All stories by DEVANGSHU DATTA
Odds don't favour gold now
Rediff.com16 Mar 2015Finance Minister must be hoping that Indians get over gold-addiction.
The bittersweet Budget
Rediff.com9 Mar 2015Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.
Budget Impact: Hope and disappointment
Rediff.com2 Mar 2015The government will have to get projects moving.
A favourable Budget could take Nifty to 9,500 or higher
Rediff.com26 Feb 2015Large moves in equity and in currency are expected during March settlement.
The disconnect between Budget and sector performance
Rediff.com25 Feb 2015There isn't much Budget could do directly to help sectors.
Budget: Stocks that can fetch you high returns
Rediff.com19 Feb 2015Stocks might hit new highs even before B-Day.
Explaining Delhi's polls and bets
Rediff.com7 Feb 2015If 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
Explaining Delhi's polls and bets
Rediff.com7 Feb 2015If 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
Market rally? It's driven by foreign money
Rediff.com28 Jan 2015From the valuation angle, the market is showing similar signs of being over-valued without being in a bubble territory yet.
What are we celebrating on Republic Day?
Rediff.com24 Jan 2015R-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 might wait till Budget for more cuts
Rediff.com19 Jan 2015RBI is likely to have reached broadly similar conclusions since it did cut rates, presumably to stimulate activity.
'Make in India' is good but implementation holds key
Rediff.com12 Jan 2015Make in India campaign has huge potential.
Ancient achievements or state-supported pseudo-science?
Rediff.com12 Jan 2015The 102nd Indian Science Congress, which concluded last week, saw claims on ancient aviation and surgery, and created quite a stir
2015 will be a tough year, Jaitley will have to wave a magic wand
Rediff.com12 Jan 2015India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.
Why 2015 won't be good for emerging market economies
Rediff.com29 Dec 2014Hitting GDP growth of more than six per cent will require substantial foreign direct investment, especially if household savings largely continue to remain locked.
If all goes well, Indian economy will see 'achche din' in 2015
Rediff.com29 Dec 2014Inflation is down and there's every chance that crude prices will be subdued through the next year.
Why RBI wants the rupee to weaken
Rediff.com18 Dec 2014This will encourage exports and discourage non-essential imports such as precious metals
Factors that can help India improve its image globally
Rediff.com15 Dec 2014India's share of 2015 emerging market allocations will be driven by FII perceptions on likely growth and reform.
A rate cut would be against odds, but likelihood is rising
Rediff.com1 Dec 2014A rapid fall in crude oil prices has meant the RBI is a year ahead of its inflation-targeting schedule
How Japan's recession can impact India
Rediff.com24 Nov 2014For 20 years, the stock market headed nowhere, and this has created permanent aversion.