Finance Minister must be hoping that Indians get over gold-addiction.

Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.

The government will have to get projects moving.

Large moves in equity and in currency are expected during March settlement.

There isn't much Budget could do directly to help sectors.

Stocks might hit new highs even before B-Day.

If error margins and confidence intervals are accounted for, even apparently decisive polls are not "sure things" and that brings us to bookies, who don't believe in any "sure things", says Devangshu Datta

If error margins and confidence intervals are accounted for, even apparently decisive polls are not "sure things" and that brings us to bookies, who don't believe in any "sure things", says Devangshu Datta

From the valuation angle, the market is showing similar signs of being over-valued without being in a bubble territory yet.

R-Day is a different sort of exercise for the defence forces and the security establishment. At one level it is an enormous tamasha, at another, it is a nightmare.

RBI is likely to have reached broadly similar conclusions since it did cut rates, presumably to stimulate activity.

Make in India campaign has huge potential.

The 102nd Indian Science Congress, which concluded last week, saw claims on ancient aviation and surgery, and created quite a stir

India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.

Hitting GDP growth of more than six per cent will require substantial foreign direct investment, especially if household savings largely continue to remain locked.

Inflation is down and there's every chance that crude prices will be subdued through the next year.

This will encourage exports and discourage non-essential imports such as precious metals

India's share of 2015 emerging market allocations will be driven by FII perceptions on likely growth and reform.

A rapid fall in crude oil prices has meant the RBI is a year ahead of its inflation-targeting schedule

For 20 years, the stock market headed nowhere, and this has created permanent aversion.