The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 18, 2003

Japan Round Table
THE inauguration on August 16 at Chennai of the Japan Round Table reflecting the wealth of intellect, expertise and experience to be found in Tamil Nadu was a landmark event judged by any standard. The presence and ... More

GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW

Now it is up to the bond market
How will the US bond market behave when the Federal Reserve is fighting deflation not with any unconventional or daring monetary policy but by merely keeping short-term interest rates at low levels and promising to do so credibly for as long as is re quired for the threat of deflation to disappear. V. Anantha Nageswaran takes a view. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

Market may flick in a range
"What may cloud the market thinking is the prospect of a general election in the near future. The political factor always makes the market uncertain and markets all over the globe do like uncertainty." More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

`SIP can add taste to equity-linked saving schemes'
WITH the rising stock markets, in a situation where investors are obsessed with mainstream equity funds, the traits of tax-saving schemes — a.k.a. equity-linked savings schemes (ELSSs) - cannot be overemphasised. These schemes are ... More

GLOBAL MONITOR

Gold firmness may continue
OVERALL, gold had a positive, if volatile, week with prices rising three per cent. Fund buying was evident despite only a modestly weaker US dollar. Starting the week on a strong note, gold was volatile mid-week on profit taking ahead of US ... More

ADR WATCH

MTNL in limelight
THE US markets were unfazed by the worst power blackout in North American history, as investors continued to have confidence in economy turnaround and on companies. Following their support, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index surged 1.3 per cent to ... More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED

Who are the top barbers in town?
WHO are the top doctors in town? You would get the answers by surfing Tamil channels, because they have been showing just that over the past several days, bit by bit, doc by doc, area by area. The names they show have been chosen as a result of a ... More

RANDOM WALK

Kerala for fiscal discipline
LAST week saw an attempt by the State Government to bring about some discipline in its fiscal policy. The State Assembly passed the Kerala Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2003, making it mandatory for the Government to bring down the revenue deficit ... More

MARK TO MARKET

Insider trading and efficient markets
SEBI charging Mr Samir Arora, former Chief Investment Officer of Alliance Capital Mutual Fund (ACMF), with insider trading in Digital GlobalSoft raises the larger issue of policing the capital market. The SEBI order ... More

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