Are Indians really breaking bank deposits to buy mutual funds? Let’s run a statistical test
As the noise around whether Indian households are shifting savings away from low-cost bank deposits to higher-yielding mutual funds grows louder, a statistical exercise fails to show a clear correlation between the two. A time series analysis between mutual funds and bank deposits was conducted by Bank of Baroda economist Dipanwita Mazumdar using Granger causality…
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Itβs too early to panic, let the froth flow out
Don’t blame Japan. Don’t be overwhelmed by the US job numbers. And, learn to live with the periodic exploits of a seemingly endless cast of zealous, mercurial characters in the Middle East. These are just good reasons and strong triggers, probably transient, for large sophisticated international investors to pull back from a market that most…
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