Investors Agree With Trump: Any Trade War

China to shut its consulate in Houston within 72 hours

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – That’s the early view from financial markets as the tariff dust-up between China and the U.S. shows increasing signs of impacting stock prices. While broad measures of American equities have held up better than their Chinese counterparts, striation within the U.S. market shows investors anticipate steep losses in some stalwart names.

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Having a PAN Card Doesn’t Make Income Tax Return Filing Mandatory

Having a PAN Card Doesn’t Make Income Tax Return Filing Mandatory

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Having a PAN Card Doesn’t Make Income Tax Return Filing Mandatory — According to the income tax website, till 31 March 2018, there were about 379 million Permanent Account Numbers (PAN) allotted to various entities. Out of these, 369 million or 97.46% PANs were allotted to individuals. But irrespective of the fact that you have been allotted a PAN, it is not mandatory to file an income tax return (ITR) if your income is less than the maximum exemption limit. But it is mandatory to have a PAN card to file an ITR. In FY2017-18, about 67 million returns were filed, which is about 18% of total PAN allotted. Read more to know when one needs to file tax returns.                    

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Chanda Kochhar Goes On Leave, ICICI Bank Names Sandeep Bakhshi As COO

ICICI Securities

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The private lender named Sandeep Bakhshi as its chief operating officer for five years, according to a bank statement filed with the stock exchanges after a day-long board meeting. Bakhshi, currently COO designate, will take over as COO on June 19 or on receiving regulatory and other approvals, whichever is later.

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NSE-SGX Arbitration Order Unlikely This Year

NSE-SGX Arbitration Order Unlikely This Year

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – NSE-SGX Arbitration Order Unlikely This Year — The dispute stems from NSE’s decision to terminate its data-sharing pact with its Singapore partner. The Indian bourse, along with two other domestic exchanges, decided to stop sharing data with foreign peers to prevent volumes from shifting overseas and to promote trading in GIFT City, the international financial hub in Gujarat. Since such contracts are used by foreign investors to hedge their position in India, SGX decided to offer derivatives mirroring NSE’s indices based on public data.            

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