India halts key policy plans as revenues shrink: sources

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India has dropped at least three crucial policy initiatives, including lowering import taxes on vegetable oils, as the outbreak of the coronavirus hits government revenue collection. India’s income tax revenues contracted 3.5% in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, which began in April 2019, and income from other […]

Taiwan central bank seen cutting rates as pandemic hits growth: Reuters poll

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Taiwan’s central bank is expected to cut its policy rate for the first time since 2016 as the coronavirus threatens the island’s export-reliant economy, which is a key part of global technology supply chain. The cut would follow a rush by global central banks to loosen settings as policymakers scramble to […]

Coronavirus hits ‘heart and soul’ as New York

By Ritu, Capital Sands Bars, restaurants, theatres and movie houses in New York and Los Angeles were ordered to shut down to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as central banks around the world took aggressive steps to cushion the economic impact of the disease. The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates, for the […]

India proposes regional fund to fight coronavirus as cases exceed 100

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India proposed setting up an emergency fund to fight the coronavirus outbreak in South Asia on Sunday, with New Delhi offering $10 million to get it going, as the number of confirmed infections in the country rose past 100. “Any of us can use the fund to meet the cost of […]

India ready to take steps to calm markets over coronavirus

By Ritu, Capital Sands The Indian government and financial regulators will take necessary steps to calm markets gripped by fears over coronavirus, the government’s chief economic adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian said on Friday. “Government and regulator will be responding when it will be necessary,” Subramanian told reporters in response to a question if the government planned […]

India’s retail inflation moderates, paves way for RBI action

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India’s retail inflation eased to a two-month low in February, helped by a smaller increase in food prices, paving the way for a potential interest rate cut by the central bank amid concerns of economic activity losing steam due to the coronavirus. Inflation rose to 6.58%, but remained above the Reserve […]

India orders international cricket matches in empty stadiums to combat coronavirus

By Ritu Capital Sands The India government has ordered upcoming international cricket matches to be played in empty stadiums, as travel operators warned of an unprecedented impact of a blanket visa ban by the government to combat the spread of coronavirus. With just 68 confirmed cases and no deaths, India has so far been relatively […]

There was enough time to put together plan for Yes Bank, says Raghuram Rajan

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on March 11 said there was a lot of time to put together a plan for Yes Bank which had given enough notice about the problems it was facing. Crisis-ridden Yes Bank was put under a moratorium last week, with the RBI capping withdrawals at Rs 50,000 […]

Stocks fall as U.S. virus response disappoints investors

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian shares and Wall Street futures fell on Wednesday as growing scepticism about Washington’s stimulus package to fight the coronavirus outbreak knocked the steam out of an earlier rally. Markets had been recovering from a brutal global selloff on Monday that was triggered by the double shock of an oil price […]

Asian Stocks Plummet Amid Oil Price War

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian stock markets traded sharply lower on Monday morning as oil prices slumped following reports that OPEC failed to reach a deal with its allies on production cuts. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slid 5.5% after data showed the country’s GDP shrank at an annualized pace of 7.1%, which was faster than expected. Prime Minister […]