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Source: Live Mint Expert view on markets: Ashok Jain, the chairman of Arihant Capital Markets, says smart investors can take advantage of the current volatility as it offers an opportunity to find good companies at reasonable valuations. In an interview with Mint, Jain shared his views on the global economic slowdown and its impact on…
Source: Live Mint Inflation-linked bonds are the biggest losers in this month’s violent Treasury market selloff, and that’s only partly due to inflation expectations. Yields on Treasury inflation-protected securities, or TIPS, have risen even more than those on regular Treasury bonds. The 30-year TIPS yield, for example, has gone up 41 basis points to its…
Source: Live Mint Private payrolls exceed expectations, ADP report shows Factory orders rise slightly, likely due to pre-tariff rush Trump’s tariff plans raise concerns of economic slowdown NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday, with the short-end slightly higher while longer-dated yields edged lower on labor market and…
Source: Live Mint (Repeats with no changes) Dow transports index down over 17% from November high Struggles as investors worry about growth slowdown Reports next week on consumer sentiment, inflation NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) – Even as U.S. stocks seek to regain their footing, weakness in a closely followed index of transportation shares is…
Source: Live Mint However, the narrative is shifting. After a strong start to 2025, US equity markets have hit turbulent waters. Tariff concerns loom large as President Donald Trump imposes fresh trade barriers and threatens more, with no clear resolution in sight. Consumer sentiment has been the biggest casualty of this uncertainty, with surveys showing…
Source: Live Mint March 10 (Reuters) – India’s benchmark indexes are likely to open little changed on Monday, after logging their biggest gains in three months last week, as uncertainty around U.S. tariffs continues to weigh on sentiments. The GIFT Nifty futures were trading at 22,583.00 as of 08:20 a.m. IST, indicating that the blue-chip…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Global fund managers are in no rush to load up on Indian stocks even after an unprecedented losing streak has lowered equity valuations. That’s because the market is still grappling with challenges posed by an economic slowdown, profit downgrades and potential US tariffs. Traders looking for bargains within Asia are…
Source: Live Mint India’s private banking sector anticipates an increase in small and personal loan defaults until at least the middle of 2025, say estimates based on the slowdown in economic growth, a situation that is now impacting repayments of lenders primarily in the form of unsecured credits as detailed in a report by Reuters….
Source: Live Mint Chinese shares fell for a fifth straight day, pushing a closely watched benchmark into a bear market, as geopolitical tensions simmer ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. The MSCI China Index dropped 1.5% on Friday, taking its decline from an Oct. 7 close to 20%. The CSI 300 Index of onshore Chinese shares…
