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Weekly Finance Roundup – Week 32 (Aug 3-9, 2025): Tariffs, Market Highs & Global Policy Shifts

Weekly Finance Roundup – Week 32 (Aug 3-9, 2025): Tariffs, Market Highs & Global Policy Shifts

The first week of August 2025 has been a haze for global markets. From US tariffs on India to all-time highs in US tech stocks, and a surge in the US repo market to slowing growth in the UAE’s non-oil sector, the global web of…

What Your Daily Habits Reveal About Your Financial Future: A Data-Driven Perspective

What Your Daily Habits Reveal About Your Financial Future: A Data-Driven Perspective

A ₹200 coffee may not feel like a big deal. After all, it’s just a cup to kickstart your day, right? But multiply that by 30 days and suddenly it’s ₹6,000 a month. In a year? ₹72,000. That’s the price of a premium smartphone, or…

Understanding the 25% Tariff Impact Through the Lens of Financial Modeling

Understanding the 25% Tariff Impact Through the Lens of Financial Modeling

August 1, 2025, marks a radical change in the dynamics of global trade. The United States will apply a 25% tariff across a broad spectrum of Indian exports. This move, resulting from deadlocked trade talks and geopolitical tensions, has provoked heated debate among business, political,…

Gen Z and the Rise of Retail Investing in India: What It Means for the Future of Finance

Gen Z and the Rise of Retail Investing in India: What It Means for the Future of Finance

India’s financial system is being rocked by a seismic shift—one not driven by institution money, but by young, digitally savvy people with mobile phone apps and a growing hunger for financial independence. To date, as of mid-2025, India’s demat accounts have crossed an eye-popping 15…

Navigating a Turbulent Financial Week: What July’s End Tells Us About Global and Indian Markets – Week 31, July 27 – Aug 2, 2025

Navigating a Turbulent Financial Week: What July’s End Tells Us About Global and Indian Markets – Week 31, July 27 – Aug 2, 2025

As July ended, Indian and global financial markets had anything but a peaceful week. From the rupee’s worst monthly decline in years to high-level leadership shuffles at top institutions, capital markets reacted warily, bewilderedly, and in some instances, confidently. These events were not isolated blips,…

Is 27 Too Late to Start a Career in Investment Banking? Here’s the Truth

Is 27 Too Late to Start a Career in Investment Banking? Here’s the Truth

If you’re 27 and considering investment banking as a career, you’ve probably asked yourself: Am I too old to get started? Image source: The Australian It’s a familiar worry, particularly when reading LinkedIn profiles of young analysts who secured jobs at top firms in their…

From ₹35 Crore to ₹350 Crore: What Aspiring Investment Bankers Can Learn from Preity Zinta’s IPL Playbook

From ₹35 Crore to ₹350 Crore: What Aspiring Investment Bankers Can Learn from Preity Zinta’s IPL Playbook

When one imagines Preity Zinta, one tends to visualize her on the big screen—bubbly, glamorous, and unmistakably Bollywood. Off-screen, however, she’s authored a plot even more intriguing. In 2008, Zinta took a gamble: she invested ₹35 crores in an IPL franchise when the Indian Premier…

Career Paths in Investment Banking Post-2025: Skills You Must Have

Career Paths in Investment Banking Post-2025: Skills You Must Have

The investment banking sector is transforming at a very fast pace. With the development of artificial intelligence, mounting focus on environmental and social governance (ESG), and changing global financial landscapes, the classic role of bankers is undergoing change. Entering post-2025, the need for individuals having…

This Week in Finance: Key Events Shaping the Future of Markets (Week 30, July 20-26, 2025)

This Week in Finance: Key Events Shaping the Future of Markets (Week 30, July 20-26, 2025)

With the economies woven so closely together, it is no longer a choice but a necessity to remain abreast of economic news, especially for budding investment banking and financial analysis professionals. The July 20-26, 2025, period was interesting in international and Indian markets, with policy…

From Models to Markets: How Financial Modeling Fuels Careers in Investment Banking

From Models to Markets: How Financial Modeling Fuels Careers in Investment Banking

In July 2024, Indian pharma behemoth Cipla announced its purchase of a European generics firm. Behind the scenes, day and night, a team of financial analysts were busy constructing valuation models, estimating cash flows, running stress tests, and presenting outcomes to stakeholders. This is where…

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