Debashis Basu

We have not suffered such huge price shocks across so many basic commodities, at the same time, in decades.Has the inflationary impact of all this been factored into stock prices as yet, asks Debashis Basu.   Recently, the market indices…

The rot is is not limited to Chitra Ramkrishna and the yogi, observed Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Chitra Ramkrishna, the National Stock Exchange's former managing director, who was arrested on Monday, March 7, 2022. Photograph: PTI Photo   For…

There are overvaluation and excesses in many pockets of the market.This is most obvious in the IPO market, where loss-making companies have inflicted large losses on investors, observes Debashis Basu. Stock markets all over the globe have…

The tax department will remain a source of endless nightmares for citizens and 'transparent taxation' will remain an empty slogan and a cruel joke, observes Debashis Basu.   In August 2020, the prime minister announced three structural…

COVID-19 forced people to work from home turned into the fuel for new demat accounts, observes Debashis Basu. IMAGE: The entrance to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters   Since early June 2020, the stock market…