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Rising yields and shrinking ECB bond purchases were supposed to be bad for bonds from indebted southern European governments. So far, at least, it isn't working out like that: southern Europe is the place to be.

Bitcoin's price took another step lower late last week on further regulatory scrutiny from the U.S. SEC halting another Initial Coin Offering, reports that Tether and Bitfinex exchange had been subpoenaed by U.S. regulat...

The Union Budget 2018 has proposed to re-introduce standard deduction for salaried individuals. Here is how it would impact your tax outgo

If a private car is given out for commercial use then any claim during that period is inadmissible

Institutional investors coming into the lower-rated corporate bonds can aid the much-needed liquidity in this space and help in better price discovery

Currently, property transactions are never valued below their circle rates. Now, if the sale value is within 5% of its circle rate, the tax department would accept that value

The finance minister said that the government will establish a system of consumer-friendly and trade-efficient and regulated gold exchanges in the country

While government does not consider cryptocurrencies legal tender, it will explore use of block chain technology proactively for ushering in digital economy

The government aims to toughen the existing 'Business Connection' (treaty equivalent of the term 'Permanent Establishment') regime by adopting the more stringent definition of Dependent Agent Permanent Establishment (DAP...

Assocham says RBI should refrain from hiking interest rates as some of the macro indicators, including pegging of higher fiscal deficit of 3.3% for 2018-2019 and 3.5% of the GDP for the current fiscal, look difficult

Foreign investors have pumped in a whopping $3.5 billion (over Rs22,000 crore) into the country's capital markets in January in anticipation of better corporate earnings and attractive yields

The Sebi board meeting, first after presentation of the Union Budget for 2018-19, on 10 February would discuss various budget proposals as well as other issues

Sebi is planning to permit ETFs based on metals such as silver and platinum to help investors participate in a market upside with lower risk and volatility