We know that when demand and supply curves shift, prices adjust to maintain a balance between the quantity of a good demanded and the quantity supplied. However, if prices did not adjust to changes in demand and supply quantity, this balance could not be maintained. Under the circumstances that shift the demand curve or the…
Supply is defined as the specific product available to the market for consumption. Demand is the amount of a specific product a consumer can purchase at each price. The supply and demand are deeply correlated. These two concepts of supply and demand are tangled to create market equilibrium which defines the availability of goods in…
Equilibrium is the state in which market supply and demand balance each other, and prices become stable. Generally, an over-supply of goods or services causes prices to go down, which results in higher demand—while an under-supply or shortage causes prices to go up resulting in less demand. When the quantity demand exceeds the quantity supplied,…
The income tax department has now rolled out new functionality in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) to display the new status information confirmation process. The statement is available to all registered Taxpayers through the compliance portal, accessible through the e-filing website (www.incometax.gov.in). AIS provides details of the following large number of financial transactions undertaken by…
Demand schedules and Demand curves are tools used to summarize the relationship between quantity demanded and price. Demand schedules/ curves relate the prices and quantities demanded assuming other factors remain constant. This is called the ceteris paribus assumption. If you neither need nor want something, you will not buy it. So the demand schedule reflects…
Bank customers can now withdraw cash from ATMs without using physical cards. Even if you do not hold debit cards from your bank, still you can easily use this facility to withdraw money. Multiple banks in India have introduced interoperable cardless cash withdrawal (ICCW) enabled ATMs. The cash withdrawal transaction will be facilitated through a…
We may observe 4 types of economic planning by the Governments of different parts of the world. They are Planning by Direction and Inducement, Physical and Financial Planning, Imperative and Indicative Planning, Fixed & Rolling Plans, and Decentralized and Centralized Planning These economic systems practiced through economic planning can be classified as Traditional Economies, command…
The analysis of financial statements means identifying a business establishment’s financial strengths and weaknesses by interpreting and inferring the financial statements of the establishment. These statements cannot be analysed by the mechanical method as a financial statement is designed to give a fair, inaccurate view. Interpreting financial statements requires analysis and appraisal of the performance…
The Reserve Bank of India issued draft guidelines to provide a harmonised prudential framework for financing projects in Infrastructure, Non-Infrastructure, and Commercial Real Estate sectors by regulated entities (REs). In the backdrop of a review of the extant instructions and analysis of the risks inherent in such financing, the Central Bank prescribed norms for restructuring…
RBI has recently issued two notifications. The first notification is about Margin for Derivative Contracts and the second notification is on an amendment to Master Instructions issued on the maintenance of deposits and accounts under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The first Direction dated May 8, 2024, shall apply to Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD…