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HDFC Bank partly recoups market share in credit card spends lost to embargo

RBI data shows that the bank has 28.4% market share in spends as of July, up 190 bps since last August. Pre-embargo, its share was 30.67%

Fed policy action, RBI rate decision key driving factors for mkts: Analysts

The US Fed policy action, RBI rate decision and foreign fund flows are some of the major factors that will guide the equity markets in the near-term, analysts said on Wednesday. Besides these, September quarter earnings announcements would also pave the way for the markets, whose overall structure remains bullish, they added. From its 52-week low of 50,921.22 quoted on June 17 this year, the Sensex has jumped 16.91 per cent till now. The Nifty has climbed 16.96 per cent from its 52-week low of 15,183.40 on June 17 this year. So far in 2022, the BSE Sensex has climbed 2.20 per cent and the Nifty has advanced 2.33 per cent. "We believe that the underlying market is bullish. Given India's stance as a high-performing economy, there are many reasons for India to be an excellent performer as we advance," said Sunil Damania, Chief Investment Officer, MarketsMojo. He said the rupee has stabilized after hitting an all-time low level. The rupee is currently hovering at 79.50 against the US

Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala, SBI executives are at every corner office

At least three PSBs have former SBI executives as MD & CEO at present - Sanjiv Chadha of Bank of Baroda, Partha Pratim Sengupta of Indian Overseas Bank and Soma Sankara Prasad of UCO Bank.

Credit card spends touch all-time high of Rs 1.16 trillion in July

Spends have topped Rs 1 trillion level for five consecutive months now

Ahead of festive season, credit offtake remains strong in July 2022

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed that credit to industry grew 10.5 per cent in July 2022 against a mere 0.4 per cent in July 2021

Rupee surges to end at 79.46 vs dollar as MSCI rebalancing spurs inflows

Bond yields fall as HDFC's Rs 10,000 crore debt sale plan propels custodian flows

Reserve Bank can hike repo rate to 6% by December, say economists

The RBI rate hike expectations come despite economists predicting a moderation in inflation due to slump in global commodities and easing supply chain bottlenecks

Economy faces resilience test as policymakers prioritise prices over growth

Gross domestic product is estimated to rise 15.4% in the three months to June from a year ago, according to a Bloomberg survey

RBI to set up fraud registry to check banking frauds: Executive Director

Payment system participants will be provided access to this registry for near-real time fraud monitoring. The aggregated fraud data will be published to educate customers on emerging risks

Here's a full list of bank and school holidays in Sept 2022; Check details

Banks and schools might be closed for the first three days of September. Why bank holidays are called bank holidays? Read this detailed article to know the number of holidays in the month of September

NRIs can make bill payments for family members via BBPS soon: CEO

'I feel UPMS will change the way BBPS operates today', said Noopur Chaturvedi

Digital currency: The govt would do well not to get carried away on CBDC

If financial inclusion is the goal of issuing CBDCs, it might not be worth it since UPI has been fairly successful in achieving it

RBI's digital lending guidelines: A tectonic shift in the fintech world

With the central bank having issued new guidelines governing the lending activities of financial technology firms, some may find themselves fighting for survival

Public versus private banks: The case made for both in an RBI paper

Far from arguing against privatisation, the RBI paper attracting Opposition ire presents the pros and cons of both ownership structures

Top headlines: RIL investor meet, surplus parked with RBI falls, and more

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Forex reserves fall $6.7 bn to $564 bn in 7 days, at 2-yr low: RBI

The central bank has been selling dollars in the foreign exchange market aggressively to curb any sharp fall in the rupee, which is one of the main reasons for the reserves to fall

US urges India to join Western crude price cap coalition against Russia

US dy secretary of treasury Wally Adeyemo meet FM Sitharaman during the final lap of his three-day trip to India, after visiting RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday

Surplus parked with RBI falls below Rs 1 trillion as liquidity shrinks

RBI's forex moves, strong credit off-take lead to faster liquidity decline

Not convinced of durable fall in inflation: RBI Deputy Guv Michael Patra

CPI inflation was at 6.7% in July, the first time in four months that the price gauge fell below 7%

HNIs more cautious on foreign investment after new rules kick in

According to the new rules of the liberalised remittance system (LRS), an Indian resident can now invest $250,000 a year in foreign stocks, debt etc