while india s growth story is strong, but inflation has been a sticking point, and on friday last week, the central bank also did not change the key interest rate, kept it on the higher side, showing its concern on the rising food prices. so that is something the government keenly wants to contain, and after the export curbs were announced last friday, the wholesale prices of onions did see some crashing down but this certainly has not left the exporters very happy. onions are so important to indian cooking aren t they? we saw the response from the farmers, who blocked that highway, what has the response from ordinary people been? well, onion prices have actually gone up substantially since last year, they are almost double. it is a kitchen staple in india and it is also a political subject across states in india, that is why the government is keenly focused on that. there are certainly has been a respite in prices, but most of it will reflect only in coming days when it move
but on capitol hill wednesday, eight us bank ceos said that s unnecessary and issued a warning that new regulations will hurt the economy and credit markets. the rule would have predictable and harmful outcomes to the economy, markets, business of all sizes and american households in ways that the federal reserve has not studied, contemplated or shared. the hearing is part of the senate banking committee s annual oversight of big banks and what a year it s been. regional bank failures, including silicon valley bank and signature bank, dominated the early part of the year. the ceo said wednesday that the industry is on steady footing and that large banks like theirs helped stabilize the industry after early 2020. the industry after early 2023 s failures. the hearing is an opportunity to win favour on capitol hill, especially from moderate democratic senators. but the real audience is the regulators responsible for the final language and implementation of the rule. google has h
there are a few things that drive gold and crypto prices higher. the first one is the quality and the second is the us dollar. let s talk about liquidity. easing from china and also from the us, the fed has actually been injecting liquid italy, overnight repo facility. so also from a seasonality perspective, november december actually quite favourable in terms of financial conditions, and indeed the rally, or the fall of interest rates have helped also financial conditions to ease in the past few weeks and hence we ve seen a surge in liquidity in the system and that propels both gold and crypto currencies higher. the next reason is for the us dollar. both gold and crypto currencies is dominated by us dollars. when the dollar becomes weaker that is a tailwind for the causes. given that the market is now pricing in an increasingly probability of cuts are starting as early as april next year, the us dollar has been weakening versus both other currencies including gold and crypto
has over $3 billion of liability. for more on how this could play out i have been speaking to an insolvency expert from deloitte and asked him what happens when a judge does order a liquidation. inaudible orders a company to be wound up by way of court and the company would be formally placed into liquidation but the recommendations are two petition which will go backwards. provisionally the data will be appointed by court. in the sense that it is just a prohibition and that will be a formal appointment of liquidators later inaudible what would a liquidators cease to do and correct. to do and correct. directors will seize to do and correct. directors will seize control to do and correct. directors will seize control and - to do and correct. directors will seize control and with l will seize control and with that no power inaudible and while the provisionally data will resume the powers of the directors said they can do basically all of the powers as given by court to them
it is the world s most indebted company. for more on how this could play out, i have been speaking to an insolvency expert from deloitte and asked him what happens when a judge does order a liquidation. inaudible when a judge orders a company to be wound up by way of court and the company would be formally placed into liquidation but the recommendations are two petition which will go backwards. provisionally the data will be appointed by court. in the sense that it is just a provisional and that will be a formal appointment of liquidators later what would a liquidator do and with the directors cease to have control of the company in the circumstances? directors will cease to have control and with that no power inaudible and while the provisional will assume the powers of the directors so they can do basically all of the powers as given by court to them in the court order. we ll be hearing more on that story in just a little over an hour so stay tuned. news from the ongoing