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Economy

03 January, 2022

Inflation, policy normalisation, Omicron may derail Indian markets rally

As the positives of economic revival and earnings rebound are largely priced in, analysts expect market returns to be back-ended ......

Finance

06 December, 2021

Indian shares fall nearly 2% as IT stocks weigh, Omicron fears loom

Indian shares closed nearly 2% lower on Monday, hurt by a selloff in information technology (IT) stocks, as increasing cases ......

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 ......

Economy

04 December, 2020

RBI keeps interest rates steady, raises GDP forecast

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected on Friday amid persistently high ......

Markets

01 December, 2020

Rupee hits six-week high; RBI liquidity stance eyed

The Indian rupee strengthened on Tuesday to its highest level in 1-1/2 months, boosted by foreign fund inflows to equities, ......

Markets

19 October, 2020

Foreign investors turn buyers in Indian bonds for first time in seven months

Foreign investors poured over $1 billion into Asian government and corporate bonds in September, more than doubling their investment in ......

Economy

09 October, 2020

RBI expects GDP to contract 9.5% in FY21, holds rates steady

The Reserve Bank of India left key interest rates unchanged on Friday as widely expected, while retaining an accommodative monetary ......

Economy

06 October, 2020

RBI widely seen holding rates at policy meeting this week

The Reserve Bank of India is widely expected to keep rates steady when its two-day monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting ......