Macroeconomics

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    Concept Guides

    Concept Guide

    Debt Markets and Yield Curves

    The debt market is larger than the equity market in most economies and provides a continuous real-time read on how investors assess...

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    Markets News

    Nifty 50 Fundamentals

    Fundamental snapshot of Nifty 50 constituents: market cap, P/E, P/B, ROE, debt to equity, and dividend yield, sortable by sector.

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    Glossary

    Glossary

    Repo Rate

    The rate at which the RBI lends overnight funds to banks against government securities. It is the primary policy rate set by the Monetary Policy Committee.

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    Reverse Repo Rate

    The rate at which banks park surplus funds with the RBI. Together with the repo rate it forms the corridor within which overnight market rates move.

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    CPI Inflation

    The rate of change in the prices of a consumption basket of goods and services. India's monetary policy targets CPI inflation at 4%, within a 2 to 6% band.

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    WPI

    An index of prices at the wholesale level, weighted toward manufactured goods and commodities. It often diverges from CPI, which tracks consumer prices.

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    GDP Growth

    The rate of change in the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, reported quarterly in real (inflation-adjusted) terms.

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    Fiscal Deficit

    The gap between government spending and its revenues, financed by borrowing. Expressed as a percentage of GDP in the Union Budget.

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    Current Account Deficit

    The shortfall between a country's foreign earnings (exports, remittances) and foreign spending (imports). A persistent CAD must be financed by foreign capital inflows.

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    CRR

    The share of deposits banks must hold as cash with the RBI, earning no interest. Changing it directly adds or drains banking-system liquidity.

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    SLR

    The share of deposits banks must invest in approved securities, chiefly government bonds. It ensures bank liquidity and a captive market for government debt.

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    Basis Point

    One hundredth of a percentage point. Interest rates, yields, spreads, and expense ratios are quoted in basis points to avoid ambiguity.

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    Related topics: Valuation, DCF, Relative Valuation, Cost of Capital, Financial Statements, Cash Flow, Earnings Quality, Red Flags