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Portugal plans to reintroduce controversial tax breaks for foreign residents
Portugal plans to reintroduce tax breaks for foreign residents, focusing on skilled workers. The scheme, criticized for inflating housing prices, will cover salaries and professional income but not pensions or capital gains. Approval by lawmakers needed under a government with no clear majority. Over 74,000 people benefited in 2022, costing 1.5 billion euros.
Markets on bullback, no pullback from 80,000 milestone
Sensex hit 80,000, led by TCS, Infosys, and banks like Kotak Mahindra. Nifty reached 24,302.15, driven by pre-budget CapEx expectations. Markets show bull indications, driven by private banks and tech. Confidence from policy consistency, expected social welfare spending, and strong investor sentiment; budget is likely in July.
ITR filing: Credit card and forex spend reported separately by banks in AIS, know the impact and what you can do
Income tax return: While filing your ITR make a note that banks are now reporting total forex spends as a separate category in addition to total credit card spends. According to Gopal Bohra, Partner, N.A. Shah Associates, "Transactions through international credit cards are currently exempt from TCS, and accordingly, banks do not collect TCS. However, banks report all remittances under LRS through TCS filing, irrespective of whether TCS is collected or not."
Indians up their game on foreign vacations with luxury hotels, formula 1 drives and epic train rides
Indians are driving luxury travel in the Asia-Pacific region, with 89% of them planning to spend more in the next 12 months. This is according to a report released Monday by Marriott International on high networth travellers in the Asia Pacific.
Spend on the world like never before
Indians drive outbound remittances, preferring foreign airlines due to underdeveloped domestic industry. Improving connectivity and tourism infrastructure is vital to boost domestic tourism. Developing skills and promoting gender-neutral employment are crucial for growth in the travel and hospitality sector.
Rupee falls 11 paise to 83.45 against US dollar
The central government's fiscal deficit reached 3% of the annual estimates by May-end 2024-25. India's forex reserves surged to USD 653.711 billion, with FIIs selling shares worth Rs 23.09 crore. The RBI confirmed the increase in reserves, reflecting a positive economic outlook.
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Indian foreign spending skyrockets 29-fold in a decade
Over the past decade, Indian expenditures on foreign exchange have surged dramatically, increasing from $1.1 bn in FY14 to $31.7 bn in FY24, driven largely by travel expenses. In contrast, remittances from overseas workers into India grew by 71%, rising from $70 bn to $120 bn over the same period. India remains the top recipient of foreign remittances globally, receiving nearly double the amount received by Mexico at $66 bn.
Is your child’s foreign education a crucial goal?
Consider these factors before you start saving for this expensive goal lest you risk your other goals or the child’s future.
What JP Morgan bond index inclusion means for India's economic future? Jayesh Mehta answers
This is significant, as you mentioned—it's a notable event. The only caveat is that this recognition of India should have come much earlier, but finally, India has been acknowledged.
ETMarkets Smart Talk: Reforms to attract FDI, simplification of tax regime & green energy likely in Budget 2024: Gurpreet Sidana
The positive trends in global markets, favourable domestic economic data, and optimism regarding corporate earnings growth have further bolstered market sentiment.
"It's all happening again": The supply chain is under strain
The intensifying upheaval in shipping is prompting carriers to lift rates while raising the specter of waterborne gridlock that could again threaten retailers with product shortages during the make-or-break holiday shopping season. The disruption could also exacerbate inflation, a source of economic anxiety animating the U.S. presidential election.
Will prefer to focus on domestic sectors vs external facing sectors: Sunil Koul
I mean there is obviously the broader structural kind of under penetration story behind it, but I think the sector had not done well in the last a couple of years because of these issues and both in terms of numbers but also in terms of the regulatory overhang.
Here's why Sunil Koul prefers private banks over PSU banks
I would say beyond banks there are a lot of themes which we still like within the market. There is the broader theme of energy security, there is the theme of I guess high value-added services exports, the GCC theme, the tourism theme.
Who needs to file income tax return (ITR) in India for FY 2023-24
Who is required to file ITR mandatorily: The Income-tax Act, 1961 defines the situations where income tax return filing is mandatory for individuals. Under the income tax laws, ITR filing is mandatory if total taxable income exceeds the basic exemption limit. There are other provisions in the income tax laws which make ITR filing mandatory.
Travel dominates forex spending abroad: RBI data
Outward remittances from India under the liberalised remittance scheme fell by 2% year on year. Travel was the largest chunk of foreign currency outflows in April, with maintenance of close relatives being the second largest reason for remittances. Indians spent $31.7 billion overseas under the LRS in the fiscal ended March 2024.
Rupee rises 6 paise to 83.37 against US dollar in early trade
Rupee remains steady at 83.37 against the US dollar driven by various factors including foreign capital inflow, equity market performance, and positive economic indicators.
GIFT Nifty signals a positive start for D-Street. Here's the trading setup for today's session
Domestic markets continued to reach new record highs, building on gains made since the election results. "The market is also benefiting from positive trends in global markets, particularly in the US as it progresses steadily towards the presidential election in November. Volatility has decreased this month, supporting a short-term upward trend," explained Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Retail Research at Motilal Oswal.
Global trends, foreign investors' move to drive markets in holiday-shortened week, say analysts
With the absence of any major immediate domestic trigger in sight, investors would focus on global trends and trading activity of foreign investors for further cues in a holiday-shortened week ahead, analysts said. Movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude and rupee-dollar trend would also guide the market.
G7 Summit: How G-7 nations plan to counter rising clout of Russia and China
The G-7, facing challenges from rising powers like China and Russia, grapples with economic and military limitations while navigating a shifting global landscape. Focused on protecting democracy, the group confronts issues such as defense spending, economic vitality, and trade tensions, seeking to maintain its influence and address geopolitical threats.
Any further correction in India can spur FII flows: Chris Wood
A lot of the recovery has been the high end of the market. So, the key issue for this real estate market right now is that will the recovery broaden out and the other issue is will there be policy measures to promote the more affordable end of the housing market, that seems to me a possibility.
Surprised by today's market rebound; expect near term caution in capex-led themes: Chris Wood
I think it is a bit premature to assume that because you have still got the horse trading. I mean, clearly the base case is that the current government remains in power with coalition partners and that is not a disaster. But the reality is the great virtue of the last 10 years has been clear government, consistent policies, and not having to worry about horse trading between parties, which is always a feature of coalition governments.
RBI to face problem of plenty: Prepare for bond sales
The RBI's challenge for the year may not be inflation but liquidity. Government spending resumption and overseas fund flows complicate monetary policy effectiveness.
FPIs take out Rs 25,586 cr from equities in May on poll jitters, attractive valuations in China
GDP growth numbers released on Friday painted a very optimistic picture. Q4FY24 GDP growth came in at 7.8 per cent surpassing the 6.7 per cent expectation, while the full-year FY24 growth stood at 8.2 per cent
UK's Starmer pledges crackdown on businesses using foreign workers
Keir Starmer plans to ban employers who break employment law from hiring workers from abroad to reduce net migration. The Labour leader aims to shift focus from party infighting to the Conservative government's record.
RBI's ₹2 lakh-crore boost may help India's new govt have an easy-peasy run to achieve a goal
The RBI on May 22 announced a record-high dividend transfer to the government equivalent to 0.6 per cent of GDP ( Rs 2.1 lakh) from its operations in FY24. The figure has surpassed the 0.3 per cent of GDP expected in the FY25 budget from February. Hence, the rating agency said that it will aid the authorities in meeting near-term deficit reduction goals.
India’s economic momentum to remain strong post-election: S&P Global Market Intelligence
India's post-election economic momentum is expected to be driven by capital spending, private consumption, and investment. S&P Global Market Intelligence highlights strategic sectors like renewables, electronics, and logistics. Inflation is projected to ease, and if the NDA secures a two-thirds majority, the focus will be on economic growth and fiscal deficit reduction. Technology integration and social welfare are key considerations depending on the election outcome.
Liquidity deficit surges to four-month high
The shortfall of funds has pushed up the weighted average call rate (WACR), which represents banks' overnight cost of borrowing and functions as a determinant of other borrowing costs in the economy too. On Wednesday, the WACR closed at 6.75%, the same rate as the RBI's Marginal Standing Facility (MSF).
Tackling volatility, qualitative & quantitative way: 4 small cap stocks with long term perspective
The way the market slipped on Friday, probably is another reminder that even the best of the bull market corrections are going to come. The problem with the corrective move is that if it sustains for longer, it is the small caps stocks which come under more pressure and shed an inordinate amount of weight. There is a technical reason for this, the liquidity in small caps stocks is lower as compared to large and midcaps. So, whenever there is a selling in this segment, the impact cost is always higher. But the other fact is that if one is able to hold on small at the time when correction is taking place, probability of more than normal return is also higher. But the question is how does one develop the ability to hold onto stocks when the narrative which is being governed by price action becomes so negative. The solution lies in combining a couple of things, which include qualitative and quantitative measure and last but not least ability to ignore noise.
China's military spending concerning given 'failing economy', US admiral says
Admiral John Aquilino expresses concerns over China's aggressive actions and military spending surge despite economic challenges. He criticizes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for prioritizing military over addressing food shortages.
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