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☆ Bank of Japan 'more likely than not' to hike interest rates in July, says strategist
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBank of Japan 'more likely than not' to hike interest rates in July, says strategistPrashant Newnaha of TD Securities says this is "heavily contingent" on the level the Japanese yen is trading at against the U.S. dollar.

Persons: Prashant Newnaha Organizations: Email Bank of Japan, TD Securities, U.S .

☆ Dollar steady ahead of inflation data, yen wobbles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The dollar was stable on Wednesday on wagers the Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut rates until later this year ahead of crucial inflation readings this week, while the yen drifted to its weakest in four weeks. Market focus this week will be on a slew of inflation reports, with German inflation data due on Wednesday and the wider euro zone's reading on Friday. Market focus this week will be on a slew of inflation reports, with German inflation data due on Wednesday and the wider euro zone's reading on Friday. The pound was 0.13% higher at 200.68 yen, the strongest since August 2008, while the euro touched a one-month high of 170.795 yen earlier in the session. The yen, which is sensitive to Treasury yields, is down 10% for the year against the dollar but may yet scrape a monthly gain in May.

Persons: Sterling, Christopher Wong, Prashant Newnaha Organizations: U.S, Australian, FX, TD Securities Locations: U.S, Tokyo, Asia

☆ Indian teen allegedly kills two while drunk driving. As punishment, he was told to write an essay
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Anger is growing in India after a teenager who allegedly killed two people while drunk driving was ordered to write an essay as punishment, with many demanding a harsher penalty and accusing the judiciary of leniency. The minor was taken into custody and later presented to the Juvenile Justice Board, where he was released on bail and given 15 days of community service. He was also asked to write an essay about road safety, Fadnavis said. “This was a surprising order passed (by the Juvenile Justice Board),” Fadnavis said. “It was wrong (to allow the minor to drive),” he told reporters outside his home, while fighting back tears.

Persons: Devendra Fadnavis, Fadnavis, ”, ” Fadnavis, Prashant Patil, Amitesh Kumar, Kumar, Suresh Koshta, ” Rahul Gandhi, India’s, ” Gandhi, Salman Khan, Khan Organizations: CNN, Porsche, Juvenile, Board, Pune Police, Indian National Congress, Bombay, Court Locations: India, Pune, Maharashtra, Mumbai

☆ Asset management firm CIO discusses his preferences in the Indian banking sector
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAsset management firm CIO discusses his preferences in the Indian banking sectorPrashant Jain of 3P Investment Managers says "my preference in banks is for the good public and the good private banks."

Persons: Prashant Jain Organizations: 3P Investment

☆ Fed rate cuts have been derailed in the short term: BNP Paribas Wealth Management
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFed rate cuts have been derailed in the short term: BNP Paribas Wealth ManagementPrashant Bhayani, chief investment officer for Asia at BNP Paribas Wealth Management, discusses the outlook for monetary policy and earnings season.

Persons: Management Prashant Bhayani Organizations: BNP, Management, Wealth Management Locations: Asia

☆ Modi’s BJP is set to majorly boost its vote share in opposition-ruled Tamil Nadu as India goes to polls
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Vinay Dwivedi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

More than 62.2 million voters will choose among 950 contestants in Tamil Nadu. The DMK won the Tamil Nadu state elections in 2021, defeating the incumbent AIADMK. Prominent poll strategist Prashant Kishor reportedly said he expects the BJP to get "double digit" vote share in Tamil Nadu. Though the jump in vote share in Tamil Nadu will be substantial compared with 2019, BJP might just win one or two constituencies, Kumar said. Seated opposite from him was Geetha, a Modi supporter, who said: "Modi is superman, but DMK will sweep Tamil Nadu.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Abhishek Chinnappa, Bharatiya Janata Party —, India Anna Dravida, Narendra Modi's, Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi, Modi, Narayanan Thirupathy, Thirupathy, Prashant Kishor, Kishor, Sanjay Kumar, Kumar, Sarvanan, Nagar, Geetha, DMK's Sarvanan Organizations: Getty, Getty Images, India's, Nationwide, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, DMK, India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, AIADMK, BJP, CNBC, Narendra Modi's BJP, Tamil, Political, NDTV, Wednesday, Developmental Inclusive Alliance, India Locations: INDIA, Mysuru, India, Getty Images CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, Dravida, Tamil, BJP, Telangana, New Delhi

☆ Daddy Longlegs Have Been Hiding Extra Eyes From Us
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Veronique Greenwood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Guilherme Gainett, then a biologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was looking through a microscope at the embryo of a daddy longlegs when he saw it — or, rather, saw them. Daddy longlegs, the group of splendidly leggy arachnids also known as harvestmen, have been thought to have just two eyes. Arachnids include spiders, scorpions, harvestmen and other arthropods, and divining the relationships among this sprawling group of organisms is tricky. For the current study, Dr. Gainett used fluorescent tags to study the development of harvestman eyes. These findings suggest that the neural architecture that handles the daddy longlegs’ vision may be quite old.

Persons: Guilherme Gainett, Daddy longlegs, Gainett, Prashant Sharma Organizations: University of Wisconsin, Boston Children’s Hospital Locations: Madison

☆ India's construction sector levels up as housing demand spurs economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Manoj Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

That helped India expand at a forecast-beating 7.6%, making it one of the world's fastest-growing major economies. It has been driven by rising incomes for many Indians, a severe housing shortage in big cities and strong population growth. Builders are bullish long-term with many saying the boom could last two to three years and some even more optimistic. "The housing market could continue to perform well for another three to four years," Sanjeev Jain, managing director at Parsvnath Developers, a leading real estate company, noting that India is in the initial stages of a housing growth cycle. The government is also trying to boost the availability of affordable housing by providing subsidies, which is encouraging construction in India's smaller towns and cities.

Persons: Nifty, Sunil Sinha, Sanjeev Jain, Prashant Thakur, Jayesh Rathod, Narendra Modi's, Manoj Kumar, Nigam, Ira Dugal, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: DELHI, Fitch, Builders, Parsvnath Developers, Reuters, Graphics, Advisory, Prestige Estates, DLF, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: India, China, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, rocketed, Thane, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat

☆ Top private Indian banks report strong Q2 profit rise as loan growth continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Siddhi Nayak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The bank's net interest income - the difference between interest earned and paid - rose nearly 24% to 183.08 billion rupees, while asset quality also improved. Kotak Mahindra Bank (KTKM.NS), the fourth largest Indian bank by market capitalisation, reported a 21% rise in loans for the second quarter, which contributed to a 24% increase in standalone net profit. Indian banks have consistently clocked double-digit loan growth over the past few months due to rising demand for credit, amid increased consumer spending. However, the banking regulator has been concerned about a sharp rise in unsecured loans - mostly personal loans and credit cards. "Although concerns (in the unsecured book) remain, they are not currently significant," said the bank's MD Prashant Kumar.

Persons: Dipak Gupta, Prashant Kumar, Siddhi Nayak, Clelia Oziel, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, Siddhi, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI

☆ MoneyHero Group says an 'immediate slump' in SPAC transactions is normal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMoneyHero Group says an 'immediate slump' in SPAC transactions is normalPrashant Aggarwal, CEO of the Asian fintech firm, discusses the completion of its merger with special purpose acquisition company Bridgetown Holdings and his "neutral reaction" to its having slid on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq.

Persons: Prashant Aggarwal Organizations: Bridgetown Holdings, Nasdaq

☆ Asia fintech MoneyHero slides on first day of trading after merger with Peter Thiel-backed SPAC
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bymuratdeniz | E+ | Getty ImagesAsian fintech firm MoneyHero on Friday fell on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, following the completion of its merger with special purpose acquisition company Bridgetown Holdings . The deal with Bridgetown valued MoneyHero at approximately $310 million, according to an announcement on Thursday. Across five markets, MoneyHero operates personal finance websites Singsaver and Seedly in Singapore, Moneymax in The Philippines, MoneyHero in Hong Kong, Money101 in Taiwan and CompareHero in Malaysia. MoneyHero Group has yet to become profitable. In November, MoneyHero Group, or Hyphen Group before the rebranding, laid off employees and saw the departure of its CEO.

Persons: MoneyHero, Peter Thiel's, Richard Li, Prashant Aggarwal, Aggarwal, Kroll Organizations: Getty, Nasdaq, Bridgetown Holdings, Thiel Capital, PayPal, Pacific Century Group, Bridgetown Holdings's, CNBC, The, MoneyHero, SEC, Visa, American Express Locations: Bridgetown, –, Hong Kong, U.S, Asia, Southeast Asia, MoneyHero, Singapore, Seedly, Moneymax, The Philippines, Money101, Taiwan, CompareHero, Malaysia, Thailand

☆ Bank of Japan's attempts to defend the yen have put them 'in a difficult situation': FX Strategist
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBank of Japan's attempts to defend the yen have put them 'in a difficult situation': FX StrategistPrashant Newnaha of TD Securities discusses the Bank of Japan's bond buying exercise in September and his expectations for a phased removal of the yield curve control and negative interest rate policies.

Persons: Prashant Newnaha Organizations: Email Bank, TD Securities, Bank of

☆ Meet Airbnb's official party pooper, who reduced partying by 55% in two years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTNaba Banerjee, Airbnb Source: Prashant Joshi | AirbnbNaba Banerjee is a proud party pooper. In June, the company was sued by a family who lost their 18-year-old son in a shooting at a 2021 Airbnb party. Airbnb's party problem was complex, and in some ways, she didn't know where to start. There's just one problem: Airbnb's AI system is working against you from the second you sign on. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Airbnb's reservation screening system in action.

Persons: Naba Banerjee, Prashant Joshi, Airbnb Naba Banerjee, she's, It's, Banerjee, —, Airbnb, Nate Blecharczyk, strategizing, Covid, she'd, He'd, riskiest, They're, Brian Chesky, he'd Organizations: Airbnb, Day, Labor, CNBC, Australia Locations: Australia, Airbnbs, North America, Kolkata, India, U.S, Canada, Asia, Texas

An electronic board shows Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes, at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China October 25, 2022. "It's pretty weak," said Sat Duhra, a portfolio manager at Janus Henderson who devises a macro score for countries by tracking seven factors including PMI surveys, real exchange rates, current accounts, growth estimates and liquidity. Even in Japan, the stock market success story of the year so far, portfolio manager Zuhair Khan at UBP Investments says he's shorting or avoiding companies reliant on China sales. However, I think more importantly, it has fallen short of initial expectations," said Jagdeep Ghuman, a portfolio manager for U.S. asset manager Nuveen. Reporting by Tom Westbrook and Rae Wee in Singapore, Dhara Ranasinghe in London and Summer Zhen and Xie Yu in Hong Kong.

Persons: Aly, Janus Henderson, Seema Shah, Zuhair Khan, Prashant Bhayani, it's, Jagdeep Ghuman, Nuveen, Tom Westbrook, Rae Wee, Dhara, Zhen, Xie Yu, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, BHP, PMI, Global Investors, UBP Investments, Vegas Sands, Wealth Management, U.S, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, Shenzhen, China, Rights SINGAPORE, London, Bangkok, Zealand, Europe, Thailand, Asia, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong

☆ India's Adani group stocks hit by first auditor quitting over Hindenburg report
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Traffic moves past the logo of the Adani Group installed at a roundabout on the ring road in Ahmedabad, India, February 2, 2023. Adani Ports said Deloitte, which does not audit any of the other six listed Adani group companies, had all the necessary information and its reason to quit was "not convincing." "The spotlight is back on Adani Group stocks and this time the auditor has raised concerns and resigned. The flagship Adani Enterprises (ADEL.NS) dropped 5.5%, while Adani Power (ADAN.NS), Adani Energy Solutions (ADAI.NS), Adani Wilmar (ADAW.NS), Adani Green Energy (ADNA.NS) and Adani Total Gas (ADAG.NS) declined between 3% and 5%. "In the near term, the Adani group stocks will likely remain under pressure and any re-rating will happen gradually when the water settles down."

Persons: Amit Dave, Hindenburg, Gautam Adani, Prashant Tapse, Adani, Avinash Gorakshakar, Rama Venkat, Savio D'Souza Organizations: Adani, REUTERS, Deloitte, Reuters, Adani Ports, Mehta, Adani Enterprises, Adani Energy Solutions, Energy, Profitmart Securities, Associates, BDO International, Thomson Locations: Ahmedabad, India, BENGALURU, Bengaluru

SummaryCompanies Top private banks report attrition rates of 35-50%Highest turnover seen in sales staffBrisk growth in retail lending leading to attritionMUMBAI, July 27 (Reuters) - India's private lenders are contending with soaring attrition amid strong demand for loans and the rush to capture a larger share of the crowded market. HDFC Bank, India's largest private lender, saw its employee turnover rate over the last year rise to 34%, while Axis Bank was at nearly 35%. Kotak Mahindra Bank's attrition surged to about 50%, with smaller peer Yes Bank in toe at 43%. The bank is working towards controlling it and would "not like to see an overall attrition of more than 25-30%," he said. Kotak Mahindra Bank, which has seen the sharpest jump in attrition, saw the worst churn at junior levels, it said.

Persons: Kotak, Amitabh Chaudhry, Chaudhry, Rituparna Chakraborty, Prashant Kumar, Teamlease's Chakraborty, Shanti Ekambaram, Ekambaram, Jain, Ira Dugal, Siddhi Nayak, Dhanya Ann Thoppil Organizations: HDFC Bank, Axis, Kotak Mahindra, Teamlease Services, Reuters, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, India's, Siddhi

☆ India Yes Bank's net profit rises 10.3% in April-June, misses estimates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Siddhi Nayak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The private lender's standalone net profit rose 10.3% for the April-June quarter from the same period last year to 3.43 billion rupees ($5.25 million), missing analysts' average forecast of 3.80 billion rupees, according to Refinitiv data. Yes Bank's provisions and contingencies, net of recoveries made against loan accounts written off as bad, more than doubled to 3.60 billion rupees from 1.75 billion rupees a year earlier. The bank had outstanding security receipts worth 72.24 billion rupees, for which it has set aside 45.73 billion rupees. The Mumbai-based bank's net interest income, the difference between the interest earned on loans and paid to depositors, rose 8.1% to 20 billion rupees. The net interest margin, a key indicator of a bank's profitability, rose to 2.5% from 2.40% a year earlier.

Persons: Prashant Kumar, Kumar, Bank's, Siddhi Nayak, Robert Birsel, William Mallard Organizations: Bank, Siddhi, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, Mumbai

☆ Australia cenbank warns of more hikes ahead after raising rates to 11-yr high
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Stella Qiu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"The omission of this sentence reads hawkish in our view and may spell further rate hikes ahead from the RBA." Adam Boyton, head of Australian economics at ANZ, expects the RBA to raise interest rates by another quarter-point in August. In the policy statement, Lowe said the latest rate increase will "provide greater confidence that inflation will return to target within a reasonable timeframe." The RBA has increased interest rates by a whopping 400 basis points since May last year, the most aggressive tightening cycle in its modern history. "As the RBA takes rates higher, the risk of a greater slowing in the economy is rising," said Tapas Strickland, head of market economics at NAB.

Persons: Prashant Newnaha, Adam Boyton, Lowe, Tapas Strickland, Stella Qiu, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: SYDNEY, Reserve Bank of Australia, Securities, Australian, ANZ, Graphics Global, Federal, NAB, Thomson Locations: Asia, Australia

MUMBAI/SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - KKR & Co (KKR.N) is moving a managing director from India to Singapore to lead the firm's Southeast Asia private equity business, two familiar with the matter sources told Reuters, bolstering its personnel in the region. Kumar will work with Ashish Shastry, a partner who heads Southeast Asia and co-heads the firm's Asia Pacific Private Equity business. The move also comes as KKR strengthens its presence in India and Southeast Asia. It raised $15 billion for its fourth Asia-Pacific focused private equity fund in 2021, one of the region's largest for the asset class. KKR has been investing in Southeast Asia since 2005, and opened its Singapore office in 2012.

Persons: Prashant Kumar, Kumar, Ashish Shastry, Vini, Gaurav Trehan, Trehan's, Akshay Tanna, Sriram, Kane Wu, Mark Potter Organizations: KKR, Co, Asia Pacific Private Equity, The Wharton School, Indian Institute of Technology, JB Chemicals, TPG Inc, TPG, Associations, Reuters, Healthcare, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, SINGAPORE, India, Singapore, Asia, Mumbai, Southeast Asia, Pacific, Philippines

☆ Financials bounce back from Friday's slide to lift Indian shares
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Bharath Rajeswaran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Nifty 50 (.NSEI) was up 0.81% at 18,215.75 as of 10:04 a.m. IST, while the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) rose 0.87%. Nifty Bank (.NSEBANK) and Nifty Private Bank (.NIFPVTBANK) also gained over 1%. On Monday, IndusInd Bank Ltd (INBK.NS) rose nearly 5% and was the top Nifty 50 gainer. Analysts expect the Nifty 50 to witness consolidation in the near-term with resistance seen near 18,200 levels. read more($1 = 81.7330 Indian rupees)Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia CheemaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Techies on a plane celebrated after hearing a passenger whoop at the news SVB customers would get their money, VC says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Investor Prashant Fonseka was on a flight when he learned that SVB depositors' money was safe. Fonseka told Insider he heard other people on the plane celebrating with relief at the news. He told Insider he spent Friday and Saturday trying to calm the founders of his portfolio companies. Prior to boarding his flight, Fonseka was on the phone trying to confirm the amount of SVB's advanced dividend, or how much money would be guaranteed to be made available to the bank's customers. "Before, we thought we were going to die — like extinction-level fear about people's companies," Fonseka told Insider.

[1/3] Sales representatives stand outside their kiosks inside a luxury residential project by Indian property developer DLF in Gurugram, India, February 28, 2023. Many people want to upgrade their homes after the COVID-19 pandemic confined them indoors, industry executives say. "I haven't seen such a mad rush in a decade," said Prashant Thakur, head of research at real estate consultant Anarock. Mercedes sold a record number of high-end cars in India last year and luxury goods are in high demand too. So far, around 160 people were invited for a viewing and 17 of 46 flats sold in the eight-storey project.

☆ India's top court overhauls election commissioner appointment in 'historic' judgment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Sakshi Dayal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Joseph, delivering the order of a constitution bench that heard several petitions calling for an independent committee to appoint election commissioners. "The election commission of India is to perform the arduous and unenviable task of remaining aloof from all forms of subjugation by and interference from the executive." "They have said the independence of the election commission is absolutely essential for democracy, and for that independence to be assured, you cannot have a system where the government alone appoints the election commissioners," he told reporters outside the court. India's former chief election commissioner, S.Y. Good for the perception of neutrality of the Election Commission."

☆ Japanese investors turn net buyers of overseas bonds in January
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

According to data from Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japanese investors purchased a net 1.56 trillion yen ($11.79 billion)worth of foreign bonds in January, marking their biggest buying spree since September 2021. Prashant Newnaha, senior Asia-Pacific rates strategist at TD Securities, said Japanese buyers were likely buying foreign bonds on an unhedged basis. "Buying FX-hedged foreign bonds makes little sense given Japanese government bonds are a more attractive option," he said. The data showed that in the first week of February, Japanese investors bought 1.1 trillion yen worth of overseas bonds. Meanwhile, domestic investors also poured 1.67 trillion yen into foreign equities in January in a second straight month of net buying.

☆ India's top court to consider cases against block on BBC documentary
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Arpan Chaturvedi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court will consider petitions next week against a government order blocking the sharing of clips of a BBC documentary that questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during riots in 2002 in the western state of Gujarat. The Supreme Court will take up the petitions next week, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said in court on Monday. A New Delhi-based lawyer, M L Sharma, opposed the government's move in one of the petitions to the Supreme Court. He was exonerated in 2012 following an inquiry overseen by the Supreme Court and a petition questioning his exoneration was dismissed last year. The BBC has said the documentary was "rigorously researched" and involved a wide range of voices and opinions, including responses from people in Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.

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