Jun 19, 2020 08:42 AM IST The position of the Indian regulator is that while repayment during moratorium is postponed, the interest clock keeps ticking
Feb 06, 2020 06:10 PM IST One more rate cut will depend on how quickly inflation appears to be reverting back towards 4 percent.
Dec 12, 2019 09:36 AM IST Interest rate options can also be used as a fixed income instrument generating a steady return if investors play the game right
Oct 16, 2019 09:20 AM IST There is room to do away with the tax levied on interest earned on deposits for senior citizens, including the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme.
Jun 03, 2019 12:20 PM IST How effective such a rate cut would be in bringing about the desired increase in private investment, however, remains to be seen
Apr 02, 2019 02:24 PM IST Flat Philips curves and an inverted yield curve are giving headaches to policymakers
Feb 01, 2019 06:41 PM IST The Budget held out the promise of spurring consumption but investors were left with heartburn after riding the fine print
Jan 15, 2019 01:52 PM IST Winston Churchill was supposed to have said, ‘‘You can always count on Americans to do the right thing -- after they’ve tried everything else.’
Dec 19, 2018 11:28 AM IST Had it not been for the 40-year trend of money getting cheaper, it is doubtful whether emerging market equities would be as big an asset class today as it has become.
Nov 22, 2018 10:43 AM IST Banks are already weakened by bad loans. Concessional interest rates and forcing them to increase their allocation of funds to MSMEs from the existing 20-25 percent is not a wise way of strengthening the banking sector
Aug 21, 2018 06:29 PM IST Short build up in gold is at record levels. Dollar strength and interest rates hold the key for gold's movement, but the downside looks limited.
Jan 16, 2018 12:43 PM IST Headlines across the media screamed about how the fundamental concerns in the stock markets were aptly highlighted by Uday Kotak. Stock Market participants on the other hand went about their business nonchalantly and markets once again hit a new high.
Dec 22, 2017 10:24 AM IST Yields on 10-year government bonds were around 6.90 percent pre-demonetisation; they have now climbed to 7.20 percent. Many factors are behind the yields to touch an 18 month high
Oct 18, 2016 06:13 PM IST The six-member panel, which brainstormed over two days, unanimously agreed that inflation was unlikely to gallop past the tolerance threshold of 6 percent in the next few months.
Jul 12, 2016 02:18 PM IST In a recent speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley called for lower deposit rates in the economy, saying high interest rates on savings instruments translate into higher cost of lending and lead to sluggishness in the economy.
Jun 29, 2016 04:22 PM IST Rupee range for H2/2016 is set at 67-70 against H1/2016 outlook at 66-69, with marginal time-decay value adjustment.
