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

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

Further tightening could push growth down to 5%: MPC member Ashima Goyal
Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Ashima Goyal, a member of the RBI's MPC who voted against the panel's latest rate hike,...

'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...

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...

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...

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...

Indian corporate houses face a sharp, abrupt increase in funding costs
Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

After two years of a record low interest-rate regime, Indian corporate houses are...

HDFC Bank to shift payments from core banking, ensure minimal downtime
Rediff.com22 Jun 2022

The country's largest private lender HDFC Bank is planning to facilitate a shift in its...

India's forex reserves decline by $4.6 bn as RBI sells dollars
Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

The fall in total reserves was mainly because of a decline in foreign currency assets...