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MPC likely to remain on extended pause; further rate cuts hinge on inflation trend: Report
2+ hour, 47+ min ago The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to remain on an extended policy pause after its recent rate cut, with any further monetary easing contingent on inflation consistently undershooting its current trajectory, ICICI Bank's Economic Research…...
Trading activity of foreign investors, currency movement, macro data to drive markets: Analysts
3+ hour, 4+ min ago Stock markets are likely to trade in a range-bound manner in a holiday-shortened week where trading activity of foreign investors, currency movement and global macroeconomic data announcements are expected to drive sentiments, analysts said. Several global markets may see subdued…...
SBI to revisit policy on construction finance for housing projects, says chairman
1+ day, 2+ hour ago State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman C S Setty on Saturday said that the bank will reassess its policy on construction finance for residential real estate, but stressed that accountability and transparency will be key factors in determining interest rates…...
Benign inflation outlook to provide policy the space to support growth momentum: MPC minutes
1+ day, 22+ hour ago The possibility of deceleration in growth momentum in the second half of FY26 and first half of FY27 due to headwinds from trade and tariff-related uncertainties prompted the RBI's six-member rate setting panel to go for a growth-supportive 25 basis points (bps) rate…...
RBI’s central board approves risk-based deposit insurance framework for banks
1+ day, 23+ hour ago The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Central Board of Directors on Friday approved the risk-based deposit insurance framework for banks. This comes in the wake of RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra's observations in his October 2025 "Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies…...
India’s oilmeal exports decline 27% in November on dip in major meals consignments
2+ day, 4+ hour ago India's exports of oilmeals dropped by 27 per cent in November from October due to a decline in shipments of major oilmeals such as soybean meal, rapeseed meal, and castorseed meal. Data compiled by the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA)…...
India’s trade deficit with China may widen to reach $106 billion in 2025: GTRI
2+ day, 6+ hour ago India's trade deficit with China is expected to reach $106 billion in 2025 as imports are rising faster than the country's exports to the neighbouring country, think tank GTRI said on Friday. It said that the country's exports to China fell from…...
India’s big-bang financial reforms target wave of foreign money
2+ day, 6+ hour ago India's long-awaited package of financial services reforms is setting the stage for a surge of foreign capital into the world's fastest-growing major economy. All these reforms come as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his administration want to make India a…...
OMO auction for injecting ₹50,000 crore gets good response
2+ day, 21+ hour ago The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) received a robust response to its open market operation (OMO) of Government Securities (G-Secs), with Banks seeking to offer more than twice the notified amount of "50,000 crore. The OMO, which is aimed at bolstering…...
Letters to Editor - The HinduBusinessLine
2+ day, 21+ hour ago This refers to "Messi tour: VIP culture wins" (December 18). Granting that power-generated entitlement of VIPs, the organisers of the tour of renowned football player Lionel Messi and the VIPs whose privileged presence precipitated the crisis cannot escape their responsibility for…...