Bond issuances are likely to stay subdued at least till the June 8 monetary policy for bond yield spreads to adjust and as clarity on interest rates emerges, a majority of money market participants have said
Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) whose CoR stands cancelled are: UMB Securities Ltd, Anashri Finvest, Chadha Finance, Alexcy Tracon, and Jhuria Financial Services.
The central bank found that the five NBFCs violated RBI guidelines on outsourcing and Fair Practices Code in their digital lending operations undertaken through third-party apps. This was considered “detrimental to the public interest,” the RBI said.
The dividend transfer of Rs 30,307 crore is much below the government’s budgetary expectation of Rs 73,948 crore from RBI and PSU banks. Thus, it has created a shortfall of around Rs 4 3,641 crore, compared to the budgeted numbers.
Also, the petitioner wants the Delhi HC to stay an RBI rule that lets private bank promoters to keep up to 26% stake in banks.
The bank had not adhered to prudential inter-bank (gross) exposure limit, the RBI said in a release.
The six-member committee will also look into the adequacy of customer service regulations and suggest measures to improve customer service, the RBI said in a release
The government over the weekend announced a slew of measures to fight inflation including a cut in excise duty cut on petrol that can have revenue implications
HDFC on April 4 said its board has approved the merger of its wholly owned subsidiaries HDFC Investments and HDFC Holdings with HDFC Bank
The RBI aims to prevent excessive volatility in rupee, the governor said
The market is “right in thinking” that the MPC wants to raise rates in the next meeting on June 8, Shaktikanta Das tells CNBC-TV18 in an interview
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The rupee has been depreciating against the dollar on worries of stagflation and aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve. In May alone, the rupee has dropped to a record low five times
The central bank, in its April monetary policy meeting, had proposed to allow interoperability in cardless cash withdrawal transactions at all banks and ATMs using the UPI facility
In March, the government had said that State Bank of India will provide $1 billion credit facility to Sri Lanka for procurement of food, medicines and other essential items
The MPC, in a surprise move on May 4, had hiked the repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 percent and increased the cash reserve ratio by 50 basis points amid concerns over high inflation.
Earlier this month, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the central bank’s rate-setting panel, surprised the markets with a 40 basis points hike in repo rate in an off-cycle policy meeting. It was also the first rate hike after August 2018, amid spiralling inflation.
Expensive food and fuel have burnt a deep hole in the pockets of consumers; the poor have been particularly badly hit
The bank didn't flow its directions on interest rates for deposits and reporting mechanism of frauds, the RBI said in a release
In order to achieve a higher growth path on a sustainable basis, private investment needs to be encouraged through higher capital expenditure by the government, the RBI said.
India's retail inflation accelerated to an eight-year high in April, remaining above the central bank's tolerance limit for a fourth month in a row, and is likely to stay elevated.
The RBI’s limitation in intervening heavily in the debt market signals that bond yields are likely to rise further as the banking regulator continues with the removal of policy accommodation, economists and money market experts say.
The MPC, headed by the RBI Governor, is scheduled to meet between June 6 and June 8. It has been mandated to keep retail inflation in the range of 2-6 per cent.
The central bank extended the restrictions on Solapur-based The Laxmi Co-operative Bank and Bengaluru-based Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha due to their deteriorating financial condition.
Should the prospect of a letter arise again by September, the RBI must see it as an opportunity to explain the challenges of navigating extraordinarily uncertain times, Subbarao said