MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
July 6-12, 2024
Is the global polity brain dead?
The collective West, led by Biden, had, according to Putin, prodded Russia to invade Ukraine, by encouraging Ukraine to seek membership of NATO. If allowed, NATO missiles could be...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Sep 5- 11, 2026
Why does the Government pour good money after bad?
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PM Narendra Modi was justified, as a responsible leader foreseeing a crunch in foreign exchange, to advise citizens to be circumspect...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Oct 9-15, 2022
It’s far more than Sixteen Tons!
In 1955, Tennessee Ernie Ford wrote a song, ‘Sixteen Tons’, about the plight of nineteenth century American coal miners, underpaid, overworked, and forever in debt to the company store....
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Nov 9-15, 2024
India doesn’t protect minority investors
In the 2020 Ease of Doing Business Report (EODB) India ranked 63rd out of 190 countries. There are 10 criteria to determine EODB, one of which is Protection of Minority...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
May 23-29, 2026
Cannot be Stait-ened Out
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Although expectations of a negotiated ceasefire to the ongoing conflict in Iran run high, the probability of one are low. This is because, as the image indicates, the...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Nov 13-19, 2022
The coming recession
The announcement, last week, of lower CPI inflation in USA cheered the market, on hopes that the Federal Reserve would lift its foot off the pedal, and raise interest by less than...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Apr 1 - 7, 2023
Bad decisions have created this crisis
The Bretton Woods Conference, after WW II, gave the US $ the status of a globally accepted currency. This was underpinned by a pledge by USA to...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
April 27- May 3, 2024
India’s economic performance is standing out
Avid British climber, George Mallory, when asked why he was trying, for the third time, to climb Mr. Everest, said ‘because it’s there’.
In much the same vein,...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
JULY 26- Aug 1, 2025
Challenges that India faces
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India faces a lot of challenges, and these will only grow. Some of these are:
Challenges of Regulation: Recently, a large New York based trading firm, Jane...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Jan 23-29, 2023
The US Debt Ceiling and the Growing Threat of De-dollarisation
Last week US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, bumped her head against the Congressionally approved debt ceiling. Congress would need to raise it, for USA to...
