COLUMNS
OFFHAND
No to politicians
AS A survey, it is not earthshaking nor unusual. Such surveys are hardy annuals, and hold no startling discoveries. They only prove the age-old adage: The more things change, the more they are the same. But still, they ...
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GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW
Fed chief weighs down on the dollar
The dollar's attempted rebound last week was killed by the Federal Reserve Chairman, Mr Alan Greenspan, arguing that the world would not indefinitely finance the American current account deficit. He did not offer any explicit remarks on the dollar bu t his words seemed to imply that he favoured the greenback's weakness as one way of re-adjusting the global current account imbalance, says V. Anantha Nageswaran.
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Pivotals may witness correction
Technically speaking several bearish factors such as the formation of a reversal pattern, negative divergence between the index and oscillators have emerged on the charts of the S&P 500.
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Laggards suffer due to poor management strategies
FOR once, let's take the road less travelled and talk about the equity funds that have not been doing well, the ones that been relegated by investors to the backwaters. "Why on earth should we do that?" you might ask, pointing to the funds that ...
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ADR WATCH
Banking counters shine
APART from trend reversal on oil prices, concern over the view that the US Federal Reserve may hike interest rates to contain raising inflation affected the sentiment at the US markets. The global crude oil prices, which dipped below the $46-mark ...
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ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED
When religion ends, politics begins
A simple prayer that often tags onto many a vedic ritual reads: "Asatoma Sadgamaya, Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya, Mrityor Ma Amrutam Gamaya." It translates to: "Lead me from the unreal to the real; from darkness to light; from death to ...
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RANDOM WALK
Untapped marvels of Malabar
AS in most other spheres of development, the northern parts of Kerala - often collectively referred to as Malabar - has suffered from a lack of attention in the case of a potentially lucrative area of business - tourism. Given the ...
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MARK TO MARKET
A style statement for mutual funds
TEMPLETON Mutual Fund proposes to launch a fund that will invest in stocks without restriction on market capitalisation. The fund can, hence, construct a portfolio depending on the market condition. It may, for ...
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