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Only savvy investors should enter into floating-rate funds: Analysts

Select a debt fund whose average duration is lower than the investment horizon

Save jobs or protect savers? A new monetary policy dilemma amid Covid-19

The model suggests that interest rates can be kept low for the greater good.

RBI likely to go against convention on raising funds through bonds

This gives credence to the theory that the central bank may not want to issue a fresh set of 10-year paper in a hurry and would rather continue with the existing security

Caution on inflation

RBI's primary mandate should remain inflation targeting

Housing prices rise in March quarter, shows RBI data based on transactions

All India Housing Price Index (HPI) increased 2.7 per cent year-on-year in March quarter 2020-21, as per a data released by RBI on Monday.

Industry must make pricing of financial products transparent: RBI Dy Guv

RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar on Monday urged the industry to make the pricing of financial products and services transparent to minimise chances of mis-selling

Reliance Home Finance takes up resolution plan approved by lenders

RHF on Monday took note of a resolution plan approved by lenders under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets

The RBI as outlier on inflation

As the threat of inflation returns, the Fed and others adjust their messages - why not the RBI?

1991 recap: Van with gold on the way to BoE broke down at Tardeo, Mumbai

The most important point, which the RBI should explain to the country - but doesn't - is that government gold and RBI gold are very different when it comes to using it for getting foreign exchange

A new era for microfinance

Over the past few years, some banks have been fishing in the same pond, exploiting the regulatory loopholes. That's lazy banking. Now, all lenders will look for new pastures

Cyber fraud helpline brings banks and police together: Here's how it works

The helpline and its reporting platform have been made operational by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (14C) with support from the RBI, all major banks, payment banks, wallets

Ray of hope for PMC depositors as Centrum roped in for revival

However, restrictions to continue for a while till Centrum gets the final approval

RBI has given us 120 days to operationalise SFB: Centrum's Jaspal Bindra

In an exclusive interview with Business Standard, Jaspal Bindra, executive chairman of Centrum group said it has committed Rs 1,800 cr capital to the SFB, Rs 900 cr of which will come in first year

NDA's Bermuda Triangle

The government has to generate a huge amount of employment without giving an upward push to inflation, while keeping subsistence spending intact

RBI will stick to pushing economic growth at this stage: Deputy guv MK Jain

"The inflation concerns are valid but we have to prioritise growth at this stage", deputy governor MK Jain said at a webinar

RBI has taken steps to smoothen impact of Covid wave: Deputy Governor Jain

Asserting that the second wave of COVID-19 has posed some challenges, RBI Deputy Governor M K Jain on Friday said both the central bank and the government have taken steps to mitigate its impact. He also said the domestic banking system is strong, as per the preliminary data for the quarter ended March 2021. "I am happy to inform that the banking sector was in strong position when COVID-19 hit...the preliminary data suggest that in terms of CRAR that has been improved upon, the profitability has been improved upon, provision coverage ratio that has also been improved over the previous year, and the gross NPA as well as net NPA has come down," he said. Jain was addressing a virtual conference organised by the India International Centre (IIC) and Research & Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). Observing that the COVID-19 second wave has some challenging aspects, he said both the RBI and the government are dealing with this and taking steps to smoothen the impact on the

Need to be watchful on inflation even as we prioritise growth: MPC minutes

Focus on revival and sustenance of growth is the most desirable policy option while of course remaining watchful of the inflation trajectory, governor Shaktikanta Das said

Some bright spots

There are still a number of risks to durable economic recovery

Reserve Bank of India focuses on the 10-year bonds in G-SAP again

The RBI mopped up a record Rs 26,779 cr of the 10-year bond in pre-announced secondary market operation

HDFC Bank draws up groundwork to regain credit card market share

Will come back with a bang once RBI lifts freeze, says bank