In the current year, the Indian stock market (Nifty-50) has delivered a return of just 2.73% while if we look at the post-Corona numbers. On 3rd January 2022, Nifty was trading around the 17,812 level and ended the year 2022 on the same level of 17,859, while in 2023 the Nifty gained a whopping 21% […]
Lately, I’ve been engrossed in understanding the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), a theory that has fascinated economists and investors for decades. The idea that stock prices fully reflect all available information, making it impossible to consistently beat the market, is both elegant and contentious. As I delved deeper into the nuances of market efficiency—whether weak,
Yesterday, I wrote about China’s DeepSeek—a $50B AI juggernaut racing toward artificial general intelligence. Here is the link, if you missed the article: What is DeepSeek? But as I typed, my mind wandered to a tea stall in Mumbai, where a farmer checked his crop prices via a WhatsApp voice note. That’s India’s AI moment……Boom!!
In the world of technology, something comes along occasionally that completely changes the game. For artificial intelligence (AI), that moment might just have arrived with DeepSeek. People call it the “Sputnik Moment” of AI—referencing the historic 1957 launch of the first satellite by the Soviet Union, which shook the world and set off a fierce space race.
Key Takeaways Trade Deficit: India imports more than it exports, increasing demand for dollars. Fewer Investments: Less foreign money entering India weakens the rupee. Strong Dollar: Global crises make the dollar stronger, weakening the rupee. Low Forex Reserves: RBI has fewer dollars to stabilize the rupee. Inflation: High inflation in India reduces the rupee’s value.
Key Takeaways Nishan Honda and Mitsubishi have merged to become the third largest automobile manufacturer in the world with the plan to dominate the electric vehicle sector by 2030 Nissan brings EV and smart car expertise, Honda offers reliable engineering and hybrid innovations, and Mitsubishi excels in hybrid SUVs and Southeast Asia. The merger aims
The new year has dawned with financial markets brimming with opportunities and uncertainties. From major policy shifts in global economies to evolving market dynamics, 2025 is set to be a transformative year for businesses and investors. This article explores some of the most crucial financial developments that could shape your decisions this year. Table of
Table of Contents 2025 Market Outlook. A closer look at the 2024 data reveals that the global growth rate ranged between 3% and 6%, with a few countries, like India, growing at more than 6%. 2024 marked a year of the bull market, with major indexes showing strong performance: the S&P 500 rallied around
Creator: Massimo Giachetti | Credit: Getty Images Inflation rose as expected in November according to fresh Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, which was in line with expectations at 2.7%, a 0.3% month-over-month rise. Experts are quoting this headline as “frustrating” but not alarming, while some investors widely expect the US central bank to cut borrowing
RBI Monetary Policy Meeting Highlights: MPC keeps repo rate unchanged, cuts CRR to 4%; GDP FY25 outlook revised down to 6.6% RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Friday that the Monetary Policy Committee had decided to keep the repo rate at 6.5% with a 4:2 majority. The RBI governor stated that, while the MPC has
