How a mysterious screenshot spurred $450-billion rally in China

Nobody is quite sure who wrote it, when it was written or if it’s even true. But a screenshot of four paragraphs detailing a China reopening plan was enough for traders to scoop up stocks for two days running. The unverified post, which contained black characters on a white background with no identifying marks, first … Read more

Gold jewellery demand up 17% in July-September quarter

Gold jewellery demand in India in the third quarter (July-September) of 2022 went up by 17% at 146.2 tonne as compared to 125.1 tonne registered in the year-ago period. The overall gold demand was up 14% in Q3 at 191.7 tonne, when compared with 168 tonne achieved in 2021. But total recycled gold in India … Read more

Fidelity Macro Expert Puzzled With Fed’s Extreme Actions: ‘Inflation Will Presumably No Longer Be Clear, Present Danger’

Jurrien Timmer, the director of global macro in Fidelity‘s Global Asset Allocation Division, has raised questions on why the U.S. Federal Reserve is committing to an extreme policy when inflation will no longer pose danger. What Happened: Timmer pointed out that the Treasury Inflation-Protected Security market and the Federal Reserve’s expected terminal rate were moving in the same … Read more

Soon, you may have to pay about Rs 5,000 per year for Twitter blue check mark

Twitter will revise its user verification process, Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday, just days after he took over one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. “Whole verification process is being revamped right now”, Musk said in his tweet without giving more details. Twitter is considering charging for the coveted blue … Read more

NHAI InvIT to be listed on stock exchange on Friday

NHAI’s Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) which has been oversubscribed by about five times will be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday. Infrastructure Investment Trusts are instruments on the pattern of mutual funds, designed to pool money from investors and invest in assets that will provide cash flows over a period of time. “The … Read more

Elon Musk completes $44 billion acquisition of Twitter

Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc late on Thursday and his first move was to fire the social media company’s top leadership which he accused of misleading him over the number of spam accounts on the platform. Musk terminated Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and legal … Read more

Reliance announces demerger and separate listing of financial services segment

Alongside Q2 FY 23 results, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has announced demerger and listing of a subsidiary, Reliance Strategic Investments Limited (RSIL) to focus on the financial services segment. RSIL is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIL and is a RBI-registered non-Deposit taking Systemically Important (ND-SI) Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC). RIL will demerge it’s financial … Read more