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Analysts seem conservative in their projections. In fact, the target level set by some domestic brokers could well be breached before the end of this year itself

Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Wednesday as U.S. rate cut fever lingered near the years end, while oil held onto gains from the past two days after attacks by Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea disrupted maritime trade.

“The emerging market currencies such as India will be doing much better this year and that is an ideal environment for foreign flows to come into emerging markets and in India. While we have had a stellar CY23, CY24 should continue with that strength and we should be expecting strong double digit returns for the Indian markets in CY24, unless something goes terribly wrong globally.”

USD/CAD has declined to close to fair value. Economists at MUFG Bank analyze the pair’s outlook.

Financial asset price volatility, and its potential to undermine financial stability, has been a subject of concern.

There are growing questions about the structure of the Treasury bond market and whether the way the US government funds itself is up to the task.

India Business News: Lower volatility is not free; it has a cost. It may appear self-contradictory because we have been conditioned to believe that volatility means losses

The Indian equity market presents investors with a choice between small-cap and large-cap stocks, each offering unique potential for returns.

After the euphoria of the Powell pivot party on Wednesday we got a wake-up call from New York Fed President John Williams when he pushed back on market expectations of a March rate cut saying it was premature to be even considering anything like that.

Many things contributed to 10% repo, among them a FICC programme and a surge in overnight funding