Bhaskar Dutta

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Silicon Valley Bank crisis unlikely to affect Indian banks: Analysts
Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

The recent run on the US-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the subsequent seizure of...

Benchmark yield slips the most in 5 months
Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

Indian government bonds, particularly those of shorter maturity, strengthened sharply...

'Cheaper, faster, safer': India, Singapore launch real-time payments link
Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

In the first such collaboration for India, the country's flagship payments platform,...

Current account deficit likely to narrow in 2023
Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

Lead indicators suggest that domestic current account deficit (CAD) is likely to reduce...

SBI's Rs 10,000-crore infrastructure bond sale likely this week
Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

State Bank of India (SBI) may carry out a planned Rs 10,000 crore sale of...

Rupee likely to remain range bound; widening current account deficit a big challenge
Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

The Indian rupee is expected to trade between 80 and 84 against dollar in the first...

Persistency ratio must improve for life insurance customers: India Inc
Rediff.com23 Dec 2022

In order for life insurance customers to attain maximum benefits, it is crucial for the...

Elections not a factor for monetary policy: RBI Guv
Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

The Lok Sabha elections in 2024 are not a consideration when it comes to monetary...

Liquidity slips into deficit; RBI cash injections at over one-month high
Rediff.com20 Dec 2022

Liquidity in the banking system has slipped into a deficit for the first time in three...

RBI may go for another 35 bps rate hike before pause
Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

Exactly a fortnight ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) next monetary policy...

Banks go slow on bond sales as rising interest rates push up costs
Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

Banks looking to raise capital via bond sales to fund decade-high credit growth were...

Foreign Fund Flows Remain Weak For Banks
Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

Based on the current momentum, the funds likely to be raised through the RBI's relaxed...

Rupee loses 10% vs USD over a year, FX reserves fall to near 2-yr low
Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

The rupee has depreciated 9.7 per cent against the US dollar over a year and with the...

Big Tech in financial system poses concentration risk: Shaktikanta Das
Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

The increasing involvement of Big Tech in the financial system could give rise to...

Surplus liquidity slumps to Rs 3K cr on tax outflows, shows RBI data
Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Surplus liquidity in the banking system as measured by absorption of excess funds by...

Rupee outperforms most EM peers as dollar surges to a 20-year high
Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

If there was one event that made the month of August stand out, it was a strengthening...

Banks rush to woo depositors ahead of festive season
Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

Commemorating 75 years of India's independence, SBI has launched a 75-day Utsav Deposit...

RBI's net forward book shrinks $34.94 bn in Q1 of FY23
Rediff.com22 Aug 2022

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) outstanding net forward purchases of US dollars...

Banks flag concerns on rupee, floating rate bonds ahead of RBI policy
Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

At interactions last week with senior officials from the Reserve Bank of India, select...

How HDFC Bank lost Rs 50k-cr corporate loans
Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

HDFC Bank, the country's largest private-sector lender, lost to competition wholesale...