Page 24 - Interest Rates

FRAs back in vogue, help insurers in fixed rate of interest for payouts

Forward Rate Agreements enables insurers lock in a fixed rate of interest rate for a future pay out

SBI, ICICI Bank up interest rates on certain foreign currency bank deposits

According to SBI's website, the interest rate on US dollar category deposits with maturities up to 2 and 3 years are up by 85 basis points to 2.85 per cent and 3 per cent

Returns on small savings remain attractive despite no rate reviews

Investors who want to avoid their long lock-in can choose from a host of other high credit quality options

Hitch a ride on a fixed-rate car loan and shield yourself from another hike

But lenders can impose restrictive conditions on prepayment and foreclosure

Zimbabwe central bank raises key rate to 200% amid rising inflation

The monetary policy committee more than doubled the key rate to 200% from 80%, Governor John Mangudya said in a statement on Monday

Crypto winter: Why this bitcoin bear market is different from the past

Crypto loans - particularly those in decentralized-finance apps that dispense with intermediaries like banks - often require borrowers to put up more collateral than the loan is worth

Benchmark indices extend winning streak as commodity prices moderate

Buying in IT stocks - spurred by a global trend - accounted for the bulk of the gains in the benchmark indices

Stock market volatility to impact India Inc's fundraising plans: Analysts

Rising interest rates, too, do not augur well for corporate India as they will make raising money via debt expensive

Banking body BIS urges decisive wave of global rate hikes to stem inflation

Surging energy and food prices mean inflation in many places is now its hottest in decades

June sell-off: Most EMs see deeper cuts than India after Fed's rate hike

Month-to-date returns for most stock market gauges are flashing red

US existing home sales drop to two-year low in May, shows data

Existing home sales fell 3.4 per cent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.41 million units last month

Yes Bank launches FD linked to repo rate, with mark-up of 1.1-1.6%

Lender also raises interest rates on standard FDs, capping them at 6.5% for regular customers, 7.25% for seniors

Metals' loss is infrastructure and capital goods companies' gain

Interest rate hikes, however, remain a pet peeve

Indian corporate houses face a sharp, abrupt increase in funding costs

The sharp rise in interest rates in the financial markets has made companies turn to commercial banks for their borrowing requirements

Going against the world tide, Bank of Japan maintains ultra-low rates

The central bank kept its policy settings for yield curve control and asset purchases, according to a statement on Friday, in line with the forecasts of almost all surveyed economists

Dow Jones falls 758 points to lowest in over a year, techs slide

The Dow had rallied on Wednesday after the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced its largest rate hike since 1994

Sensex, Nifty tumble 2% on Federal Reserve's steep interest rate hike

Foreign investors sold shares worth 3,257.65 crore on Thursday, taking their year-to-date selling tally past the Rs 2-trllion mark

Investors brace for recession, more mkt turmoil after Fed's supersized hike

The S&P is down 22.2% year-to-date and is in a bear market

Will list subsidiaries at opportune time: SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara

'We have a healthy conduit of proposals for corporate loans under review', said SBI chairman

India Inc's earnings may take a hit in coming quarters as rates rise

Listed non-financial firms had saved nearly Rs 1 trn because of decline in interest rates in FY21, FY22