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A no-action policy with focus on growth

'Unwinding' is unlikely to happen before the third quarter of this year even if we don't mess up in tackling a possible third wave of Covid; rate hike may have to wait for next year

Angel Broking zooms 20% post March quarter results; stock up 77% in a month

Angel Broking registered the highest ever quarterly and yearly gross client addition of approximately 1 million and 2.4 million clients in Q4FY21 and FY21, respectively

India must capture all segments of financial market to fuel growth: IMF

India is on the right track and is innovating on the policy side, but the country needs to capture all the segments of the financial market to fuel growth in the country, according to IMF official

Rational expectations

Evolving conditions would lead to adjustment in markets

International Bullion Exchange to come up this year: IFSCA chairman

Bourse will run on a delivery-based model for allocated and unallocated bullion, with underlying security backing the latter

Lessons from GameStop

Enforcing against short squeezes should be the first milestone of developing capability in dealing with market abuse

Best of BS Opinion: China's pursuit of global finance, ports biz & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

After GameStop, the rise of Dogecoin shows us how memes can move markets

To own Dogecoin is to participate in a culture. People buy it because it's fun to have, is inherently amusing, and comes with a welcoming and enjoyable community experience

Is there a bubble in financial markets?

Markets are past the phase of multiple expansion driven by ultra-easy financial conditions

Rising inflation, crude oil are a new worry for financial markets: Analysts

Over the past one month (since November 13), Brent crude oil prices have surged nearly 18 per cent to $50.34 a barrel now

S&P to buy IHS Markit in $44 bn mega deal to form Wall Street data giant

S&P Global is renowned for providing debt ratings to countries and companies, as well as data on capital and commodity markets worldwide.

November set to be record-busting month for stocks over Covid vaccine news

World shares were set to seal a record-busting month as the prospect of a vaccine-driven global economic recovery next year

JPMorgan beats profit estimates as markets revival drives trading boom

JPMorgan also benefited as it set aside less reserve provisions, compared with the first two quarters of the year

India may be one of the most vulnerable EMs, say Lambregts & Erken

EMs may struggle in the short term on the back of rising geopolitical developments, say Jan Lambregts and Hugo Erken

Chris Wood sees gold price trebling from current levels to $5,500/ounce

On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, gold prices have surged 27 per cent

Who is the real boss of India's financial markets?

For financial sector companies sett­ing up shop in India, as of now the go-to regulators are obviously the Sebi and the Reserve Bank of India

Disconnect between financial markets and real sector growing: RBI report

Report says despite broad stability in financial markets, pandemic could amplify financial vulnerabilities, including corporate and household debt burden in the case of severe economic contraction

Debt funds turn to safe havens for investors as defaults sting, shows data

Since the IL&FS crisis, allocation to govt papers more than doubles, exposure to NBFCs drops

The retail rush

Regulators, markets must brace for online trading apps

Bond market warms up to NBFCs, but India's top-rated companies benefit

The liquidity situation for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), which had been facing a crunch on this front for some time now, is improving.