The credit card segment has emerged as the fastest growing among all retail loans, which could be a cause of worry for the regulator as much of this unsecured credit is going into the below-prime category.In November, the outstanding credit card balance of banks rose 34% from a year earlier, even after the Reserve Bank … Read more
Mumbai: Banks are likely to make representations to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on sustained liquidity drainage that has pushed up funding costs for lenders despite unchanged policy rates for nearly a year. Liquidity has steadily declined with the central bank repeatedly stressing the primacy of maintaining price stability as Indian voters get ready … Read more
Mumbai: The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) may approach its board to seek ways to resolve a regulatory stalemate with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which poses roadblocks to billions of dollars of bond and derivatives trade by European banks in India, said people familiar with the matter. The developments come at a … Read more
MUMBAI – India’s 10-year government bond yield declined in early trade on Monday, falling below the critical 7.15% mark to a near 4-month low, as prospects of lower inflationary pressures powered bullish bets. The 10-year benchmark bond yield was at 7.1350% as of 10:00 a.m. IST, following its previous close of 7.1791%. The yield eased … Read more
The coming 12 months are shaping up as the year of the interest-rate cut. After racing ahead with the most aggressive tightening campaign in decades during 2022 and 2023, central banks around the world are poised to begin easing monetary policy as inflation continues to retreat. The shift is captured by Bloomberg Economics, whose aggregate … Read more
Mumbai: Amid discussions with bankers over elevated funding costs and operational challenges brought about by liquidity deficit, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sought to cool money market rates by conducting regular short-term fund injections after a long hiatus. “Banks have individually communicated with the RBI after the liquidity deficit widened significantly at the … Read more
Over the past few years, the banking industry has enjoyed a favourable market sentiment, as evidenced by Bank Nifty’s impressive two-year total returns from CY22 to CY23, registering a growth of 35.8%. This growth surpassed the 24% increase seen in the Nifty50 during the same period. Fortunately, this positive sentiment towards banks is not merely … Read more
Mumbai: Bond forwards in sovereign debt, for which the Reserve Bank of India released draft directions last week, will help end a regulatory grey area and let banks and insurers cater to the trillions of rupees worth of retail demand for long-term investment products in a standardised manner. Introduction of bond forwards, which are derivative … Read more
Indian banks are strong enough to withstand adverse macroeconomic and credit stress without compromising on the regulator-mandated capital position, but the wide adoption of technology and innovation are threatening financial stability, requiring regulators’ attention, the Reserve Bank of India said. Perception of riskiness of the Indian banking system has improved in relation to the global … Read more
Mumbai: The chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran does not see the likely jump in oil prices due to global factors, including global slowdown and geo-political conflicts, impacting the domestic economy in a major manner next fiscal. Addressing the SBI-organised economic conclave here on Thursday, he based his optimism on the assumption that cooling off … Read more
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