India's GDP Surges to 7.8% in Q1 FY27, Turning the Rate Debate Around
Q1 FY27 GDP grew 7.8%, beating every forecast including the RBI's own, even as rising inflation now has policymakers debating a rate hike rather than further cuts.
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Retail Investors Are Running Two Bets at Once: Small-Caps and Gold
Fresh AMFI and World Gold Council data show Indian retail money pouring into small and mid-cap equity SIPs and gold ETFs simultaneously, even as large-caps see outflows and gold prices hit fresh highs.
Read this →SEBI weighs capping passive fund launches as index-fund clutter grows
SEBI is examining limits on how many index funds and ETFs a fund house can run in one category, after passive assets crossed Rs 15.5 lakh crore and launches outpaced active funds.
Read this →India's Rs 84,000-Crore Equity Rush: What's Behind the Record IPO Month
India's primary equity market is set for its best month ever, led by a $3.2 billion government stake sale in LIC, even as the secondary market stays flat — a split that matters for how retail money is being deployed.
Read this →Record FII Selling in 2026 Now Tops All of 2025 — DIIs Hold the Line
Foreign investors have pulled roughly Rs 2.4 lakh crore out of Indian equities in 2026, already exceeding all of 2025's outflow, while domestic mutual funds have absorbed most of the blow.
Read this →SEBI Data: 88% of F&O Traders Under 30 Lost Money in FY26
SEBI's newest study shows nearly 9 in 10 individual derivatives traders lost money in FY26, with young and low-income traders hit hardest. What the numbers reveal about speculation versus investing.
Read this →Trump's 'Economic D-Day' on Iran Puts India's Oil Bill Back in the Spotlight
Washington's threat of sweeping new sanctions on Iran and its buyers — naming India explicitly — has pushed crude near $94 a barrel, testing the rupee and India's external accounts just as FII outflows hit record levels.
Read this →SEBI's New Single-Form Gate for Mutual Fund Houses: Why It Matters to MFDs
SEBI has replaced three separate forms with one consolidated application for launching a mutual fund, tightening sponsor scrutiny. Here is why this entry-gate reform matters to distributors and investors, not just AMC founders.
Read this →Gold Demand in India Turns Up Again Ahead of the Festive Season
A World Gold Council update dated 19 August 2026 shows jewellery buying, gold ETF inflows and futures trading all reviving together — a rare three-way signal about how Indians are treating gold right now.
Read this →SEBI Consolidates Mutual Fund Registration Rules, Raises Entry Bar for AMCs
SEBI has merged three separate forms into one application for setting up a mutual fund, tightening sponsor eligibility, background checks and capital norms under its 2026 rulebook overhaul.
Read this →RBI Shuts FCNR(B) Dollar Swap Window Early as Rupee Comes Under Pressure
The RBI abruptly advanced the deadline for its dollar-swap facility after it pulled in over $52 billion, triggering a rupee slide and higher bond yields on 17 August.
Read this →IPO Frenzy Meets a Choppy Secondary Market on Dalal Street
A wave of mainboard IPOs saw record oversubscription in mid-August 2026, but weak listing-day performance for some issues exposed a widening gap between primary-market hype and secondary-market appetite.
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