Touching New Heights

Jun 9, 2021

8:11 am

Last month the market capitalisation of companies listed on the BSE crossed USD 3trillion for the first time, doubling from USD 1.5trillion in March 2020. India first touched the USD 1trillion mark in May 2007, it took another 10 years to reach the next trillion. The last trillion has taken lesser than 4 years. India…

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Credit Bracing for Higher Inflation

Jun 7, 2021

9:20 am

• US headline inflation due this week to be just shy of 5% • More pipeline inflation evident as parts of the world runs short of products and workers. • US year-end inflation forecast to still be around 2.5-3%. • We suspect the Fed will have to relent and allow the curve to steepen if…

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May 2021 Asset Class Returns

Jun 2, 2021

8:52 am

Commentary May was a month where equity markets seemed to struggle a bit for direction, as inflation numbers from the US and some other countries began to show that the economic recovery post-Covid may bring inflation to go along with economic growth. The 1.4% gain in the overall MSCI World was driven by Europe (up…

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President Biden Brings Another Bazooka

May 31, 2021

10:23 am

• Another huge $6 trillion budget plan from President Biden • A focus on infrastructure to keep the US economy • Inflation still at large and surprising to the upside • Calls for earlier US rate rises seem misplaced; however the Fed might be wrong to suppress a rise in long term interest rates •…

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