Feb 8, 2017 1:33 pm
Rates unchanged at 6.25%; Shift from Accommodative to Neutral The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI, kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.25%; which was decided unanimously by all the 6 members. The MPC reiterated the CPI target of 5% by Mar-17 while the medium term CPI target remains at 4% within…
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Feb 6, 2017 11:41 am
Summary Global Complacency Starts to Set In Trump’s Fiscal Stimulus Not a Done Deal Honeymoon with Wall Street Waning French Bonds Spiking Domestic Consensus Bullishness Abounds Why Markets Loved the India Budget Interest Rate Forecast What is Driving Equities Higher? Outlook I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened…
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Feb 1, 2017 2:38 pm
Broad Macro Takeaways The expansionary budget notwithstanding, the FM pegged the fiscal deficit for FY18 at 3.2% of GDP and remains committed to achieve 3% in FY19. Net borrowings: The budgeted net market borrowing significantly declined -18% to INR 3.48 lakh crore compared to the budgeted amount in FY17. Disinvestment update: The divestment target (from…
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Jan 30, 2017 10:58 am
Key Focus on Rural, Housing, Tax Rates and Fiscal Spending The Union Budget 2018 is getting a makeover through a couple of departures from age old traditions, being presented earlier on February 1, and consolidated with the Railway Budget. Rural India has been hit particularly badly by demonetisation. We would think Mr. Jaitley’s first order…
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