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Stronger Economic Growth And Fiscal Situation Alone Cannot Resolve NPA Issue

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) called for a multi-pronged strategy to help banks tide over asset quality issues, saying stronger economic growth and improvement in fiscal situation alone cannot resolve the crisis, said the media report. "Work is ...

Markets on seesaw ride; ends in green

After wriggling on a seesaw ride, Indian markets again reversed gains during the last session of the trade. The benchmark Sensex closed 0.72% or 115.12 points up at 16,123.46, while the 50-share index NSE closed 0.56% or 26.95 points higher at ...

NSE starts trading Dow Jones and S&P 500 in future and options

Indian investors will finally get a chance to hedge their portfolio against the two major US indices, Dow Jones (DJIA) and S&P 500 futures. The futures of Dow Jones (DJIA) & S&P 500 will be available on the National Stock ...

NSE launches Dow Jones, S&P 500 futures from Aug 29

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) announces the launch of derivative contracts on benchmark US indices Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 from Monday (August 29, 2011). Indian Investors will now be able to take an exposure in the world's ...

How Should Investors Behave in Market Crisis

The Indian market has shown extreme fluctuation since the end of 2007. It went into sky high at 21000, slumped to the bottomless pit to 9000, and again came back at 20000 and now going down once again. The reasons are ...

Deven Sharma to quit Standand & Poor's

The ratings agency Standard & Poor's which is the arm of McGraw Hill Companies, announced late Monday that its president, Deven Sharma will step down from his position by the end of this year. The position will be replaced by ...

Bond yields on swing due to heavy betting by bond investors

When interest rates rise, the prices of bonds in the market fall, thereby raising the yield of the older bonds and bringing them into line with newer bonds being issued with higher coupons. The RBI started this rate hiking cycle ...

India's sovereign rating stable: S&P

India has passed its financial health checkup as credit rating watchdog Standard and Poor's has affirmed that there is no immediate threat to India. The recent downgrade of US debt has wreaked havoc around the world and global stock markets. ...

'Standard & Poor's have no credibility'

The Nobel Prize economist, Paul Krugman stated in his column that though US is in trouble but then Standard & poor's should not be taken seriously for their down-grade. But wasn't that too harsh? He wrote, Krugman said that the deficit ...

What is AAA rating?

What is AAA rating? It is the highest form of rating issued by Standard & Poor's. Moody also uses a similar rating standard but its represented by 'Aaa'. Meanwhile Fitch, the third major rating agency, also uses a AAA. ...

Who and what is S&P?

Who is S&P? Standard and Poor's are called 'S&P'. It is one of the major financial rating agency in the world. Ratings agencies are "measurers", that is they tell us what they think about an investment. (Also read: Who ...

Role of Credit Rating Agencies. How do they rate countries?

What is Credit Rating? A credit rating is an opinion on the creditworthiness of individuals, corporations or governments. It is based upon the history of borrowing and repayment, as well as availability of assets and extent of liabilities. It is ...

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