Thursday, May 2, 2024
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Nov 7-13 2021 Bureaucrats and politicians aren’t receptive to  ideas Pollution in India’s capital, New Delhi, is terrible, with AQI, Air Quality Index 2.5 readings hitting hazardous levels in several parts of Delhi. Whilst the media, and bureaucracy,...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Oct 31-Nov 6, 2021 COP26 or COP out? The global conference on climate change, COP 26, commenced in Glasgow last week, and several world leaders were present to convey their efforts in trying to restrict carbon emissions, in...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE Oct 24-30, 2021 By J Mulraj The return of stakeholder capitalism Think about this. In 2020 total global defence spending was $ 1,981 b. As per Statista, total global capex on renewables was $ 225 b. on offshore and onshore ,...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Oct 17-23, 2021 The transition from fossil fuel to renewables isn’t an easy one In the race for global supremacy, we are seeing an enfeebled America, symbolised by the Eagle, with weak leadership, and too over-leveraged to make...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Oct 10-16, 2021 Do we truly believe in free markets? In 1953 the then Government of India took over Air India from Tatas, for Rs 2.8 crores. Initially, the Government allowed JRD Tata to chair the airline. He...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Oct 1-9, 2021 Old King Cole is important, again Policy makers all over the world, make economic decisions in which ego, rather than commonsensical logic, plays a big role. It’s time these decisions  be revisited. Here are a...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Sep 26-Oct 2, 2021 Problems of disrupted supply chains ­­Thomas Friedman had, in 2005, written a book, The World is Flat, explaining how the forces of technology, better communication and digitisation, would lead to benefits for all, thus...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Sep 12-18, 2021 The  positive and negative factors facing markets ­­Global stockmarkets, riding on dollops of liquidity from QE programmes, are riding high. Looking forward, there are a few blessings for Indian stockmarkets, plus some factors which could...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Sep 12-18, 2021 China and ZIRP remain the biggest risks ­­Global Stockmarkets have become even more vulnerable last week, as the collapse of China’s largest real estate group, Evergrande, with $ 305 b. in debt, is heading towards...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Sep 5-11, 2021 Risk factors investors must be aware of ­­There are some risk factors coming in October, that investors should become  aware of. US Debt Ceiling: US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, despite being 1.6 m tall, is afraid...