MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
FEB 22-28, 2025
DOGE calls for an audit of US gold in Fort Knox.
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Knock, knock
Who’s there?
Fort
Fort who?
Fort Knocks.
It was the comment by Elon Musk, who heads DOGE (Department of Government Agency), that there should...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Dec 1-7, 2024
Will lead to disaster
The foolishness of myopic world leaders would be funny were it not so dangerous. For, they are driving the world towards disaster. At the very least financial disaster. At worse, nuclear...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
May 30- Jun 5, 2021
India must get its act together to prepare for the future
A 1966 film ‘The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming’ then expressed fears of a Russian invasion.
Today the film may...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
May 22-28, 2022
Tough times ahead
In this Economist podcast Larry Summers, former US Treasury secretary says that every time inflation has been above 4% and unemployment below 4%, the US has gone into recession (see at 5:23). ...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Aug 28-Sep 3, 2022
The multiple risks investors shouldn’t ignore
If globalization means ease of international trade, it started with Columbus’s discovery of America. It got impetus after WWII, when the US, with the only large navy still...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Feb 28- Mar 5, 2025
The mistakes made by Zelensky
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The title of the column is a line from the song ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ sung by singer songwriter Janis Joplin. Perhaps Ukrainian President...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
March 16-22, 2024
The huge GST collection should be used to improve social indicators
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated recently that India will become a $ 5 trillion economy by 2027-28, from the $ 3.7 tr. it is,...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Aug 8-14, 2026
Donald Trump is Considering Changes in LT Capital Gains
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Ahead of the US mid term elections on Nov 3, 2026, less than 3 months away, Donald Trump is considering some exemptions in...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Jan 20-26, 2024
Technology and strategic thinking can create a bright future
With several ongoing wars and conflicts, (Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Hamas, Commercial Shipping-Houthis, Iran-Pakistan) and other potential ones (China-Taiwan, Venezuela-Guyana), the picture looks bleak. Not only do wars beggar...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Feb 13-19, 2022
We can’t be a leading economy without cleaning up messes, and planning our future
Events that unfolded last week are dismaying. There were two bombshells, stink bombs, actually! The first was a statement by the...
