Pankaj Pandey, Head Research, ICICIdirect.com said PSU banks continue to look attractive, even as he refrained from commenting directly on SBI due to compliance reasons. He said Bank of Baroda remains his top pick in the space, with a target price of ₹340. According to him, the second half of the financial year is expected […]
As the housing affordability crisis becomes a growing political focus, Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick to chair the Federal Reserve, has said he believes the central bank can use its monetary policy powers to help bring down mortgage rates. “We can lower interest rates a lot, and in so doing, get 30-year fixed-rate mortgages so […]
Asian Paints is likely to deliver a stable performance in the December quarter, with better volumes and margin improvement partially countered by weak pricing and a subdued demand backdrop. On average, five brokerages expect revenue to rise around 5% year-on-year in Q3, while profit after tax (PAT) is estimated to increase by about 8% compared […]
India’s richest civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is set to go to the polls on January 15, along with several other municipal corporations across Maharashtra. For Mumbai’s real estate developers, however, the spotlight is on January 16, when the results are announced. Experts say that the city’s property market may see a surge […]
India’s trade deficit has narrowed to a five-month low as gold imports fell and exports to the US picked up despite punitive tariffs. The decline in India’s trade deficit in November 2025 was attributed to lower gold, oil and coal imports and higher US exports—up 10% month-on-month at $6.92 billion. (Reuters) Exports rose to $38.13 […]