Page 25 - Interest Rates

Global stocks, dollar firm ahead of rate meetings, crude hits $120

The European Central Bank meets on Thursday, though it is not expected to begin raising interest rates until July, with rate setters at the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England gathering next week

Most economists see 50-bp repo rate hike: Business Standard policy poll

FY23 inflation projection may go above 6%; liquidity steps anticipated

Rate hike for sure, but by how much, Governor?

It's time the central bank talked about 'appropriate' liquidity instead of 'adequate' liquidity

Govt ratifies 8.1% EPF interest rate for 2021-22, lowest in 4 decades

The 8.1 per cent EPF rate of interest is the lowest since 1977-78, when it stood at 8 per cent.

EMIs to hurt more as PNB, ICICI Bank, HDFC hike interest rates

Third hike by HDFC in a month, ICICI increase steepest at 30 basis points

HDFC raises interest rate by 5 bps; ICICI Bank raises MCLR by 30 bps

As of December 2021, a little over 39% of banking system loans are linked to the external benchmark, shows RBI data

US Federal Reserve won't flinch as labour market starts tailing off

US Fed will take the data in stride as it prepares to keep boosting interest rates and wait for a more-sustained cooling in job growth to help moderate wage gains and inflation

Chinese tech firms forced into 'blood listings' as capital dries up

Public offerings at slashed valuations could translate into losses for venture capitalists in late funding rounds

Rupee rebounds 15 paise to 77.55 on weak dollar, expected RBI rate hike

At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 77.69 against the US dollar. It moved in a range of 77.51 to 77.69 during the session

Asia stocks stifled by inflation, rising interest rates and China concerns

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.3% as the region's major markets traded in the red. Oil rose and gold extended its recent gains

Markets will be in consolidation mode for some time: Manish Gunwani

From a two- to three-year perspective, the market looks reasonably rewarding after the recent correction.

MF industry's exposure to certificates of deposit up sharply since October

Industry players say banks have ramped up mobilisation via CDs in recent months amid pick-up in credit offtake

Won't hesitate to keep hiking rates till inflation tamed: Fed chair

"What we need to see is inflation coming down in a clear and convincing way, and we're going to keep pushing until we see that," Powell said Tuesday during a Wall Street Journal live event

Hike in interest rates by banks may hit housing demand: Realtors

Soon after the central bank Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the repo rate by 40 basis points, the banking sector imitated the same by increasing interest rates in lending and deposit schemes.

Rate hike, rise in bond yields, rupee fall to hit India Inc margins

The rate hike and the consequent rise in bond yields and upward revisions in lending rates by banks will raise companies' funding costs

Bajaj Finance raises interest rates on fixed deposits by up to 10 bps

The revised interest rates by Bajaj Finance will be applicable to fresh deposits as well as renewals of maturing deposits

Mayhem in crypto market as Bitcoin dips below $30,000-mark, investors panic

The overall global cryptocurrency market dropped 13 per cent, and was hovering around $1.37 trillion market cap, which is its lowest this year

Tightening liquidity conditions loom large over foreign flows to India

Indices tracking US financial conditions predict a sharp drop in the availability of easy money.

Real question for the RBI: When to raise the rates and by what extent

Barring external shocks of which this government has been a persistent victim since 2019, things should pan out well by April 2024

Inflation in Sri Lanka rises 29.8% in April amid crisis: Central bank

This increase was driven by the monthly increases in both food and non-food categories, according to the central bank on Friday