How Does the Government Control Inflation?
Macro Moves

How Does the Government Control Inflation?

A group of robbers entered the minting unit of a country. There were many people inside the unit. The group held all of them hostage. They stayed there for days and started printing money. They printed thousands of currency notes; then millions, then billions. Finally, they stopped at €2.4 billion. And escaped.

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What is black money and how does it work?
Finance

What is black money and how does it work?

What do we talk about when we talk about black money and money laundering? Well, in India, it has to start with Vijay Mallya, Kingfisher and then gradually move on to Nirav Modi and his uncle, Mehul Choksi. “With all the kaala dhan they must have stashed in the Swiss Banks, at least 3 of their generations wouldn't have to do any labour!” - being the hackneyed dialogue. 

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Taper Tantrum: Everything You Need to Know
Macro Moves

Taper Tantrum: Everything You Need to Know

If you are somewhere connected to the financial industry, you must have gone through this term taper tantrum, haven’t you? You are at the right place to find out everything about taper tantrums. Let’s dive in and decipher this topic. But to understand this term, we need to understand the history of this term as well as what tapering is?

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What is Demand Pull Inflation?
Macro Moves

What is Demand Pull Inflation?

Today’s blog might come off as an Economics class for you, so beware! For here lie the secrets that work the economies of countries. 

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What is Stagflation?
Macro Moves

What is Stagflation?

Economics is the study of commercial activity in an area specifically a country and how the money flows in a country or the value of goods and services produced, distributed and consumed, inflation, cost, industry, demand & supply, per capita income, national income, stages of development in a country and trust me, a lottttttt more! 🤯🤯🤯  It's not wrong to say that economics at its very core is the study of people. Where you can find out what macro and micro factors affect the dynamics of a country. 

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The Highlights of Union Budget 2022-2023
Macro Moves

The Highlights of Union Budget 2022-2023

Urban Development, Hardcore Digitalization, Sustainable living, Paperless Economy, Artificial Intelligence, and record GST collections. That’s it, my friend, we are talking about the Union Budget 2022-2023 which has been announced by the Honourable Finance Minister. 

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Is India
Investor's Psychology

Is India's Education System killing its Economy?

As little kids, we were told that marks are all that matter and if you don’t score well, you won’t be able to survive in this cruel world. That, you will be considered dumb. That, you will have to live a mediocre life in the best possible scenario. And we were given examples of people next door who did not study and are struggling and suffering now. 

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What to expect from The Union Budget 2022
Macro Moves

What to expect from The Union Budget 2022

That time of the year has come when Prime Minister & Finance Minister have started meetings with industry leaders, top entrepreneurs and such, in order to gather their feedback on the state of the economy. Yes, you guessed it right. The Union Budget is around the corner. 

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Metaverse: Is it the Next Business Platform?
Business

Metaverse: Is it the Next Business Platform?

Would you buy clothes that you cannot ever physically own? How much would you be willing to pay for it? A metaverse startup company recently sold 620 virtual sneakers for $3.1 million in less than 5 minutes. A Snoop Dogg fan paid $450,000 to be his next-door neighbour in the virtual world. Justin Bieber organized a concert in the metaverse and fans went meta-crazy!

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Amul: The freedom fighting company
Big Shots

Amul: The freedom fighting company

🎵Ye desh hai veer jawano ka, albelo ka, mastano ka, revolutionary companies ka, is desh ka yaro, hoyeeee!🎵

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e-RUPI : Can it revamp India’s Public Distribution System?
Macro Moves

e-RUPI : Can it revamp India’s Public Distribution System?

Ever thought, what if the government gives us money for the vaccine instead of providing vaccines for free?

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Fiscal Deficit: Is It Really Bad For The Economy?
Macro Moves

Fiscal Deficit: Is It Really Bad For The Economy?

No matter how scarce revenue collection is, the Government must loosen its purse strings to uplift the country. When it spends more than it earns, a fiscal deficit arises. But is it that bad?

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A Spot Gold Exchange on the cards
Macro Moves

A Spot Gold Exchange on the cards

Recently, SEBI has made a proposal that will allow you to trade gold just like shares! But why, how, and what’s it all about? Well, read on to discover.

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Most Interesting Brand Battles Of India!
Business

Most Interesting Brand Battles Of India!

Do you know how your preference of buying a product affects a business and its competitors? Let's take a situation. If you are sent to the supermarket to buy salt, would you spare any time to decide between Tata Salt, Aashirvaad Salt, or any other brand available? Generally speaking, you wouldn't. You might randomly choose Tata Salt because you saw its unique advertisement sometime back, and it stayed in your mind. This choice of yours increases the sale of Tata salt by one unit in comparison to other brands. This might seem trivial for a small quantity. But yeah, it does make a difference.

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Understanding the RBI’s Monetary Policy 2021-22
Macro Moves

Understanding the RBI’s Monetary Policy 2021-22

Yesterday, the RBI came up with its Monetary Policy for FY22. And we know it isn't exactly digestible for most. So, we're here with a simplified explanation of the policy.

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How did India become the fourth largest Forex holder in the World?
Macro Moves

How did India become the fourth largest Forex holder in the World?

This weekend was special. India surpassed Russia to become the 4th largest holder of foreign exchange reserves in the world. With a forex reserve of $580.3 Bn, we're only next to China, Japan and Switzerland. And if you're imagining, that's huge!

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Economic Calendar: Events that move the Market
Macro Moves

Economic Calendar: Events that move the Market

You should have noticed that the share price of companies rises if their results are favourable. Or if there is positive news about them. But if you believed that only these events affected the stock markets, then you are mistaken. Besides these micro-events, there are also macro events that have a significant impact on the share market.

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Highlights of RBI Monetary Policy
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Highlights of RBI Monetary Policy

Like an ailing person suffering from a painful disease, the Indian Economy is badly demanding a plausible treatment from the doctors, aka the policymakers. And the budget, though lacking in certain areas, seems to be an ideal medicine at the time. Following the budget, the Reserve bank of India recently made announcements which lie in similar tone with that of the budget.

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