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Human psychology and investments: Daniel Kahneman’s theory decoded
The Princeton University psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who recently passed away at the age of 90, is the pioneer in behavioural economics and won a Nobel Prize for his work which established a relation between psychology and economics.The Prospect theory,...
6 months ago
MC Inside Edge: BSE rides high on colo story, bulls perch atop Indus Towers, fund managers’ brotherly love, broking’s comeback
Algo theoryBSE shares continue to climb higher. Latest chatter on the Street is that some of the big algo trading firms are showing interest in taking up the exchange’s co-location server facility, now that options volumes have picked up in a big way. The...
5 months ago
How private lenders are winning the margin game
HighlightsSpread between weighted average lending rate and deposit rate has widened for private sector banksPublic sector banks have seen spreads narrow as they hiked deposit rates faster, also lost deposit market sharePrivate sector banks have been more...
1 month ago
Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The dogs of war
Dear Reader,Have the dogs of war lost their fangs? Are they all bark, no bite? To be sure, oil prices have moved up sharply, stock markets have come off a bit, the US dollar has strengthened somewhat, and gold prices have gone up on safe haven demand. But...
1 week ago
The real hero of BJP’s Haryana victory: Modi, Nadda, or the karyakarta?
Who is the man-of-the-match for the BJP in Haryana? Is it Prime Minister Modi, BJP President JP Nadda, Chief Minister Nayab Saini or perhaps someone behind the scenes? Sometimes, the hero of a story isn’t an individual, but the system itself. While indivi...
1 week ago
RBI’s monetary policy prioritises global economic headwinds
Against the backdrop of geopolitical uncertainties and poly-crisis, the 51st RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the rates “status quo” at 6.5 percent. The poly- crisis includes the tensions in West Asia, energy price volatility, supply chain dis...
1 week ago
Ratan Naval Tata: The man who transformed a domestic conglomerate into a global player
Ratan Naval Tata – mostly addressed as RNT by his familiars – was expected to fail by many when he took over the reins of the Tata group from his uncle, the legendary Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy 'JRD' Tata. He would surprise all his detractors by taking the...
6 days ago
Looking beyond privacy and platform governance: A case for reorienting public discourse in India
Lokendra SharmaThe need for reorienting public discourse on the social media ecosystem cannot be more pressing. Over the last few years, a string of events have cemented the dominance of privacy and platform governance issues: first, the Puttaswamy judgem...
6 days ago
Vault Matters: Who should own banks and non-banks?
It is not so often that the central bank comments on the ownership styles and structures of banks and non-banks. Possibly for the first time on Wednesday, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das in his monetary policy speech briefly dipped into the topic of ownershi...
5 days ago
Economics Nobel Prize: Reserved for ‘Ivy’ League?
It is Nobel Prize season again. The Prizes for Physics, Chemistry and Medicine have been awarded and for Economics it will be announced on October 14. The original prizes date back to 1901 along with Literature and Peace. The latter two awards are not re...
2 days ago