Investment

• 07 Aug

  CIO Comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, August 2019

  RBI cuts rates by 35 basis points to address concerns of some slowdown in economic growth The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to cut the policy repo rate by 35 bps, with all MPC members unanimously voting for a rate cut (4 members for 35 bps cut and 2 members for 25 bps cut). … Continue reading CIO Comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, August 2019

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• 06 Jun

  CIO Comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, June 2019

  RBI MPC unanimously votes to cut rates, and also change policy stance to “accommodative” The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to cut the policy repo rate by 25 bps, which was broadly along expected lines. And on a positive note, the RBI MPC also unanimously voted for a change in policy stance from ‘neutral’ … Continue reading CIO Comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, June 2019

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• 05 Apr

  CIO Comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, April 2019

  RBI cuts policy rate by 25 bps, and keeps stance unchanged The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the policy repo rate by 25 bps (with 4:2 majority). However, it kept the monetary policy stance unchanged at “neutral” (with 5:1 majority). These actions were along our expectations, but the markets seem to have expected a … Continue reading CIO Comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, April 2019

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• 07 Feb

  RBI Bi-monthly Policy, February 2019

  RBI changes policy stance and goes in for a rate cut, with price stability being achieved The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the policy repo rate by 25 bps (with 4 MPC members voting for the same, and 2 MPC members voting to keep rate unchanged). It also changed the monetary policy stance to … Continue reading RBI Bi-monthly Policy, February 2019

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• 10 Jan

  The Year That Was, and Outlook for 2019

  If one were to look at how the markets closed this year, it would appear to be an uneventful year, as the equity market returns (indicated by benchmark Nifty 50 index) were flattish.  And even for the debt markets, the 10 year benchmark bond yield closed on a flat note, with bond funds delivering subdued … Continue reading The Year That Was, and Outlook for 2019

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• 05 Dec

  CIO comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, December 2018

  RBI keeps policy rate & stance unchanged, but slashes inflation projection – giving a dovish undertone As expected, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the policy repo rate unchanged (with all MPC members unanimously voting for the same). It also kept the monetary policy stance unchanged at “calibrated tightening”, although one MPC member voted … Continue reading CIO comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, December 2018

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• 10 Nov

  3Cs behind selloff gone; it’s buying season on D-St

  Investors on Dalal Street should not panic and continue to invest in equities systematically to achieve their life goals, as a major correction in the domestic equity market seems to be over for now, says Sampath Reddy, Chief Investment Officer, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

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• 03 Nov

  Investors Underweight on Equities Should Buy On Dips

  The Indian markets presently seem to be in a consolidation mode, and the correction has been accentuated by various macro challenges like elevated crude oil prices, rupee depreciation versus the dollar and the recent credit and liquidity crunch due to default by a major infrastructure lender. Global risk aversion — led by rising interest rates … Continue reading Investors Underweight on Equities Should Buy On Dips

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• 19 Oct

  Rupee Reality Can be Best Understood from a Global Context

  The rupee has been the topic of much debate this year, as it has been slipping to new lifetime lows every second day. However, what also needs to be seen in context is that this depreciation has happened amidst global strength in the US dollar and risk aversion in global emerging markets. This has resulted … Continue reading Rupee Reality Can be Best Understood from a Global Context

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• 06 Oct

  CIO comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, October 2018

  RBI surprises markets by keeping rates unchanged and changing policy stance to “calibrated tightening” The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) went against broad market expectations and kept the policy unchanged (with five MPC members voting for keeping rates unchanged and one member voting for a rate hike). It also surprised, by changing its monetary policy … Continue reading CIO comments on RBI Bi-monthly Policy, October 2018

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