Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/losing-from-the-front/article65411357.ece Front-running is a cancer that erodes faith in the market and therefore needs stronger punishment It is disturbing that allegations of front-running should
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RBI opens banks credit for NBFCs to on-lend continuously to priority sector | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/rbi-opens-banks-credit-for-nbfcs-to-on-lend-continuously-to-priority-sector-122051301279_1.html Bank credit to NBFCs, including HFCs, will be allowed up to an overall limit of 5% of an individual banks total priority sector
Sharp drop in procurement: Centre weighs 10% tax to rein in wheat exports | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/sharp-drop-in-procurement-centre-weighs-10-tax-to-rein-in-wheat-exports-122051400056_1.html Exporters’ mandatory registration on cards; PMO to decide on export ban Wheat flour prices in local markets have flared up in the past
Non-commercial construction in education institutions to draw less GST | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/non-commercial-construction-in-education-institutions-to-draw-less-gst-122051300942_1.html Gujarat AAR ruled that such buildings would attract 12% GST, not 18% levied for other construction activities Construction of buildings, such as hostels, principal’s
*****Taper episode begins, will the Fed relent? – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/taper-episode-begins-will-the-fed-relent/article65405070.ece Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell | Photo Credit: POOL Unlikely. Joe Biden is agnostic to markets and the large debt pile makes tightening
Why homebuyers are likely to pay less GST on buying under-construction properties – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/why-homebuyers-are-likely-to-pay-less-gst-on-buying-under-construction-properties/articleshow/91514032.cms Synopsis The Gujarat High Court has stated that how developers/builders will calculate GST on undercontruction property. The recent judgement will benefit home buyers
*****No new show cause notices to small taxpayers: CBDT in revised guidelines | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/no-new-show-cause-notices-to-small-taxpayers-cbdt-in-revised-guidelines-122051101553_1.html Organisation seeks to give clarity on how a Supreme Court order is to be implemented. Taxpayers will get two weeks’ time to respond
*****RBI likely to up inflation projection in June, mull more rate hikes: Report | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rbi-likely-to-up-inflation-projection-in-june-mull-more-rate-hikes-report-122051101354_1.html The central bank raised the repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40% following a emergency meeting earlier this month. Photo: Bloomberg India’s
*Asian, EMs entering the late stages of a bear market: Morgan Stanley | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/asian-ems-entering-the-late-stages-of-a-bear-market-morgan-stanley-122051101086_1.html Over the next 12 months, Morgan Stanley forecasts range-bound markets for equities, credit, yields, and the US dollar Photo: Shutterstock Asian and emerging markets are
*****Exporters of services, job-sensitive sectors may benefit from rupee slide | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/exporters-of-services-job-sensitive-sectors-may-benefit-from-rupee-slide/2518260/ The depreciation will also partially soften the blow of elevated shipping costs and supply chain disruptions in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
750 WhiteHat Jr employees quit over back-to-office, salary woes | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/750-whitehat-jr-employees-quit-over-back-to-office-salary-woes/2521161/ “Yes, people were asked to relocate and some chose to resign – that is a different story but 800 is a highly inflated
*****RBI unlikely to turn ultra-defensive on rupee: Central bank to revise inflation forecast in June | The Financial Express
No plan to buy govt debt to curb yield The central bank will revise its inflation forecast upwards in its June review, as price pressure
Reassessment cases: Taxman seeks clarity after SC upholds 90,000 I-T notices – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/reassessment-cases-taxman-seeks-clarity-after-sc-upholds-90000-i-t-notices/articleshow/91477153.cms Synopsis The notices issued in the first few months of financial year 2021-22 were based on information from other assessing officers, other government
*****In a first, Turkey places orders for 50,000 t wheat from India – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/in-a-first-turkey-places-orders-for-50000-t-wheat-from-india/articleshow/91477042.cms Synopsis Wheat prices shot up as Indian wheat is in demand in the global markets after exports from Ukraine came to a grinding
*****RBI takes futures, NDF route to protect Rupee, forex – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/rbi-takes-futures-ndf-route-to-protect-rupee-forex/articleshow/91479504.cms Synopsis The central bank is said to have sold dollars in the futures market and the offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDF) markets to prevent
*****Is there a wheat crisis? Centre has reasons to be cautious, but there’s no need for panic or abrupt measures at this stage | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/is-there-a-wheat-crisis-centre-has-reasons-to-be-cautious-but-theres-no-need-for-panic-or-abrupt-measures-at-this-stage/2518062/ There is intense private activity in the markets, and wheat is reportedly being bought at prices ‘slightly above MSP’. Government procurement, understandably, is
*Exporters of services, job-sensitive sectors may benefit from rupee slide | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/exporters-of-services-job-sensitive-sectors-may-benefit-from-rupee-slide/2518260/ The depreciation will also partially soften the blow of elevated shipping costs and supply chain disruptions in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
*****Indian Economy: Glass half-full or half-empty for India? | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/indian-economy-glass-half-full-or-half-empty-for-india/2519439/ The half-empty side of the picture on the economy front outweighs the considerations that push a half-full view India has returned to being
*****No cause for panic: Rupee fall is a concern, but it is still over-valued in terms of REER | The Financial Express
lipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/no-cause-for-panic-rupee-fall-is-a-concern-but-it-is-still-over-valued-in-terms-of-reer/2519535/ The rupee’s fortunes can look up if capital flows are strong. It is possible FPIs will come back to the equity market once
*Demystifying life insurance jargons | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/money/insurance/your-money-demystifying-life-insurance-jargons/2519407/ The policyholders must read the entire policy document very carefully and in case of any doubts, call up the insurance agent or even