BONDS, CURRENCIES & COMMODITIES


Moneylife Digital Team 14 September 2011
Experts believe retailers may take undue advantage of the short supply coinciding with the festive season Amid the high drama of traders from the largest onion-producing state of Maharashtra protesting against the union government's move to impose a ban on onion exports, experts warn...

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Farmer suicides are a tragic indication of the seriousness of the widespread indebtedness caused by imperfections in the agricultural sector that must be corrected urgently. Good recommendations and well-meaning schemes are available on paper. But making them work for a large majority of the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 August 2011
There has been 10%-15% lower production in the early kharif crop due to erratic rainfall. However, experts believe there is no need to panic as this is only a fifth of the annual production and there is plenty of stock  Early kharif crop production from the country's largest onion...

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Moneylife Digital Team 25 August 2011
There has been concern over production of pulses this year, as the area under cultivation across the country has been lower by more than 11% The prices of pulses such as tur dal, urad dal, chana are expected to remain stable, despite the reduced area cultivated this year, as the crop...

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Here are a few alternatives for investors who cannot directly invest in bonds either through their brokers or through other financial intermediaries Bonds issued by companies have become attractive. We have also written about these as an investment option. Many readers have written back,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 25 July 2011
According to Macquarie, the recent performance of gold prices, increasing availability of options like ETFs, and the perception that gold is safe while equities are speculative, has attracted money flow into these instruments "Indian god believes in gold and so do Indians!" says Macquarie...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 July 2011
There have been concerns about the possible impact on agri-commodities following an official report about lower than average rainfall so far Lower rainfall in the first few weeks of the monsoon season has set off concerns over the possible impact on agriculture. But experts say that it might...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 July 2011
The country’s central bank had bought 200 metric tonnes of the precious metal in October 2009 as part of its forex management operations Gold prices touched a new high of $1,594 per ounce on Thursday, on heightened global concerns over the debt-crisis in Europe. This timeless precious metal...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 June 2011
Farmers, traders said to be holding stocks with the hope of getting higher prices. Experts believe fresh crop will eventually reach market and this should pull down prices The retail price of garlic has doubled in the past two months, this despite a bumper harvest this season. Experts...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 June 2011
If you want to invest Rs10 lakh and above in a fixed-income product, consider listed corporate bonds. Some safe ones can yield returns as high as 12% With interest rates shooting up, bank fixed deposits are attractive now. For the more adventurous, there are corporate fixed deposits,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 May 2011
The global body expects strong growth in the use of steel in the country due to its strong domestic economy, massive infrastructure requirements and industrial expansion. Demand in developed economies slowing Steel demand in India is estimated to grow by an impressive 13.3% to 68.7 million...

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Rahul Sonthalia 26 April 2011
Silver has risen to an all-time high, immediate delivery prices are up 5.4% at $49.79/ounce, surpassing the previous high of $49.45 in 1980. But as global analysts predict, this rally may not sustain—and a correction could be on the cards There is a very interesting theory in financial...

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Devarajan Mahadevan 07 April 2011
Over the past decade, the correlation between returns from fine wine and crude oil returns was 90% Investors are dumping bonds; that’s old hat. If you are looking for returns, you have to look much beyond the markets. And if you go along with the trend in China, you should raise a toast to a...

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Sharad Matade 11 March 2011
Nippon Steel is reported to have tied up supplies from Anglo American at $330 a tonne for the next quarter, compared with the current $221. Indian steel producers are hoping that this is an exception and that prices will settle down Indian steelmakers' margins a likely to come under...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 February 2011
Pranab Mukherjee blames supply chain problems for rising food inflation, but announces long-term initiatives that will not resolve the problem of the aam aadmi quickly enough Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has attributed galloping food prices to "shortcomings in distribution and marketing...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 February 2011
The Intelligence Bureau has, in its January report, blamed adverse weather and global conditions for the rise in prices of commodities. Its focus is mainly on the commodities’ price rise, which perhaps indicates the concerns of the government ahead of the union budget The Intelligence Bureau...

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The January report of the Intelligence Bureau, available with Moneylife, attributes rising prices of gold and silver to higher demand, oblivious of the raging global speculation If the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has to be really useful in the quality of information it sends to various top...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 February 2011
The precious metal has outperformed gold recently, apparently due to an unusual condition in the silver futures market Silver spot and futures prices hit a record high on Monday on the spreading unrest in the Middle East and the falling dollar. However, it seems that the real reason for the...

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Sharad Matade 22 February 2011
Prices of cotton that are at record highs are expected to stay firm in the near future due to a global shortage Cotton prices, which have touched record highs recently, are expected to stay firm as farmers and traders hold on to supplies in local markets, in anticipation of higher prices in...

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