Anjali Kumari

Active or passive: Investors need to find the right fit, say experts

At the BFSI Insight Summit 2026, fund industry leaders said AI, active, passive and quant strategies will shape mutual fund growth, with investor education key to wider participation

Crypto investors must research; invest only what they can lose: Experts

At the Business Standard Smart Investor Arena 2026, experts urged young investors to understand crypto fundamentals, start small and assess risks as tokenisation and stablecoins gain ground.

Growth momentum holds despite shocks: RBI Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta

At the BFSI Insight Summit 2026, RBI Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta said India's growth momentum remained strong despite global shocks, aided by a diversified economy and policy response

Expenditure quality key to states' long-term fiscal health: RBI Governor

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urged states to improve expenditure quality, adopt prudent borrowing and cash management practices, and use ULI and programmable CBDC for direct transfers

BFSI Summit 2026: Treasury heads see prolonged rupee, bond market strain

Treasury heads at the BFSI Insight Summit warned that elevated crude prices, foreign capital outflows and high global yields could keep the rupee and bond markets under pressure

BFSI Insight Summit 2026: Oil, AI play weigh on funding and markets

Elevated oil prices, AI-driven capital flows and weak foreign inflows pressure the rupee and bond yields, while smaller NBFCs face tighter funding, experts at the summit say

Benchmark bond yield nears 7.5% on rising crude oil prices, US cues

The benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to 7.48 per cent, its highest since October 2022, as elevated crude prices and firm US Treasury yields weighed on the market.

Satellite lights, Google Trends can help estimate state growth: RBI report

Combining night-time illumination and Google Trends data reduced errors in quarterly growth estimates by up to 62 per cent across three industrial states

Rupee troubles run deeper than crude oil surge, West Asia conflict

Global yields, hedging shifts and capital outflows add to pressure on the currency

RBI's Bhubaneswar data centre to reduce downtime of critical services

The Rs 169 crore facility was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day

Govt bonds log worst losing streak in 30 years as crude, US yields rise

Indian government bond yields rose for a tenth straight week as elevated crude prices and US yields weighed on sentiment, while forex reserves fell $65 billion over six weeks

RBI's net dollar purchases hit record $43.26 billion in August: Bulletin

The RBI's net dollar purchases more than doubled to $43.26 billion in August, while its outstanding net short position in the forward market climbed to a record $200.06 billion

Bank of India Q2 profit rises 25% to ₹3,202 cr on strong NII, recoveries

Bank of India's net profit rose 25.3% to ₹3,202 crore in Q2 FY27, supported by higher net interest income and recoveries from written-off accounts despite rising provisions

RBI tightens operational risk capital norms for banks from April 2027

The RBI has revised operational risk capital norms for banks, covering income classification, derivative valuations and historical loss data, with the new rules effective April 1, 2027

Rupee snaps eight-day winning streak as rise in crude offsets inflows

The rupee weakened to 94.83 against the dollar after eight sessions of gains as rising crude oil prices and dollar buying offset foreign inflows linked to the Jio Platforms IPO

Banking system liquidity surplus shrinks to ₹542 cr amid tax outflows

Banking system liquidity surplus narrowed to Rs 542 crore as tax outflows tightened cash availability, pushing the weighted average call rate closer to the RBI's MSF rate.

Indian Bank raises special term deposit rates by 15 bps from October 23

Indian Bank has raised rates on its 555-day Ind Grow and 777-day Ind Prosper deposit schemes by 15 basis points each, following the RBI's October repo rate increase.

RBI rejects all bids at govt's T-bill auction as short-term yields surge

The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond settled at 7.44 per cent, its highest level since November 4, 2022, against the previous close of 7.39 per cent

October MPC minutes: Rate cuts off table as members flag rising inflation

RBI MPC minutes show members concerned about broadening inflation, with two dissenting on the shift to calibrated tightening despite unanimous support for a 25-basis-point rate hike

Rupee gains for eighth straight session, longest winning streak in 8 years

The rupee strengthened to 94.47 per dollar, its strongest level in six weeks, supported by foreign inflows linked to Jio Platforms' IPO and recent RBI measures to curb dollar demand