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How you can get yourself a cheaper home loan

Negotiate with lenders to lower the spread; there are reasons why they might oblige and ways you can shop around

Rupee falls for third straight day

The rupee ended at 62.77 compared with the previous close of 62.60 per dollar

Bond auction devolves partially, yields harden

Govt sticks to borrowing plan of Rs 2.35 lakh crore in H2

Mayaram says rupee undervalued

Says it should be between 58 & 60 to a $; expects FDI, growth trends to improve; reiterates US Fed tapering can be handled

Can India Inc refinance $16-bn forex debt?

High interest costs, weak rupee may push up overall debt even as refinancing debt may not be an issue

Avoid the gold loan route

Lower LTV and restrictions by RBI has taken sheen off these loans; consider other options

Rupee still weak as no sign of RBI intervention

Month-end dollar demand from importers affects rupee

Fixed income market sentiment bearish this week: Jajoo

With policy guidance for a possible further hike in repo rate, already bearish sentiment and large dose of supply, this week is expected to witness further spike in bond yields

Cover medical expenses of donors, too

With costs of medication for organ donors increasing, it makes sense to get them covered

10-year bond yields could stay above 8%

Another 0.5% repo hike in offing, say analysts

RBI chief Raghuram Rajan spooked markets at his maiden policy announcement by increasing repo rate by 0.25% citing increased worries on inflation

Rupee logs biggest decline globally in August: WFE

Fall in rupee value against dollar was worst compared to its peers across Asia, Americas, Africa, Europe and West Asia

Rajan putting house in order before tapering

Says he wants to bring inflation down to the central bank's comfort zone

Interest rate hike: Banks in wait-and-watch mode

Home loan borrowers may see their EMIs increase, repo rate rise likely to increase cost of deposits for banks

'Repo will return to being effective policy rate'

Excerpts of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's speech at his maiden monetary policy review

Inflation-wary Rajan skips Fed party

RBI chief surprises with 25-bp repo rate rise, but cuts cost of funds for banks via MSF rate reduction

Forex reserves rises by $544 million

Foreign currency assets rises by $500 to reach $247.2 billion

Comment: Samiran Chakraborty

A hawkish twist

Comment: Ravneet Gill

At unease with inflation

Bankers welcome Rajan's measures

Country's largest lender State Bank of India, however, struck a different note, saying 'lending rates can go up'