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RBI's 10% Tier-I cap on acquisition financing restrictive, say bankers

Experts suggest 30% equity contribution should include preference shares and convertible instruments

Nine states raise ₹15,560 cr at weekly auction, lower than notified amount

After Maharashtra last week, Tamil Nadu rejects bids for 15-year paper

State-run banks target ₹9,000 crore from Tier-II bonds by December

Fundraising rush follows SBI's record Oct issue as yields soften

Rupee strengthens on optimism around progress in India-US trade talks

The dollar index was largely steady at 99.55, against the previous close of 99.62. It measures the strength of the greenback against a basket of six major currencies

Govt bond yields decline on hopes of RBI's support through bond purchases

Government bond yields dropped as traders anticipated Reserve Bank of India support through open market purchases, with expectations of an OMO calendar announcement boosting sentiment

Reserve Bank of India nudges states to rejig borrowing amid rising yields

Bond mkt expects OMO calendar in Dec policy review

Bond yields steady as cut-off yield on 10-year bond in line with forecast

Government bond yields remained unchanged on Friday as the cut-off for the new 10-year paper matched market expectations, with traders watching US Treasury moves next week

No regulator should substitute boardroom judgement: RBI Governor Malhotra

Financial stability remains the 'North Star' for the central bank

Frauds per transaction rising, says RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar

He said that in a truly competitive market, banks might have sought to recover these additional costs from fintechs, but doing so could have slowed the pace of technological adoption.

India's foreign exchange reserves fall by $5.6 bn as gold reserves decrease

The reserves had hit a record high of $705 billion in September 2024

Despite digitisation, India will need more banks: DFS secy M Nagaraju

However, Nagaraju cautioned that the digital transition must be carefully managed to ensure that service quality and customer trust are not compromised

RBI flags concern over elevated bond yields; OMO unlikely in November

RBI engages with market participants amid widening India-US yield spread; bond purchases unlikely before final CRR cut at month-end

Maharashtra rejects bond bids again as seven states raise ₹11,600 crore

Maharashtra declined all bids for its long-term bond re-issues even as seven states raised Rs 11,600 crore, below the notified Rs 13,600 crore, at the weekly auction on Tuesday

Reserve Bank of India's short dollar forward position up after 7 months

RBI's short dollar positions rose $6 billion in September, signalling renewed intervention in forwards to stabilise the rupee amid depreciation pressure and speculative build-up

FPIs bought bonds worth ₹13,397 cr via FAR in Oct, highest in FY26 so far

Market participants said that sentiment in the domestic debt market improved due to the US Federal Reserve's policy rate cuts, and growing expectations of a trade deal between the two countries

Lending slowdown: Bank loans contract after 3 months, shows RBI data

RBI data show bank loans fell by Rs 49,468 crore in mid-October, even as annual growth improved marginally to 11.5 per cent; deposits also declined during the period

RBI rejects bids for 7-year G-sec due to demand for higher yield

Govt banks stay away from auction

Gold reserves rise $31 bn in FY26 as RBI buys, prices hit record high

India's gold reserves climbed to $108 billion as global prices surged and the RBI added to its holdings, diversifying forex reserves amid rising global uncertainty

Rupee weakens due to persistent demand for dollar among importers

The rupee settled at 88.25 per dollar against the previous close of 87.85 per dollar

Jio Payments Bank updates its website domain as per RBI guidelines

The payments bank's new official domain, jiopayments.bank.in, replaces jiobank.in as part of RBI compliance and enhanced digital security framework