Voicing concerns yet again, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said that credit expansion in excess of 18% could put the financial system to the test given the widening gap between credit and deposit growth. The central bank has been advising banks to review business strategy to make it sustainable with credit growth outpacing … Read more
A consensus appears to be emerging among the external members of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee that high interest rates are damaging to economic growth, a sign that the debate over the timing of any easing is intensifying. Jayanth Rama Varma and Ashima Goyal voted at the June meeting for a rate … Read more
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has cautioned investors against fake videos of him circulating on social media, giving investment tips, especially on individual stocks. “I understand there are videos of me on various social media purporting to give advice on investing, especially in individual stocks. These are fake and the perpetrators … Read more
Food inflation in India has been around 8 per cent year-on-year since November 2023, with no signs of easing despite the early arrival of monsoon rains and forecasts of above-normal rainfall. This persistent inflation has kept the headline inflation above the central bank’s target of 4 per cent. Impact of Heatwave on Food Supplies A … Read more
Equity indices climbed over 2% to settle at record high levels on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised upwards the GDP growth projection. Stocks that were in focus include names like HDFC AMC, which rose 2%, Wipro, which gained 5%, and Paytm, whose shares rallied 10% on Friday. Here’s what Pravesh Gour, … Read more
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its bi-monthly monetary policy review again decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 6.50%. The MPC of the central bank also retained its stance of remaining focussed on “withdrawal of accommodation.”Here is how mutual fund managers explain the policy for investors. … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left repo rates unchanged at 6.5% for the eighth time in a row. The monetary policy was a 4:2 decision, with two members voting in favour of a rate cut by 25 bps taking a dovish view. While the Street was expecting a status quo in the policy rate, … Read more
“I would say most of the forecast will be retained. A lot of focus will be on the upcoming budget and the policy henceforth rather than expecting really meaningful on Friday’s policy,” says Tanvee Gupta Jain, Chief India Economist, UBS Securities India.Well, a rate cut or a rate action clearly is not on the cards, … Read more
Mumbai: Overseas debt purchases via the voluntary long-term investment route have accelerated sharply, with foreign holdings so far in May marking their highest monthly level in two years and this year’s commitments crossing the billion-dollar threshold in the latest demonstration of India’s emergence as a global debt investment option. FPI investment in the debt-voluntary retention … Read more
Mumbai: The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), reported a 17% increase in its deposit insurance fund in FY24. The Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF), which is crucial for settling claims of depositors from liquidated or amalgamated banks, climbed to ₹1,98,310 crore as of March … Read more
