Economic Indicators An economic indicator is a statistic about the economy. It helps in analysis of economic performance and predictions of future performance. It includes various indices, earnings reports, and economic summaries. For example: unemployment rate, CPI, industrial production, GDP, money supply etc. Types of Economic Indicators The indicators helps in assessing the future prospects for the economy and also helps the stakeholders of the […]

Relevance of Capital Markets In today’s global dynamic market, the economic relevance of a Capital Market lies in its effectiveness. It is dependent on how effective the market performs in the two basic functions which are: Facilitating resource raising from community for financing organizations and government activities linked to growth Providing an organized market place […]

Capital Market Growth It is undoubtedly true that last century has seen a tremendous growth of interaction and participation of the world. Be it in terms of economics, society, culture, or politics, participation from major economies improved continuously and this helped in the designing of policy reforms of economies for faster growth. If we talk […]

Accenture PLC Accenture PLC (Accenture) is a management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Corporate Profile Founded in 1989 Offices and operations in more than 200 cities in 54 countries The Company’s business includes five operating groups, which together consist of 19 industry groups Employs over 2,57,000 employees globally as of 2012 Headquartered in Dublin, […]

Indian Financial System The basic structure of Indian Financial System is divided into four components which are: Financial Services Financial Markets Financial Instruments Financial Institutions Financial Services As the name suggests financial services are the services provided by the Financial Institutions. These services generally include the banking services, Foreign exchange services, investment services, insurance services […]

QE3 The recent announcement by the US Federal Reserve to buy US treasuries and mortgage bonds worth $40 billion a month, led to positive gains in the stock market indices around the world. The phenomenon also termed as Quantitative Easing 3 or QE3 resulted in heavy gains around the world, especially the Indian economy where […]