roughly translates into a 7.5% return in annualised terms.

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Europe's crisis will linger till Euro exists

by Vatsal Srivastava |Jul 2, 2015

Right now it's Greece's problem. But as we saw at the peak of the debt crisis (2010-11), it doesn't take time for much larger economies such as Spain, and Italy to be considered close to junk status.

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As US Fed lets party to go on, Indian bulls will need patience

by Vatsal Srivastava |Mar 19, 2015

There is a good chance of US equities witnessing strong buying after trading with a slight downtrend over the past month. If the US rally is sustained over the next few weeks, the Indian equity ma...

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan (Photo: Reuters)

Indian economy needs a dovish Raghuram Rajan

by Vatsal Srivastava |Mar 16, 2015

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan must hit the interest rate easing button faster than most expect to spur economic growth.

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How long will crude prices stay low?

by Vatsal Srivastava |Jan 22, 2015

Fall in crude prices was a rare and difficult event to foresee and could be categorized as  a 'black swan event', writes Vatsal Srivastava.