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Source: Live Mint Kotak Mahindra Bank has slashed its interest rates on savings accounts effective February 17, 2025 soon after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced its repo rate by 25 basis points. Below are some important updates which all customers of the bank should know: What are Kotak Mahindra Bank’s new savings account…
Source: Live Mint Private lending major HDFC Bank has increased its Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending Rate (MCLR) for the overnight tenure by 5 bps from 9.15 per cent to 9.20 per cent. This is effective from February 7, 2025, according to the bank’s website. Rates for all other tenures are unchanged. Overall, HDFC Bank’s…
Source: Live Mint India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), concluded the monetary policy committee on Friday, February 8, and announced a 25-basis-point rate cut to 6.25 per cent for the first time in five years. RBI also lowered its growth forecast for the Indian economy to 6.7 per cent, citing the headwinds…
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 The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open on cautious note on Friday amid mixed global cues and ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy decision. The trends on Gift Nifty indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift…
Source: Live Mint Asian currencies also slumped after the dollar rallied on Trump’s sweeping tariffs that impose a 25% levy on Mexican and Canadian imports into the U.S., while those from China will attract a 10% charge. The tariffs kick in on Tuesday. While intermittent dollar sales from state-run banks helped limit the rupee’s decline,…
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 The Indian stock market has recently demonstrated remarkable resilience, exhibiting a bounce back from periods of consolidation led by uncertainty by economic slowdown and premium valuations. This recovery is a testament to the market’s inherent strength. One of the catalysts for the recent market relief has been the easing of geopolitical tensions….
Source: Live Mint Stock Market Today: Indian equity markets ended flat with a negative bias on Friday, December 6, with the Nifty 50 and Sensex showing little movement after a series of key announcements by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its MPC meeting today. The RBI MPC pulled off a balancing act today…
