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The Institute for Supply Management's measure of national manufacturing activity has contracted for four straight months

Short-term instruments, such as T-bills, are extremely sensitive to interest rate expectations

When the loan agreement was submitted in the revision proceedings, it revealed the interest rate column, which should have mentioned fixed or floating, had been left blank

From the June quarter, the drop in net interest margin will separate the men from the boys

Non-banking finance company Sundaram Finance would revise interest rate on its term deposits with effect from January 1, the city-based firm said on Saturday. Accordingly, the rate on 12-month deposit would be increased to 7.20 per cent, 7.50 per cent for a tenure of 24 months and for 36 months it would be 7.50 per cent. For senior citizens, the rate of interest would be 7.70 per cent for 12-month deposits, 8 per cent for 24 and 36 months, the city-based Sundaram Finance said in a statement here. The company said its deposit base stood at Rs 4,461 crore.

Analysts expect the Indian equity markets to consolidate over the next few months, as they fully digest the negatives of rich valuations, rising interest rates amid growth headwinds.

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Manufacturing employment increases at 'marked rate' as factories report rise in orders, says survey

Number of pending notices was up 31% to 2,872 at the end of FY22, from 2,193 the previous year

Having raised policy rates to about 6 per cent, does India's Monetary Policy Committee need to do more? And, if so, is more front-loading warranted?

Mere classification of a firm's loans as NPAs by lender banks does not relieve the borrower from its liability towards payment of interest or the principal, the authority says

Rates on CPs, CDs surge; pressure mounts on banks to raise deposits

There is less money for companies as buyers slow down transactions amid geopolitical tension and higher capital cost.

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as hopes rose that the Federal Reserve might ease off plans for interest rate hikes and Britain installed its third prime minister this year. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney gained. Oil prices declined. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index rose for a third day after bond prices rose, suggesting some investors expect the Fed to ease off rate hikes as economic activity cools. Traders see weaker US housing prices and other data as support for a dial back of Fed plans at its December meeting, said Vishnu Varathan of Mizuho Bank in a report. The new British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, warned Tuesday of a profound economic crisis, but his arrival appeared to reassure rattled markets. The battered pound edged higher against the US dollar. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.4% to 3,018.59. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo jumped 2.4% to 15,531.83 ahead of the expected release of a stimulus package this week that reportedly coul

1-year bond yield logs the sharpest fall in two-and-a-half months

For periods longer than 3 years, it is a good idea to explore debt mutual funds that offer indexation benefits and lower the tax outgo

The big question now looming over giants from China's $1.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund to California's public pension, the largest in the US, is how long those private bets will remain insulated

The Reserve Bank's rate-setting panel on Wednesday started deliberations on the keenly awaited monetary policy amidst expectation of 50 basis points hike in interest rate to check inflation and improve foreign capital inflow to arrest declining value of rupee against the US dollar. The decision of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das headed six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be announced on September 30. The government has tasked the central bank to ensure the consumer price index (CPI) remains at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side, but retail inflation has stubbornly stayed above the RBI's comfort zone since January. As per the latest data, the inflation was at 7 per cent in August. While inflation remains high, the Indian rupee is sliding sharply, the US dollar and was currently trading near 82 against the greenback. The rupee depreciation has hastened following the US Fed raising their interest rate thrice by 75 basis point each in the recent past. Other

Achieving 20% growth going forward remains a challenge; deposits for week ended August 26 up 9.5%

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