BONDS, CURRENCIES & COMMODITIES


Moneylife Digital Team 16 May 2013
Total jewellery demand rose 15% to 159.5 tonnes from 138.3 tonnes, while investment demand increased by 52% to 97 tonnes from 63.8 tonnes, WGC said Gold demand in India, the world’s largest consumer, rose 27% to 256.50 tonnes in the first quarter of the calendar year 2013, according to...

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When hybrid schemes with gold in their asset mix were launched, we had suggested you stay away. That suggestion has proved right, writes Jason Monteiro Over the past few years, gold has witnessed a steady rally and has outperformed equity and other asset classes. Not surprisingly, fund...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 May 2013
RBI has asked banks to restrict gold imports and allow consignments only to meet genuine needs of exporters of jewellery   The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed restrictions on imports of gold by banks in order to put brakes on the widening current account deficit...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 May 2013
NSE's platform is expected to bring more transparency and credibility to the way debt securities are traded, besides attracting more investors to this segment National Stock Exchange (NSE) said it would launch a separate debt trading platform on 13th May and would list nearly 400...

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 May 2013
Despite upward revision in the Third Advance Estimate released today, foodgrain production will be lower than the previous year's record 259.32 MT on account of the drought in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan on account of poor monsoon last year India’s foodgrain production...

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Is gold a hedge against inflation, a safe haven investment in a mismanaged world? Or is the gold mystique a big myth built around what is really a speculative trade? Debashis Basu & Jason Monteiro explain the myths & facts of gold that will clear your mind On the morning of Friday, 12...

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There is no obligation to disclose anything for a gold deposit scheme even though it is the average person, who will be drawn to it and not necessarily out of greed. Are regulators like RBI and SEBI sleeping? Is this scheme legal? Does this not amount to borrowing? Does this not become a...

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Moneylife Digital Team 26 April 2013
Copper prices, unlike its peers, have not grabbed much attention even though its price crash has been equally dramatic. Credit Suisse expects that supply will be the key differentiator as prices continue its downfall Commodity prices have been in a correction mode in the past few weeks,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 April 2013
Brokerage firm Nomura believes that the recent spike in demand for gold in India as a temporary anomaly given the positive correlation between the gold price and demand since 2009 The correlation between the gold price and gold demand (import volume) in India has shifted from being...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 April 2013
The market is very positive on the fall in prices of crude oil and gold. Net effect on the currency is likely to be limited, as “all else” is unlikely to remain the same, according to the Credit Suisse report Most India observers are concerned about the rise in India’s current account...

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Moneylife Digital Team 19 April 2013
Crude oil prices have dipped below $100 for the first time since last July and have prompted analysts to sound an optimistic note on Asia’s economy. India is one of the beneficiaries, according to Credit Suisse In a note released on 17 April 2013, Credit Suisse expects that the recent...

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K Saldanha 16 April 2013
A diamond is the most precious gem, a girl’s best friend, and whatever else the advertisements say. But have you tried to sell one, asks K Saldanha The Forbes survey of 13,000 women and 1,000 men from five countries in February 2013 on the reasons for their diamond craze found that...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 April 2013
Gold and silver prices have crashed all over the world. This has confounded those who believed the endless allure of these metals, because pop-economists told them that global monetary easing is good for gold and silver. Indian savers will also be traumatised by the impact on gold loan...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 April 2013
Weaker LME prices are likely to keep profitability under pressure for Indian non-ferrous companies, says Nomura Equity Research in its Quick Note Indian non-ferrous companies should see an improved quarter on the back of higher production; however weaker LME (London Metal Exchange)...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 March 2013
The sharp decline in fund raising activities came against the backdrop of uncertain economic conditions and slowing domestic growth Indian companies seem to be losing their appetite for foreign funds as they mopped up just $2.34 billion from overseas markets in February, nearly one-third...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 March 2013
SEBI has allowed Gold ETF (exchange traded funds) and mutual fund schemes to invest in gold deposit schemes of banks, subject to the condition that they can invest only up to 20% of their total assets under management (AUM) in such schemes. This move will enable utilisation of idle assets in...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 March 2013
Two researchers explain the factors behind the massive rise in gold prices. Will these factors remain constant, and as dominant, in future? Gold is a peculiar asset class. Everybody has a bit of it and many want to buy more of it, hoping that it is a hedge against inflation. But there...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 February 2013
The proceeds are proposed to be utilised for the dredging works for deepening and widening of the Mumbai harbour channel and JN Port’s navigational channel and capital expenditure for other port projects Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s largest container port, has approached...

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For small investors, Inflation index bonds can be beneficial. Though the real return from these bonds will be close to being a very nominal amount, the wealth erosion won’t happen This comes in the background of increasing gold import in the country which has added to the increasing...

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MDT/PTI 30 January 2013
Wholesale prices of onion at Lasalgaon in Nashik, Asia's largest onion market, have increased by more than five-fold to Rs20.50 per kg today from Rs3.55 per kg in the year-ago period   New Delhi: Amid soaring onion prices bringing tears to consumers, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar...

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