Not a time to take low risk bets in equity markets: Deepak Shenoy

​So even in this quarter or the next, so it will probably be the December quarter that will tell us most of the differences. One has just hold on I guess, if you are thinking longer term. Otherwise, I think a lot of other players are doing really well in the market. IT is not the only game in town.

Dollar licks wounds as China data looms

The Antipodeans could face pressure if Chinese data disappoints. Elsewhere the dollar moves have been so large that a short-term breather may be in order. Sharp gains in the yen have slowed as traders weigh whether the ultra-dovish Bank of Japan is really likely to make any shifts at its policy meeting next week, given rhetoric suggests they are in no hurry.

Gold edges lower on slight dollar uptick

Interest rate futures showed markets mostly priced in another rate hike from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at its July 25-26 meeting, with rate cuts seen in 2024. * Lower interest rates decrease the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. * However, Fed Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday said he was not ready to call an all-clear on inflation and favours rate hikes this year – the sentiment reflected in June’s FOMC minutes.

Asia shares brace for China data to disappoint

The Chinese economy is forecast to have grown just 0.5% in the second quarter, though the annual pace will be flattered by base effects at a predicted 7.3%. Retail sales, industrial output and urban investment are all expected to show slowing growth, which is why markets are counting on Beijing to unveil more stimulus measures soon.