There is a number that explains almost everything happening in Indian markets right now. It is not the Sensex level, not the rupee exchange rate, and not the RBI’s repo rate. It is nominal GDP growth, and for the past three years, it has been running far too slowly. Foreign institutional investors have been selling…
How One Idea Rewired the Global Economy Brent Johnson’s provocative framework predicted dollar dominance at a time when the consensus was pointing the other way and markets have been grappling with the consequences ever since. When Brent Johnson, a portfolio manager at Santiago Capital, first sketched out what he called the Dollar Milkshake Theory in…
On February 25, 2026, the CME Group’s Globex platform halted trading in metals and natural gas futures and options at 12:15 p.m. CT due to a reported technical issue. Natural gas reopened at 12:50 p.m. CT, but metals—including gold, silver, copper, and others—remained offline until 1:45 p.m. CT. The exchange described it as an isolated…
Imagine waking up one day to find that someone has quietly redeemed your mutual fund units without your knowledge. It sounds alarming, but this is exactly the kind of fraud that has been targeting investors in recent years. To tackle this, India’s market regulator SEBI has introduced a simple but powerful new tool A “Debit Freeze” for your…
In the fast-evolving landscape of Indian personal finance, a popular strategy promoted across social media promises seemingly effortless wealth creation: borrow against residential property at 8-10% interest, deploy the proceeds into equity mutual funds expecting 12-15% long-term returns, and use Systematic Withdrawal Plans (SWPs) to service the loan while the house appreciates independently. On Excel…
The Indian government has launched National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0), a scaled-up blueprint for unlocking value from public infrastructure assets to fund ambitious development goals without escalating debt. Unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 23, 2026, and prepared by NITI Aayog, NMP 2.0 targets an aggregate monetisation potential of ₹16.72 lakh crore over FY26–FY30 (2025-26…
The silver market remains in a critical phase of the ongoing squeeze, characterized by a sharp divergence between paper and physical dynamics. As of early February 2026, spot silver trades around $76–$78 per ounce (following a volatile pullback from January’s peak near $120–$121), reflecting recent leveraged unwinds but not a collapse in underlying fundamentals. This period has been marked by aggressive interventions from…
The Nifty IT index just shed over ₹4 lakh crore in a single week because the narrative that “AI will devour white-collar jobs” has become consensus. Everyone from Dalal Street analysts to coffee-shop pundits is convinced: Artificial Intelligence is not a tool — it is a wrecking ball aimed straight at India’s $280-billion IT-BPM industry….
Glide path strategies form the backbone of disciplined, goal-based investing. They provide a structured roadmap for shifting your portfolio’s asset allocation—typically between equities (higher risk, higher growth) and debt/fixed income (lower risk, capital preservation)—as your financial goal approaches. Just as an airplane follows a controlled descent for a smooth landing, a glide path ensures your…
In recent years, India has navigated a subtle macroeconomic challenge: persistently low inflation that has tempered nominal GDP growth. Nominal GDP, the sum of real economic expansion and inflation, serves as a critical barometer for fiscal health, tax revenues, and corporate earnings. When inflation is understated, nominal GDP lags, straining government budgets and business profitability….
