See Sensex at 22,500 by Dec, more rate cuts: Deutsche Bank

The market is expecting the central bank to cut rates aggresively, as inflation is meaningfully down on weak demand. The inflation print for March has fallen to a 40-month low of 5.96 per cent, as prices have moderated both year-on-year (y-o-y) and ...

The street is expecting a further repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) despite the monetary policy guidance given by the central bank on Tuesday that headroom for further monetary easing remains quite limited." In calendar year 2013 most ...

The easing inflation, expectations of growth picking up, narrowing current account deficit (CAD) and now expectations of limited risks to a rating downgrade for India are set to strengthen the rupee against the dollar in the months ahead. The street ...

Food inflation eased to 10.7% in April after staying at 12-13% for four months due to favourable base effect, lower seasonal rise in fruit and vegetable pri­ces, and fall in sugar and edible oil prices. After trending in double digits for four ...

Just when things were looking bleak for the stock market, the meltdown in commodity prices gold, metals and oil has come as an unexpected booster for the Indian economy in general and the equity market in particular. The benchmark Sensex shot up ...

The recent fall in the prices of crude oil and gold is set to narrow the country's current account deficit (CAD) in foreign trade. This will provide comfort to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in cutting interest rates further. According to some ...

The March Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation easing to a 40-month low has increased hopes of a repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the monetary policy statement 2013-14 to be announced on May 3. Business Standard polled 10 market ...

NEW DELHI: Headline inflation fell to its lowest in over three years in March, giving an unexpected gift to Finance Minister P Chidambaram as he begins a tour of Canada and the US to woo foreign investors. The decline in inflation, coupled with a ...

Its only been a year since policy rate cuts reared up, but the end of the easing cycle may already be on the horizon with economists foreseeing a reduction of not more than 50 basis points (bps) over the next six months. Thereafter, they portend a ...