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Finance

27 May, 2022

Gains in IT stocks propels indices to end 1% higher

Markets settled over 1% higher on Friday, led by gains in information technology stocks, as strong US retail earnings outlook and ......

Markets

17 March, 2022

Indian shares on track to end week nearly 4% higher

Indian shares were set to end the holiday-shortened week nearly 4% higher on Thursday, with heavyweight financials boosting the indexes, ......

Economy

10 February, 2022

RBI leaves policy rates unchanged; expects inflation at 4% by December

The ever optimistic Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das invoked a song by the late singer Lata Mangeshkar along ......

Economy

09 February, 2022

RBI must focus more on inflation to combat spiking yields, traders say

Indian debt traders have dismissed government officials' concerns about bonds being mispriced, saying they reflected fundamentals but the central bank ......

Economy

22 December, 2021

Analysis-After another torrid year, can emerging markets rediscover their mojo?

The spectre of higher interest rates in the United States, slowing growth in China and a strong dollar have this ......

Economy

15 December, 2021

Investors eye Fed to plot next move in Omicron fog

Wall Street headed for a subdued start on Wednesday, with investors waiting to see how the Federal Reserve will dampen ......

Economy

06 December, 2021

India's central bank to hold rates at Dec meeting, hike early next year: Reuters poll

The Reserve Bank of India will hike its reverse repo rate early next year and increase its repo rate the ......

Economy

04 June, 2021

RBI assures ample liquidity even as it holds rates

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept interest rates at record lows on Friday and announced additional bond purchases to ......

Finance

29 December, 2020

India, other emerging markets' quantitative easing fares well but risks loom

Many emerging markets emulated their developed peers this year with bond-buying programmes that successfully tamped down borrowing costs, yet unease ......

Finance

18 December, 2020

RBI panel to keep monetary policy accommodative, sees limited room for rate cut

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to maintain its accommodative monetary policy stance but a faster-than-expected recovery in growth ......