New collateral requirements taking effect on April 1 will squeeze proprietary traders and smaller brokers hardest, while large retail-focused houses emerge relatively unscathed — and a coming shake-out could reshape India’s brokerage landscape India’s capital markets are about to operate under a stricter funding regime, and the consequences will ripple across every corner of the … Read more
The Hormuz shock has shattered every pre-war forecast. Here is what keeps Brent range-bound, what sends it parabolic — and what finally breaks the rally Brent crude crossed $112 a barrel on Thursday, extending the most violent oil rally since the 1970s Arab embargo, after Israel struck Iran’s South Pars natural gas field widening a … Read more
With both sides dug in and Gulf infrastructure taking daily hits, investors should brace for a prolonged period of oil volatility — and everything that comes with it. If the attacks on energy infrastructure continue, oil prices may have further to run than most are prepared for. Brent crude closed Friday at $92.69 a barrel … Read more
Washington steps in as private insurers abandon the strait — but with cover cancelled from March 5 and oil up 17% in days, India faces a mounting crisis at the pump US President Donald Trump has ordered the federal government to provide political risk insurance for all commercial shipping through the Persian Gulf and warned … Read more
From $65 to $71 in days, India’s crude basket is flashing early warning signs. The real question now is how long the Strait of Hormuz stays safe. For India, oil is crucial and has enormous impact on the macro stability, inflation math, fiscal arithmetic and, yes, market mood. In a matter of days, the Indian … Read more
The US-Israel strike that killed Khamenei has changed the geopolitical reality in the Middle East. Indian markets will pay the price on Monday, the question is for how long. The weekend did not bring rest. It brought fire over Tehran, the death of a supreme leader who had ruled Iran for 37 years, and a … Read more
Oaktree Capital chief calls AI advancement “unlike anything we’ve seen before,” flags job displacement fears while urging moderate, selective investing approach Howard Marks, co-founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, has released his latest client memo titled “AI Hurtles Ahead,” a follow-up to his December 2025 piece “Is It a Bubble?” — and the tone … Read more
The Supreme Court clipped presidential power. Has the market celebrated too quickly? The U.S. Supreme Court may have dismantled the emergency tariff regime, but the trade war narrative is far from over. Within hours of the ruling, President Donald Trump moved swiftly to impose a 15% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act … Read more
Trump’s India trade deal sent Nifty soaring 800 points. For those holding cheap calls, it was lottery night. For those who sold them? A bloodbath Somewhere in India last night, a trader turned Rs 1,462 into Rs 1.37 lakh. Another turned Rs 3,500 into Rs 2 lakh. And somewhere else, a man who thought … Read more
Budget panic, Trump euphoria, and what long-term investors should ignore Forty-eight hours can change sentiment, and how. On Sunday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered her ninth consecutive budget, and markets responded by wiping out Rs 10 lakh crore in investor wealth—the worst Budget-day showing in six years. By Monday night, a single Truth Social post … Read more