Global economy to grow by 6% in 2021, up from its 5.5% forecast in January. Looking further ahead, global GDP for 2022 will be seen increasing by 4.4%, higher than an earlier estimate of 4.2%. Some Key Points: Those who have managed to have a job during the pandemic will have excess saving hence investments will grow.Many countries like USA, UK will show market recovery Work from...
OUTLOOK ON INDIAN BANKING SECTOR The banking sector has been the backbone of the economy, where the impact on one reflects on the other as well. When the economy is in the progressive phase, lending and borrowing activities increase significantly and this in turn leads to healthy growth in banks. While the economy passes through a rough, the defaults rise and this leads to an increase in...
Cyclical Sector Cyclical sectors are directly affected by the economic cycle of a country. So when the economy goes up, prices for these cyclical stocks also tend to go up & when the economy turns down, their stocks prices tend to fall. Few examples of these sectors- cement, steel, automobile manufacture, financial services, hotel industry, airlines. Current Economic...
Positive Start of Financial Market for FY-22 The FY 2021-22 came up with a ray of hope and positivity as the Financial Markets regained Momentum and the Indian Economy witnessed Traction in the Manufacturing & Other Economic Activity, despite the rising cases of COVID amidst the splurge of Second-wave in the Country.The IMF (International Monetary Fund) projected the GDP Growth of...
20% salary of mutual fund managers to come by way of scheme units: SEBI A minimum of 20% of a fund manager’s salary shall be paid in the form of units of mutual fund schemes that they manage. Aside from fund managers, all other “key employees” of the fund house will also be covered, such as the chief executive officer, chief investment officer, and other employees that the fund house...
Cryptocurrency V/S Traditional Assets (Stocks, Mutual Funds and other Debt products) What is Cryptocurrency? How does it work? And why are they so popular? A cryptocurrency is a form of payment that can be exchanged online for goods and services. Cryptocurrencies work using a technology called a blockchain. Blockchain is a decentralized technology spread across many computers that...
Cement Sector and opportunities in India Sector overview India is the 2nd largest cement producer in the world after China.The production of cement was 502 Million tonnes in 2018 and expected to grow 550 tonnes by 2020. The demand of the cement industry is expected to reach 550-600 MT per annum (MTPA) by 2025 because of the expanding demand of different sectors, i.e., housing,...
Steel Industry & Its Impact on Indian Economy Overview of the sector: India was the world’s second-largest steel producer in 2019. India surpassed Japan to become the world’s second-largest steel producer in 2019 with crude steel production of 111.2 million tonnes (MT). The country is ending FY21 with a total steel consumption of around 95-97 million tonnes of steel which is...
S&P 500 Index down 1% on 22nd April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ Composite both moved backwards – Joe Biden is seeking to raise taxes on millionaire investors to fund education and another spending on welfare to recover the U.S. economy. Biden is proposing to increase the capital gains tax to 39.6% for those Americans earning more than $1 million. The...
Auto Industry & Its Impact On Indian Economy – India became the fourth largest auto market in 2019 displacing Germany with about 3.99 million units sold in passenger & commercial vehicles categories. India is expected to displace Japan as the third-largest auto market by 2021. Our country is also a prominent auto exporter and has strong export growth expectations for the near...