How the future could resemble the past
- Health
- January 15, 2015
Aggressive rate hikes and posturing by the Federal Reserve in an effort to bring down inflation, and the return of a bear market for U.S. equities have contributed to the most pessimistic sentiment among investors all year, according to our most recent survey of our daily newsletter readers. The survey, fielded from September 20-27, captured
READ MORERunaway inflation, an unfolding debt crisis and cost-of-living problems pose the biggest threats to doing business for G20 countries in the next two years, data from the World Economic Forum showed on Monday. Inflation has surged to levels not seen in several decades, prompting a third of G20 countries to identify rising prices as their
READ MOREAn investing strategy designed to hedge against market declines is rebounding after a rough year, but its success may hinge on whether inflation continues to ebb in coming months. So-called 60/40 portfolios typically allocate 60% of their assets to stocks and the rest to bonds, though proportions tend to vary. The strategy counts on the
READ MOREIndian stocks rose on Monday following a series of strong earnings from heavyweight bank stocks, while broader Asian stocks rose slightly, although market holidays dulled trading volumes across most of the region. India’s BSE Sensex 30 and Nifty 50 indexes rose 0.7% each, buoyed largely by major bank stocks following better-than-expected results from ICICI Bank
READ MOREBy Administrator_India Capital Sands As India’s health system grapples with the coronavirus, doctors are increasingly going online to consult with patients suffering less critical or chronic diseases, while the south Asian economy prepares to emerge from a nationwide lockdown. To head off a rush at clinics and an accompanying risk of infection, many doctors are
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