Federal Reserve today raised the US Fed Fund rates and the rate will range between 1.75% to 2%. Fed rate decides mortgage, credit card, student loan rates among others. The rates are now close to pre-credit crisis levels. This was widely anticipated, so let’s look at what Fed rate means and Federal Reserve manages to keep the rates with a tight band.
What is dirty float?
Coming up an article on the dirty float not to be confused with Dirty Dancing. Dirty float here alludes to currency intervention by central banks to stabilize currency within a band. This policy is followed by many countries including India. This term came up during the recent trade rhetoric and have thought about writing a bit on this subject for some time and with this, we come to a concept of Impossible Trinity…
Educate Girls
Educate Girls, a nonprofit organization based in India, is empowering women in rural India through increased access to quality education to cut gender inequality. Educate Girls is also the first nonprofit or any organization in India to use Social Impact Bonds to proliferate pay for success as a model for delivering a measurable and sustainable social impact. Continue reading Educate Girls
One for FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup starts on 14 of this month. According to FIFA, 44% of world’s population watched at least one minute of soccer during the last world cup. Not sure how the statistics i.e. the sampling worked out for this figure but the biggest sporting spectacle would start in two days.
Rise of Impact Investing in India
Impact investing in India is the largest in South Asia and second in the world according to a report published in May 2016, titled A decade of impact investing in India. Impact investing or impact capital’s mission is to create a positive social impact related to social or environmental cause along with a financial return. Impact capital has a dual goal, blended, between social (first priority) and financial return. Continue reading Rise of Impact Investing in India
Blue Planet ||
Highly recommend the documentary Blue Planet 2. Water covers about 70% of the surface of this planet yet we know nothing about life beneath the oceans. The documentary Blue Planet is a triumph on many grounds. The documentary opens with the most benevolent organisms on this planet…Ah, Dolphins. The documentary is both a visual and informative spectacle spread out over the next 1 hour 34 minutes, encompassing underwater ecosystem. Breathtaking visuals, it’s very informative and intellectually stimulating.
One for Soccer World Cup
Soccer world cup is starting soon and I want to write something on soccer. I want to cover Johan Cruyff, one of the greatest soccer players of all time. Johan Cruff is unarguably not only one of the greatest soccer players of all time but also one of the greatest coaches and managers of all time.
This article would include videos, photos to make it colorful and plan to release it before the world cup…Stay tuned…
