India has launched a pilot for a tokenised settlement system in its $620 billion corporate bond market, integrating the digital rupee and blockchain technology to potentially reshape debt issuance, transfer, and settlement practices. India has begun testing a tokenised settlement…
Indian equities extended their weekly slide amid weak global signals, sustained foreign selling, and sector-specific pressure, prompting caution among traders and analysts about the market’s near-term recovery prospects. Indian equities extended their slide last week as weak global cues, continued…
Indian stocks remain under pressure as traders react to increased short positions and global economic uncertainties, with key support levels at risk and further declines possible. Indian equities remain under pressure, with the Nifty 50 and Nifty Bank both ending…
Investor Tracy Shuchart advocates building positions in hard assets amid signs of resource shortages, structural supply constraints, and a shift in market dynamics that could herald a new commodities supercycle driven by scarcity rather than monetary easing. Tracy Shuchart is…
The Reserve Bank of India has mandated Tata Sons to proceed with a stock market listing, ending years of uncertainty over its status and revoking its request for deregistration, amid leadership and ownership debates within the conglomerate. The Reserve Bank…
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian has reignited the debate on establishing a credible alternative to the US dollar within the BRICS grouping, amid rising tensions with Washington and efforts to deepen financial integration beyond mere currency issuance. Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian,…
Gold prices decline sharply amid rising expectations of US interest rate hikes driven by persistent inflation, higher energy costs, and geopolitical tensions impacting supply and demand dynamics. Gold prices were under renewed pressure this week as traders grew more convinced…
Indian stocks fell for a fifth consecutive week as surging crude oil prices, US Treasury yield hikes, and geopolitical tensions spooked investors, with broad-based declines across sectors and sustained foreign sell-off. Indian shares slipped for a fifth straight week as…
Indian professors advocate a shift towards a more capital-efficient default framework for the country’s commodity derivatives market, aiming to lower hedging costs and boost participation amid recent regulatory reforms. India’s commodity derivatives market cannot become genuinely useful for hedging unless…
India’s markets regulator, SEBI, is set to review and potentially revise the methodology for calculating derivative settlement prices after complaints about price swings during expiry days, aiming to ensure greater market reliability without abandoning the new Closing Auction Session. India’s…
While foreign institutional investors continue to sell Indian shares, domestic investors have stepped up with significant buying, cushioning the market amid global and domestic macroeconomic challenges. Foreign investors continued to pare exposure to Indian shares on 11 September, but domestic…
Investors in South Korea are increasingly favouring parking-style exchange traded funds amid volatile share prices and rising market rates, with notable inflows into cash and US index tracker ETFs, as risk-off sentiment dominates. Volatile trading in South Korea’s equities market…
