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As concerns about recession are off the table, we start to see again the conditions for emerging markets reflate with monetary policy. Slow growth, manageable inflation and central banks not raising rates put Asian emerging markets in a sweet spot. Asia’s total economy is projected to ...

The purpose of this article is to assess the macro fiscal flows for India and determine what effect these flows will have on the stock market and the economy. Macro fiscal flows impact investment markets with a lagged effect of typically one month. A flow of funds now from government spendin...

Certain of India’s dominant telecom operators have generally seen a downturn in their stock, amid massive consolidation in the industry and a fierce struggle for growth. To date, shares of Vodafone Idea (NSE: IDEA) and Bharti Airtel (NSE: BHARTIARTL), for example, have plunged roughly...

Looking to counter "unfair trade practices," President Trump has decided goods from India and Turkey are no longer eligible for preferential, tariff-free access to the U.S. market. More news on: WisdomTree India Earnings ETF, iShares MSCI Turkey ETF, iShares MSCI India Index ETF, Top sto...

Original Post By Sohrab Darabshaw The railways sector is one of the high-growth areas in India so far as infrastructure is concerned. Much of it still runs on a setup that its former colonial ruler, the British Empire, left behind, and then some. In a bid for modernization, which i...

Original Post By Sohrab Darabshaw Last week, MetalMiner reported on the challenges India's steel companies face in the form of cheaper imports, and their desire for the Indian government to impose an import tax. The woes of India's aluminum producers, too, are similar. Primary ...

A Slowing U.S. Economy and Rising U.S. Inflation Create a Fed Dilemma The U.S. Federal Reserve since 1977 has been required to follow a dual mandate in which it must simultaneously "promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates....

Narendra Modi's government has unveiled an interim 2019 budget with 750B rupees ($10.6B) in cash for farmers and a tax cut for low-income workers, hoping to woo key voter bases ahead of a general election due by May. More news on: WisdomTree India Earnings ETF, iShares MSCI India Index E...

Original Post By Sohrab Darabshaw It was an expected development - so when it was announced, it did not come as much of a surprise to many in the steel sector in India (or even globally). An updated World Steel Association analysis of crude steel outputs by the steel-producing na...