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The “R” in Reform
In the mornings, I glance at the book of inspirations in my father’s room. It is strategically placed above the TV set from where the chants of stock market movements are pelted out. The thought for August 17th reads: “Reality is always open to revision - My choice plays a key role in whether I accept the world as it is or alter it to suit my desires.”
Investing in India — What They Didn’t Teach Them at Harvard!
When the UPA Government first came in, great hopes were placed on a well educated, sensible, triumvirate of Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, educated at Harvard, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, (Cambridge and Oxford) and Planning Commission Chairman, Montek Singh, (Oxford).
Is the Fed to Blame for Chinese Inflation?
Last year, China was viewed as the driver behind rising commodities prices.
Now the blame for spiraling food and oil prices is increasingly being laid at the door of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke for cutting the fed funds rate to 2% and unleashing yet another wave of inflationary surplus liquidity.
The fallout is now being seen as India, China, the Philippines and Indonesia hike their own interest rates to rein in rising prices.
Consumer prices jumped 7.7% last month, down from 8.5% in April, but inflation there remains top of the list of economic concerns.
Building a Local Bull
Over the past 5 years the welcoming policies towards unknown “foreign” buyers into the Indian stock markets has created a fake bull market in the Indian stock exchanges. The P-Notes or participatory notes were even recognised to be fake by the creators of these instruments: they are called “synthetics”.
Political Hypocrisy on Display
An ostrich can hide from reality for awhile, by digging its head in the sand, but ultimately, when he raises it to breathe, he must face it.
Inflation in India at 4-Year High
Inflation in India reached a four-year high of 8.24% for the week ending May 24, with major banks forecasting further rises ahead as the government hiked the price of discounted fuel.
“Soaring oil prices have forced Indian authorities to raise subsidized fuel prices and risk propelling inflation that is already running at a three-year high,” says Jason Simpkins in Money Morning.
A Speculative Buy on the Second-Largest, Unexplored Oil Reserve in the World
There are those who will tell you that oil is a cyclical business and a global fungible commodity. It rises and falls with the business phase. If you look at a hundred-year chart, it is as obvious as a sidewinder on a sand dune. A sine wave through time — up and down in seven-year cycles.
U.N. Calls for Increased Cooperation to Fight Growing Global Food Crisis
The United Nations announced yesterday (Wednesday) that an additional $20 billion would be needed each year to combat global hunger.
India Fuels Inflation by Bailing Out Refineries
Soaring oil prices have forced Indian authorities to raise subsidized fuel prices and risk propelling inflation that is already running at a three-year high.
Ultimate Bottleneck Sends Prices Soaring
Power shortages, strikes and soaring input costs have killed the production of platinum.
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