The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 11, 2005

Redundant ritual
I WAS frankly alarmed to come across a report that the Central Government has decided to set up yet another Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), headed by a person with the Cabinet Minister's rank, and comprising ... More

GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW

Central banks' impotence presages weaker dollar
With central bankers no longer as powerful as they once were, the dollar will remain weak. They won the war against price stability and now they are fighting to defend, if not fuel, asset price inflation, because they fear the consequences of ending it, says V. Anantha Nageswaran. More

ON THE MOVE

Boosting connectivity in Orissa — Push for Central funding for rail, road projects
With Orissa poised for an industrial revolution of sorts, especially in steel, and a huge spurt in freight movement likely in the next couple of years, the authorities are reviving languishing rail and road projects and launching new ones. Apart from pinning its hopes on some big names, both Indian and foreign, to undertake many of these projects, the State Government is pushing for special Central funding for some of this vital connectivity. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

Liquidity may decide market direction
Perceptions are tradable on the market. Hence, apparent contradictions are not always real. More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

ICI meeting to deliberate on `Shareholders First'
THE stage is set for the world's largest gathering of money managers, courtesy an event that will be hosted by the Investment Company Institute (ICI), US, from May 11 to 13. The latter's general membership meeting, being billed as the biggest ... More

ADR WATCH

Infosys declines sharply
US stocks recovered to end on a flat note last week after the global crude prices witnessed downtrend from historic high levels. Besides, better-than-expected financial performance from Alcoa also boosted the sentiment. As a result, the Dow ... More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED

Superman of finance warns Spidermen of Mum-boy
A powerful broker gets a 20-year sentence for trying to sell to the highest bidder sensitive software used for controlling spy satellites. However, after serving only about a third of the term, the country's outgoing president grants him a ... More

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