Globally, central banks are reducing interest rates; though the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is yet to commit, there are widespread expectations of interest rates easing going forward There are…
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Why Should The RBI Reduce Interest Rates?
The decision to change the repo rate is taken by RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), based on multiple variables. The most important variable is inflation. On September 18, the US…
Why Us Inflation Data Seems As Relevant As India’s
In recent times, the Indian markets, both equities and bonds, have swayed to chatter on the formation of the next political leadership at the Centre. That apart, for quite some…
RBI Holds On Rates, Life And Market Go On
The rate-setting panel of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its monetary policy statement on April 5 took stock of the prevailing interest rates and related aspects. While this…
RBI Holds Interest Rates, With No Hint Of Rate Cuts
From an overall perspective, the RBI’s reading of the situation sounds good: buoyant GDP growth and benign inflation The six wise men and women comprising the monetary policy committee (MPC)…
Rate trajectory. How loan interest rates are expected to move in 2024
RBI’s rate-hike cycle may turn into an easing cycle; there are expectations of rate cuts starting globally, in the U.S., eurozone and other economies, sometime in the first half of…
What You Should Know About Rate Cuts This Year
The market is positioning itself for the potential interest rate easing cycle in 2024. Yes, it is very likely. Here are a few aspects to give you a perspective on…
Your Money: Rate Cuts Coming, But How Soon?
The median of the dots indicate 75 basis points (0.75%) rate cut in 2024 and further 100 basis points (1%) rate cut in 2025. The US FedERAL Reserve meeting…
Your Money | Rate Hikes Over With Inflation Easing
Lower interest rates help investment assets such as equity and bonds. In 2022, after the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out, there were supply chain disruptions. The combination led…
Why Is India Saving Less?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Bulletin released on September 18, 2023, published data on the “Flow of Financial Assets and Liabilities of Households”. This data is about financial assets…
Your Money: All The Good News Is There In The Price
While the view on debt funds is positive, you have to wait for a rally. For some time, there is a positivity going around in the context of bond /…
What To Expect From RBI’s Policy Meet This Week
There is also a faint expectation that RBI may hike the rate one last time, taking the repo rate from 6.5% to 6.75%. The last interest rate hike by the…