Six leading bankers say the overall mood on economic growth is fairly bright, but the early signs of stress can’t be ignored. ON RATE HIKES. WILL THEY BE PASSED ON? Pratip Chaudhuri: Any hike by the Reserve Bank of India has to be passed on because any input prices rise will have to b…

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Weak PMI gives rise to fears of sub-8% economic growth for the third quarter in a row. India’s manufacturing activity has been showing clear signs of a slowdown in growth as it bears the brunt of monetary tightening, which may have repercussions for industrial and overall economic grow…

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Asia stocks dropped, following the regional index’s biggest quarterly loss since 2008, and the euro fell to an eight-month low against the dollar before European finance ministers gather to weigh the threat of a Greek default. Oil traded below $80 a barrel and copper sank a fourth day. …

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Day two of the hope rally and U.S. and European stocks have jumped 5% to 7% in spite of the fact that no real and tangible solutions to Europe’s sovereign debt crisis have materialized. On Wall Street, they call that “buying the rumor.” It’s a wonderful concept, ex…

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Asian shares rose on Tuesday on hopes that eurozone officials will act to corral Greece’s debt woes and prevent another full-blown banking crisis, but the euro failed to hold on to all its gains. After three sessions of wild swings on commodities markets, oil and copper rose, but g…

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Stocks and commodities tumbled, Treasury 30-year yields dropped to a record and the Dollar Index climbed to a seven-month high as the Federal Reserve signaled “significant downside risks” in the U.S. economy. The MSCI All-Country World Index retreated 2.5 percent at 6:15 a.m. in New …

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The Fed’s latest moves to bring down long-term interest rates will be “marginally helpful,” predicts former Fed Governor Mark Olson, now co-chair of Treliant Risk Advisors, a compliance and strategic advisory firm specializing in the financial services industry. “T…

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The Reserve Bank of India’s 12th rate hike on Friday has evoked sharp reactions from Corporate India. Companies from auto to real estate, infrastructure and fast moving consumer goods have expressed their angst at the central bank’s 25 basis point hike. Most have described the…

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IIP data has come in at 3.3% for the month of July compared to 8.8%. This number is much lower than market expectation of 6.1% Mining Output Rises 2.8% In July Manufacturing Output Rises 2.3% In July Electricity Production Rises 13.1% In July Capital Goods Production Fell 15.2 % In Ju…

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Stocks sank, while the euro slid to a ten-year low versus the yen and a six-month low against the dollar, as concern grew about Greece’s debt crisis. European bank and sovereign credit risk reached all-time highs as 10-year Treasury yields fell to a record. The MSCI All-Country World I…

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