The second wave of COVID-19 has been brutal for India and has affected all socioeconomic classes. The last two months have thrown the Indian healthcare system in total disarray. The daily caseload surpassed the 4 lakh mark in the first week of May 2021. Thankfully, the new cases have dropped substantially of late, and currently, as of…
The COVID-19 pandemic is proving regressive for India’s socio-economic growth. India made impressive progress on poverty alleviation between 2011 and 2019, but now the lockdowns and restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the deadly virus are wreaking havoc. According to Washington-based Pew Research Center, 26.2 crore people came out of poverty in the last…
For several decades, most investors have bothered only about one component of investing i.e. returns. And statisticians have considered asset price volatility as the basis for calculating the risk involved in investing. Hardly a few investors really cared about how the profits were earned, who paid the price for them and more importantly what was…
The second wave of COVID-19 has pushed India’s healthcare system to the brink of collapse. While the shortage of vaccines and lack of clarity on its pricing has delayed the progress of the vaccination drive, the administrative remissness along with COVID-inappropriate behaviour amongst the masses has allowed the virus to run riot. The total number…
It’s been a tough time for conservative investors looking to deploy their hard-earned money. The interest rates on bank fixed deposits and coupons on bonds have fallen substantially over the last one year. Debt funds have started yielding lower returns. Gone are the days when Liquid Funds earned returns at the rate of 6-7% p.a.…
The second wave of COVID-19 infections is affecting India badly. The daily new cases have crossed over 2 lakh and the situation could get worse, potentially derailing India’s economic recovery given the lockdowns and curfew imposed (to contain the spread of the virus) particularly in states that are major contributors to India’s GDP. Maharashtra alone accounts…
A strong second wave of COVID-19 has increased the volatility in the Indian equity markets. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), who net purchased Rs 2,74,502 crore worth of Indian equities since April last year, have now turned cautious; they tapered their investments in March 2021. On the other hand, domestic mutual funds have turned net…
India is witnessing a strong second wave of COVID-19. After bending the curve around mid-September last year, the infections are on the rise every day across parts of the country with the double-mutant strain (E484Q and L452R) and a variety of variants (U.K., South African, and Brazilian). The tally of active COVID-19 cases in India has…
The massive monetary and fiscal stimulus package (worth USD 410 billion) by the U.S. Federal government to prop-up economic growth amidst the pandemic has been unsettling bond investors as they anticipate potential overheating of the economy and spike in inflation. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield from around 0.50% in August 2020 has been inched-up to…
All Robinhood investors who opened demat accounts for the first time amid the COVID-19 pandemic affected year to make quick returns by investing in equities had early success in trading. But now they may be in for a rough ride. The risk of losing capital is high at this juncture unless a holistic risk assessment…
