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Source: Live Mint MUMBAI, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Indian benchmark bond yield ended little changed on Monday, while shorter-duration bond yield declined, as the central bank’s longer-term liquidity infusion plan and dovish commentary aided sentiment. The benchmark 10-year yield ended at 6.7036%, compared with its previous close of 6.7065%. The members of the rate-setting monetary…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg Opinion) — On a good day, central banking can be a hum-drum business. Borrowing costs and forecasts are nudged around a touch, but preferably not at all. Unfortunately, it’s the bad times that become emblematic — and addictive. It fell to a diverse set of officials this week to remind us that there…
Source: Live Mint The RBI recently reduced the repo rate. How does this affect interest rates on vehicle loans? Should I expect my monthly payments to decrease? What factors should I consider before taking a car loan in this scenario? – Name withheld on request With the RBI’s recent repo rate cut, we may expect…
Source: Live Mint The long-awaited policy rate easing by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is finally here. With inflation cooling from recent peaks, GDP growth dipping marginally, and global central banks shifting to accommodative policies, expectations were high ahead of the latest monetary policy review. The announcement did not disappoint—RBI has cut the repo…
Source: Live Mint MUMBAI : Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) had amassed a record 153,404 short contracts on Nifty and Bank Nifty futures as of Tuesday, a day before the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) begins its three-day meeting (5-7 February). Markets widely expect a 25-basis-point rate cut. “These shorts are at a…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino signaled the possibility of an interest rate hike next week by saying that the board will be discussing it, making it clear that the option is on the table. “In conducting monetary policy, it is difficult but essential to judge the right timing,”…
Source: Live Mint (Updates with afternoon European trading) LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Euro zone bond yields dipped on Monday, edging off near-six-week highs hit at the end of last week as investors grappled with an uncertain monetary policy and borrowing outlook for 2025. Germany’s 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for the euro zone, was…
Source: Live Mint Implications for India’s monetary policy The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) faces a delicate balancing act. With the Fed signalling a slower pace of rate cuts in 2025, foreign capital inflows into India could diminish, especially as US treasury yields become increasingly attractive. This may prompt the RBI to consider steps to…
Source: Live Mint Implications for India’s monetary policy The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) faces a delicate balancing act. With the Fed signalling a slower pace of rate cuts in 2025, foreign capital inflows into India could diminish, especially as US treasury yields become increasingly attractive. This may prompt the RBI to consider steps to…
Source: Live Mint (Reuters) – Gold prices firmed on Monday, although trading was thin due to the holiday season and as investors looked for cues on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy trajectory for next year after it signaled gradual easing in its latest meeting. Spot gold added 0.3% at $2,628.63 per ounce, as of…
