Category Archives: Economy

Spellbound – Indian IT Industry

Posted on April 14, 2012 by RK

Alright, this post in the Spellbound series is not completely wordless. This datapoint comes from the book I just read and reviewed. There is a myth that IT (Information Technology) industry will somehow rescue India from its problems. While this … Continue reading →

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Debt issue explained

Posted on August 2, 2011 by RK

For the last fortnight or so, the debt issue has been sweeping the attention of every curious guy in the nation, and perhaps in the world. The actual issue is complex, but not difficult to understand. Before you get to … Continue reading →

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India’s gold frenzy

Posted on May 6, 2011 by RK

You can sell most anything in India if you are able to concoct a religious angle to it. And I don’t necessarily mean this in a cynical way. Faith, religion and mythology weave in a complicated manner and continue to … Continue reading →

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Bubble and Burst – What happened?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by RK

There is some amount of esotericism associated with understanding the economic crisis America is going through. Fact is, on absolute terms, I belong to the bottom half of the population in terms of understanding this crisis. But here’s what I … Continue reading →

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What comes around, goes around

Posted on March 10, 2009 by RK

I feel funny about something Bernanke said. I have written on this same blog several years ago that the world saves for the US to spend. We live in an economical ecosystem where it is only important to keep the … Continue reading →

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Weird?

Posted on December 2, 2008 by RK

Just today, I have read news about JPMorgan laying off, Citi laying off, HSBC and Credit Suisse laying off. I also read about SBI hiring!!!!

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Lucky dogs!

Posted on November 14, 2006 by RK

Per what APPMA says, 63% US households own atleast one pet and 45% own more than one pet. Dogs being the most favorite pet, 43.5 million households in the United States own a total of 73.9 million dogs. Other pets … Continue reading →

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GBP vs USD vs INR

Posted on October 2, 2006 by RK

Statistics amaze me. This is a illustration I created based on 10 years’ data of the performance of different currencies. I am open to an online or an offline discussion as to the inferences and intrepretations one can make out … Continue reading →

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