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Budget 2016: It’s over to the taxman now
February 29, 2016, 4:20 PM IST
Mr Jaitley has passed on the baton to the taxman. What they do with his ideas, how gently (or brusquely) they go about in fulfilling them, and the consequences of their actions would decide whether…
February 29, 2016, 4:20 PM IST
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Beyond the headline Budget numbers
February 28, 2016, 8:08 PM IST
What is the fiscal deficit number that would liven up markets? 3.5%? That would set bond traders on a buying spree, but others would doubt the number – whether it’s based on an unachievable disinvestment…
February 28, 2016, 8:08 PM IST
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RBI pushes Jaitley towards hard choices
February 14, 2016, 5:02 PM IST
By now some state-owned banks would have had long queues of anxious depositors outside their branches if their ownership was in private hands. But savers — even after glancing through headlines on PSU bank losses…
February 14, 2016, 5:02 PM IST
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Chaotic market: Not advisable to mix puzzled investors with bulls and bears
February 8, 2016, 4:27 AM IST
Some of you may have experienced this while speeding along a forest highway on a moonless night. A deer, frozen with fear, stands motionless in the middle of the road, helplessly staring at the advancing…
February 8, 2016, 4:27 AM IST
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Raghuram Rajan vs markets: The great disconnect
February 2, 2016, 5:03 PM IST
It would be a mistake to believe that Mr Rajan has put the ball in the court of the finance ministry. Rather, it’s more appropriate to say that he has kept the ball with himself,…
February 2, 2016, 5:03 PM IST
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Time running out for Raghuram Rajan and his team
February 1, 2016, 7:34 AM IST
The country’s largest investor, LIC, is virtually absent in the secondary market for government bonds. The employees’ provident fund, once a big buyer of gilts, prefers buying state government securities which promise higher return; weaker…
February 1, 2016, 7:34 AM IST
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Black money hunt: I-T Department may find Avan Gidwani’s case a bit more taxing
January 25, 2016, 1:23 AM IST
There are wheels within wheels when it comes to black money and Swiss accounts. The taxmen, having gone after those they suspect, may soon sense that most cases are not the open-andshut kind. Avan Nelum…
January 25, 2016, 1:23 AM IST
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RBI may have to let Rupee decline slowly
January 21, 2016, 3:25 AM IST
Shocks often have their origins in exuberance. It’s no different with the rupee. As 2015 came to a close, there was a flurry of reports from large international banks on why everyone should be bullish…
January 21, 2016, 3:25 AM IST
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Concerted action and not blind mergers will help tackle NPAs at public sector banks
January 18, 2016, 6:49 AM IST
One of the best ideas that the Modi government hit upon was the need to bring credible outsiders and new faces to lead state-owned banks. One of the worst things it did was the way…
January 18, 2016, 6:49 AM IST
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Mark your words: How men obsessed with finance can take offence to words
December 25, 2015, 2:48 AM IST
Men who are obsessed with numbers and finance can occasionally take peculiar offence to words. They devise strange conspiracy theories around the “mischievous” choice of a particular word, the timing of its use and the…
December 25, 2015, 2:48 AM IST
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Fed’s action was factored in by markets before Thursday. Known unknown for the world now is China
December 18, 2015, 4:40 AM IST
The good thing is we will begin 2016 with little, or perhaps, no expectations. In the Christmas of 2014, the market was inundated with stories that most investors willingly bought. Today, the only obvious story…
December 18, 2015, 4:40 AM IST
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Magic is gone: Time for realism
December 17, 2015, 5:47 PM IST
The good thing is we will begin 2016 with little, or perhaps, no expectations. In the Christmas of 2014, the market was inundated with stories that most investors willingly bought. Today, the only obvious story…
December 17, 2015, 5:47 PM IST
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Cyber crime, data thefts should not be hushed up
December 3, 2015, 3:30 AM IST
Senior bankers and top cops rarely meet outside Page3 parties, where the conversation is usually jocular over burgundy and scotch. But one of these days, the two camps would meet on a more serious note…
December 3, 2015, 3:30 AM IST
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Policy action seems to be riding on optimism
December 2, 2015, 3:25 AM IST
Just because the RBI has not cut interest rate, it doesn’t mean that the monetary authority will not be accommodative in the coming days — somewhat uncharacteristically, governor Raghuram Rajan went a little out of…
December 2, 2015, 3:25 AM IST
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Why RBI may delay a rate cut till April
December 1, 2015, 1:05 PM IST
Just because the RBI has not cut interest rate, it doesn’t mean that the monetary authority will not be accommodative in the coming days — somewhat unusual to his style, governor Rajan went a little…
December 1, 2015, 1:05 PM IST
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Taking a chance with black money
October 2, 2015, 2:48 AM IST
What’s playing on the minds of people who chose not to come clean on black money? There’s always a chance, there’s always a choice. Fears of raids, prosecution and public embarrassment (that follows when one’s…
October 2, 2015, 2:48 AM IST
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Tax evaders are not rattled by government’s efforts to weed out black money
October 1, 2015, 6:20 PM IST
What’s playing on the minds of people who chose not to come clean on black money? There’s always a chance, there’s always a choice. Fears of raids, prosecution and public embarrassment (that follows when one’s…
October 1, 2015, 6:20 PM IST
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Is Mr Rajan preparing for a bigger surprise?
September 29, 2015, 12:43 PM IST
The road from Mint Street to North Block is among the least travelled ones in the history of Indian politics. But I’m willing to bet my money that Raghuram Rajan could well be one of…
September 29, 2015, 12:43 PM IST
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With Fed rates unchanged, Dalal St’s next worries are Bihar & December earnings
September 18, 2015, 8:59 AM IST
Janet Yellen has done the right thing but there is little to cheer about. It’s like a patient on life support with a battery of doctors giving her another chance to revive. The grim truth…
September 18, 2015, 8:59 AM IST
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Stop hoping for Uncle Sam and China to behave
September 1, 2015, 6:19 PM IST
One of the leading brokerages known for its decent institutional research has lowered this year’s earnings estimate for Nifty companies by more than 10% between April and August. However, it has kept the forecast for…
September 1, 2015, 6:19 PM IST
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