Page 10 - Rate Cuts

Emerging Asian bond investors turn cautious as rate cut wagers disappears

Market sentiment is starting to shift as rising commodity prices keep the policymakers from letting their guard down on inflation

RBI's pivot to rate cuts to begin only in early 2024: Rating agency S&P

In India, under the assumption of normal monsoons, the rating agency expected the headline consumer inflation to soften to 5.0 per cent in fiscal 2024 (FY24) from 6.7 per cent in FY23

US debt default will threaten global financial system, says BlackRock

Addressing the broader economy, Hildebrand said he saw no scenario in which interest-rate cuts would happen this year

Pause now, lower later: Rate cuts may start this year, say economists

RBI projection on GDP growth optimistic, say analysts

Home truths: High loan rates and job losses threaten price growth

But if rate cuts begin and layoffs are limited, the housing market could repeat FY23's performance

Banking crisis impact: Rate cut in US prerequisite for sustained gold rally

The current surge in prices of yellow metal, sparked by the banking crisis, may be followed by a period of volatility

Near-term growth concerns, further price cuts to cap returns for Marico

Further price cuts, higher advertising costs to weigh on margins

Markets today: Will price hike in Delhi-NCR de-rail rally in cement stocks?

Shares of cement companies have delivered impressive returns. But they are now announcing rate cuts, especially in the Delhi-NCR region. Will this halt the rally in cement shares? Let's find out

Digital, co-lending to drive credit business this festive season

The RBI had revised norms last year to bring clarity in risk sharing and credit underwriting in co-lending tie-ups

Govt cuts interest rates on small savings schemes effective from April 1

The rate of interest on PPF has declined from 7.1 per cent earlier to 6.4 per cent now

BS Policy poll: Pause for sure, liquidity to be back in focus at RBI

The apex bank would still like to drain out some liquidity while managing yields through OMO or operation twist, to fend off inflation, especially when rate hikes seem distant

Expect RBI to keep accommodative stance at least till first half of FY22

We think the MPC could express its willingness to maintain the accommodative monetary stance at least till H1FY22, which should help sentiments

Very little room for more rate cuts: Amandeep Chopra, UTI Asset Management

He says, the rate cycle seems to have bottomed out but RBI may not change its accommodative stance anytime soon

More policy space can be created only when inflation eases, says MPC member

Inflation is being driven by supply-side problems and is likely to stay elevated for a while, Mridul Saggar said

India rate cuts bets fall as recovery gains hold, inflation stays high

With inflation above 7% in Oct for a second straight month, well above RBI's medium term target of 4%, views that India is near the end of the current rate cutting cycle have become more pronounced

Rate cut will depend upon moderation in inflation: RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das

The reconstituted MPC, which met from October 7 to 9, had decided to keep the benchmark lending rates unchanged in view of the hardening of retail inflation

Emerging market central banks deliver 19th month of interest rate cuts

August marked the 19th straight month of net cuts - the longest easing cycle for emerging market central banks since 2013

RBI at end of rate cut cycle, govt must play role for revival: Economists

RBI is at the end of its rate cut cycle as inflation is unlikely to decline materially from the current level, and onus of economic recovery has now shifted to the government, economists at SBI said

Long-duration fund rally may halt as yields harden on rate-cut pause

Experts don't rule out RBI intervention to keep yields in check

UCO Bank reduces MCLR by 10 bps across tenors, effective August 10

The revised one-year MCLR stands at 7.40 per cent as against 7.50 per cent earlier, the bank said