Tag: inflation risks
Europe’s bond markets are suffering a post-holiday shock
INVESTORS INTERESTED in euro-denominated government bonds face some peculiar challenges. For starters, they have 21 euro-zone countries to choose from, in addition to the EU’s…
Uday Kotak warns of ‘roller coaster’ ride in interest rate markets
Japan’s 10-year bond yield crossed 3% for the first time since 1996, while the US 10-year yield neared 4.8%, as rising government debt and fiscal…
FCNR inflows may delay rate hikes, but banks face margin pressure: Report
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India‘s foreign-currency mobilisation has temporarily eased financial conditions and given the central bank more room to hold off on…
RBI MPC begins today as policymakers weigh inflation, crude risks
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) begins its three-day policy meeting on Monday, with market participants widely expecting the…
RBI likely to hold rates in August, maintain hawkish tone as inflation risks loom: Economists
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged in its August monetary policy review on elevated inflation…
Finance ministry calls for faster policy action to sustain growth amid global uncertainty
The finance ministry on Wednesday stressed the need for faster policy responses and stronger implementation to attract both domestic and foreign investment, Times of India…
Sanjay Malhotra calms rate hike fears as RBI watches oil, monsoon
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said it is “premature” to discuss interest rate hikes, stressing that policymakers continue to face…
RBI expected to hold repo at 5.25% as uncertainty eases, will watch food and fuel pass-through: BofA Securities
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India is expected to maintain its wait-and-watch stance and keep the repo rate at 5.25 per cent in coming…
RBI MPC minutes: ‘Energy prices unlikely to return to pre-conflict levels,’ says economist Saugata Bhattacharya
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% with a neutral stance at its June 2026…
El Niño clouds loom over kharif crops, farm pay
New Delhi: A disruptive weather event, developing thousands of miles away in the central Pacific Ocean, could significantly weigh on India’s agricultural output, stoke inflation,…