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Source: Live Mint As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday cut the repo rate again by 25 basis points, home loan EMIs are expected to fall. In the past two months, RBI has cut the repo by a total of 50 basis points. In February, RBI cut the benchmark rate from 6.5 per…
Source: Live Mint RBI Monetary Policy Committee Meeting LIVE: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will announce its first bi-monthly monetary policy of FY26 today, April 9. The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra was scheduled from April 7 to 9 and the credit policy decision will be…
Source: Live Mint The India Volatility Index surged 65.7% on Monday to 22.8—its highest spike since its inception in 2007. On Tuesday, the gauge dropped to 20.44, but was up by about 47% over five trading days as US President Donald Trump unleashed a global trade war last week. India VIX reflects the market’s expectation…
Source: Live Mint The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee cut the repo rate by 25 basis points in February to 6.25 per cent, its first reduction in nearly five years. RBI appears on track for another round of monetary easing in its next policy meeting, scheduled to take place from April 7-9,…
Source: Live Mint Trump fired up global trade tensions by announcing a baseline 10% tariff on all imports starting 5 April, with reciprocal tariffs on specific countries from 9 April. India will be hit with a 27% additional tariff, while China’s rate soars to 54%, up from the previous 20%. Gift Nifty futures took a…
Source: Live Mint On Tuesday—the worst day for the Indian markets since 28 February—benchmark indices tumbled more than 1.5%, reflecting jitters around the upcoming announcement and leaving investors poorer by more than ₹3.4 trillion. The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1.8% to settle at 76,024.51, while peer Nifty 50 closed 1.5% lower at 23,165.70. After a…
Source: Live Mint As scams grow more sophisticated, at least you have one less thing to worry about—cheque fraud. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) implemented the Positive Pay System (PPS) back in 2021, which has emerged as a powerful tool to fight cheque fraud in India, especially for large-value transactions. The PPS adds an…
Source: Live Mint Indian stock market: The domestic equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open higher on Tuesday, following a rally in global markets. Asian markets traded higher, while the US stock market surged overnight, with the S&P 500 ending at its highest in over two weeks. On Monday, the Indian…
Source: Live Mint Investment word of the day: As a personal loan or home loan borrower or as an investor planning to put money into the business, you will be curious to know certain key metrics that may impact the cost of borrowing. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced certain metrics to understand…
Source: Live Mint The US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its policy rate unchanged in the 4.25%-4.50% range, along with its guidance for two rate cuts in 2025, has triggered fresh discussions on how central banks across the globe, including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will respond. The RBI had initiated the repo rate-cut…
