US elections
India Inc's merger & acquisition deal tally soars to $62.5 billion in 2016: Thornton
Wed, Jan 25, 2017
India Inc's merger and acquisition (M&A) activity witnessed nearly 1,500 deals worth $62.5 billion (nearly Rs 4,15,796.9 crore) in 2016 and with more economic reforms expected, the current year is also likely to be 'action-packed', says a report.
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Investor worries over Donald Trump, US policy on the rise: BAML
Tue, Jan 17, 2017
Worries over Donald Trump`s economic policies and the potential for US policy errors rose sharply this month, according to a survey of fund managers released on Tuesday, prompting them to hold more cash even though they expect growth and inflation to rise further.
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China's property market has bubble but won't collapse, says Wanda chairman
Wed, Nov 30, 2016
The chairman of Chinese property-to-entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group said on Tuesday that there is a property market bubble in China but the industry won`t collapse as there is still a significant potential for urbanisation.
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Dollar, US bond yields drop as oil tumbles on output cut doubts
Mon, Nov 28, 2016
The dollar and US bond yields fell on Monday as investors reversed a "Trumpflation" trade that has gripped markets since the US elections, after oil prices slid on fears that producer countries meeting this week could fail to agree an output cut.
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Rupee dives to near three-year lows as Trump, demonetisation weigh heavy
Wed, Nov 23, 2016
Suresh Sadagopan, Founder of Ladder7 Financial Advisors said, “There is a flight of dollars away from Indian markets & hence dollars are strengthening. This is partly due to the fact that US interest rate is expected to move up and money from across the world may move into US investments.”
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Asia stocks at 1-week highs on U.S. gains; oil up
Tue, Nov 22, 2016
Asian stocks struck one-week highs with investors undeterred by a powerful earthquake in Japan on Tuesday, but after Wall Street closed at a record peak they were also wary of chasing prices higher until President-elect Donald Trump picks his economic team.
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Asian shares on the defensive as U.S. yields, dollar rise
Mon, Nov 21, 2016
"Next week, we have events that would make investors more sober, such as OPEC meeting and Italian referendum. By then this Trump-inspired market may come to an end for now," said Norihiro Fujito, senior investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.
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Market review: Equities plunge as foreign investors take flight on demonetisation
Sat, Nov 19, 2016
Massive outflow of foreign funds, along with rupee depreciation and political bickering over the government`s recent demonetisation move, plunged the key Indian equity markets by around 2.50 % during the just-concluded week.
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Asia shares rebound as Donald Trump turnaround 'astonishes'
Thu, Nov 10, 2016
Asian shares rebounded on Thursday and the dollar firmed after global markets made a remarkable comeback from the shock of Republican Donald Trump`s presidential victory, dumping safe-havens for the tempting returns of risk assets.
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Global stocks, dollar subdued with investors cautious on US election outcome
Tue, Nov 08, 2016
Trade was largely driven by cautious expectations of a win for Democrat Hillary Clinton, but some sharp swings in recent days across all asset classes meant big bets were relatively thin on the ground as Americans started voting.
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Global cues depress Indian equity markets
Sat, Nov 05, 2016
The negative global sentiments dragged the key domestic indices lower -- by more than 2% each -- even as positive domestic cues such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council`s consensus on the rate slabs and healthy macro-data failed to uplift investors` sentiments.
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