The rising trend in inflation rate based on consumer prices continues in March 2022 too, as the latest inflation readings from India and US stays above the target rate set by their respective central banks. The consumer price inflation was 8.50 percent in US and 6.95 percent in India for the month of March 2022. … Continue reading The Ambiguity of High Inflation
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RBI’s pivot of focus from Growth to Inflation
The Reserve Bank kept its policy interest rate unchanged and maintained its policy stance as ‘accommodative’ in the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting held last week. The central bank has turned more cautious regarding the economy’s prospect than it had been in February 2022 due to the subsequent geopolitical developments and consequent spike in commodity … Continue reading RBI’s pivot of focus from Growth to Inflation
Achieving Good Return from Share Buybacks
Companies return value to its shareholders through two ways: dividends and share buybacks. Dividends are the distribution of part of the earnings of the company as cash to its shareholders. In share buybacks, companies use excess cash on its balance sheet to buyback its own shares, which results in the decrease of outstanding shares, thus … Continue reading Achieving Good Return from Share Buybacks


