Interest Rate Hike

Tata High-interest rates make auto industry cautious about growth prospects

Unseasonal rains impacting rural demand, high-interest rates on auto loans and increased costs due to new regulatory norms are making the automotive industry cautious about the growth prospects in the current fiscal. The industry --- which witnessed the first full year without any impact of COVID-19 in FY23 after a gap of two years with double-digit growth of 21 per cent in overall retail sales -- is now set to clock tapered growth in the low single-digit due to a high base, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). As per data shared by the dealers' body, the total domestic vehicle retail sales stood at 2,21,50,222 units in FY23 against 18,3,27,326 units in FY22. Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer, Marketing and Sales, Shashank Srivastava said the unseasonal rains in March and early April could have a dampening effect on the sentiment in the rural areas. "Because this is the harvest time and these rains are not so good (for the rural sales),"

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Mkts see optimism in RBI's status quo, gain for 5th day after initial fall

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Necessary to assess cumulative impact of action taken so far: RBI

"It is now necessary to assess the cumulative impact of our action taken so far"

Sensex up 144pts, Nifty nears 17,600 as RBI pauses hike; realty stocks jump

CLOSING BELL: Shaktikanta Das said the move was only "a pause and not a pivot"

Global trade growth to slow to 1.7% in 2023 amid rising inflation: WTO

Dragged down by a sharp slump in the fourth quarter, world trade volume grew by 2.7 per cent, "a smaller-than-expected increase"

RBI set to raise rates 25 bps on elevated inflation, keep hawkish stance

Retail inflation rose 6.44% year-on-year in February, easing from 6.52% in January but has remained above the RBI's mandated target range of 2%-6% for 10 out of the last 12 readings

Realtors worried about likelihood of another repo rate hike by RBI

Borrowing costs for both developers and homebuyers will rise, leading to higher housing prices on the one hand, and diminished demand from buyers on the other

New Zealand's central bank hikes key interest rate by 50 bps to 5.25%

New Zealand's central bank surprised economists on Wednesday by imposing an aggressive half-point rate rise to bring its benchmark interest rate to 5.25%. It was the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's 11th straight rate hike as it tries to cool inflation, which is running at 7.2%, far above the bank's target level of around 2%. It brings the key rate to its highest level since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008. New Zealand's benchmark rate is now among the highest in the developed world, and the bank's aggressive action stood in contrast to Australia's central bank, which on Tuesday decided to pause its round of rate hikes and leave its benchmark rate at 3.6%. Most economists had expected the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to impose a more modest quarter-point rise after the nation's economy contracted in the December quarter and a destructive cyclone hit in February, killing 11 people and causing billions of dollars in damage to homes and infrastructure. The currency rose on the ...

BOE economist says interest rates may have to rise as prices fall

Inflation is set to drop sharply from the current 10.4% level in the coming months due to lower energy prices and base effects, as last year's sharp price jumps are not repeated

Dollar sags after weak data, investors bet on Fed near to end of hike cycle

Sterling rose to a new 10-month high against the dollar, while the euro reached its highest since February

Time to avoid the 'last hike'

One feels that arguments in favour of a pause in April are strong

Growth, margins play whack-a-mole with consumer discretionary space

Some brokerages bet on consumer staples, preferring this more defensive space

Reserve Bank likely to hike benchmark interest rate by 25 bps on April 6

Under pressure to bring down retail inflation and keep pace with global peers, the Reserve Bank may go in for 25 basis points hike in benchmark interest rate, probably the last in the current monetary tightening cycle that began in May 2022, at the bi-monthly policy to be unveiled on Thursday. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank will be meeting for three days on April 3, 5 and 6 to take into account various domestic and global factors before coming out with the first bi-monthly monetary policy for fiscal 2023-24. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already increased the repo rate by a total of 250 basis points since May in a bid to contain inflation though it has continued to remain above the central bank's comfort zone of 6 per cent for most of the time. The two key factors which the RBI Governor headed committee will deliberate intensely while firming up the next monetary policy are -- elevated retail inflation and the recent action taken by central banks of ..

Markets flat after volatile year; benchmarks swing over 20% in FY23

Sustained rate hikes by global central banks, Russia-Ukraine war, stubborn inflation and developed world banking crisis kept a leash on stock price performance

Govt hikes interest rates on most small saving schemes for June quarter

The interest rate on the Public Provident Fund has yet again been kept unchanged at 7.1%

Egypt's Central Bank raises interest rates to curb surging inflation

Egypt's Central Bank said it raised interest rates on Thursday as the embattled Middle Eastern country continues to battle surging inflation and a depreciating currency. In an online statement, the bank's monetary policy committee said the most basic lending rate, the overnight deposit rate, has increased from 16.25% to 18.25%. The hike aims to ease spiraling inflation, with the annual figure reaching 32.9% in February, up from 26.5% in January. Nearly a third of Egyptians live in poverty, according to official figures, and are struggling to keep up with rising prices, which have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. The prices of basic items such as grains, meat, poultry, fish and fruit, have risen drastically over recent months. Since the outbreak of the war in Europe, the Egyptian pound has lost more than 50% of its value against the dollar. The currency slide accelerated after Egypt first announced it had reached a $3 billion bailout agreement with the International .

Era of low interest, easy credit over, inflation pronounced in India: S&P

The era of low interest rates and easy credit is over in the Asia Pacific region. Amid greater market volatility and slower Asia-Pacific economies, funding access could tighten sharply, said S&P Global Ratings in a report.

TMS Ep400: SC on bank frauds, rising interest rate, markets, municipal bond

Why did RBI fail to convince SC on bank frauds? What should borrowers do amid rising interest rates? Which sectors should you bet on in FY24? What are municipal bonds? All answers here

Gold spot of bother: Little sparkle for financiers despite tailwinds

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