http://www.valuenotes.com/ ValueNotes Economy Reports Your Gateway to Indian Financial Markets xx http://www.valuenotes.com/rss/rss.gif http://www.valuenotes.com/ The WPI inflation continued to surge in Feb 10. Factoring in the fuel price hike, it is expected to cross 11% by Apr 10. The CPI too is running in high teens. Thus, a 50-bp hike each in the repo and reverse-repo rates in the Apr 10 policy seems to be on the cards http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151548 2010-03-15 Articles Corporate India has announced their Jan-Mar quarter advance tax payment numbers. Advance tax is paid in four installments in Jun, Sep, Dec and Mar, and is based on taxpayers' projected income, giving an indication of company's performance in coming months http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151528 2010-03-15 Articles The robust IIP growth figures in recent months have been partly supported by the low base of the previous year. Both IIP and manufacturing in Jan 09 saw almost flat growth (1% each). Month over month, both IIP and manufacturing contracted 0.5% and 1%, respectively, in Jan 10 http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151549 2010-03-12 Articles While the previous budget concentrated on providing fiscal stimulus to arrest the decline in GDP growth, this budget sends across a strong message of fiscal consolidation http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151527 2010-03-10 Articles Increased individual tax slabs will lead to savings of about Rs50,000. Further additional amount of Rs20,000 deductions allowed, over & above Rs1 lac for investment in long term infra‐bonds will benefit the middle class http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151361 2010-02-26 Articles Real investment grew at a tepid rate of 5.1% in 3QFY10. Investment growth continues to be sluggish with a meager 2.4% average growth in the last 7 quarters. The investment cycle, however, seems to have bottomed out. Nevertheless, a strong recovery in investments is not expected before FY12 http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151396 2010-02-26 Articles The markets have already given thumbs up to the budget as the Sensex soared by over 400 points before giving up some gains. At the current juncture, one can safely conclude that there seems to be no brake on the momentum being witnessed in the economy as the FM has been calculative enough to initiate a move towards fiscal prudence without jeopardizing the country's growth prospects http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151366 2010-02-26 Articles The FM has positively surprised the common man on the street by bringing down his personal tax outflow and providing one more avenue to him to save tax, refraining from tinkering too much with the direct and indirect taxes till the DTC and GST codes are implemented http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151362 2010-02-26 Articles The growth of the Indian economy slowed down considerably in Q3FY10 as the full impact of a failed monsoon, stood reflected in agricultural growth figures during the quarter. Going forward, the prospects of a healthy rabi crop provides optimism relating to agricultural growth in the quarter ahead, leading us to believe that the 7.2% growth target set by the govt for FY10 is likely to be achieved http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151377 2010-02-26 Articles The markets cheered positive measures like gradual reduction in fiscal deficit and the plan to quickly revert to the high GDP growth path of 9% & then to achieve double-digit growth rate in the coming years http://www.valuenotes.com/valuenotes/research/viewarticle.asp?ArticleCd=151360 2010-02-26 Articles