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Ahead of ban order, RBI gave a list of apps working with NBFCs to govt

The Reserve Bank of India gave a list of apps, which were working with non-bank lenders registered with the central bank, to the government ahead of the ban imposed on some apps earlier this week, officials said on Wednesday. "We have given a list of apps which work with NBFCs (non-banking finance companies) to the government. On that basis, the government has taken this step," Governor Shaktikanta Das told reporters here. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology banned 94 loan apps, which included entities not connected to China as well. It included some apps involved in what reports described as predatory lending with unfair terms, which led to a debt trap for the borrowers. The list of banned apps include 'Buy Now Pay Later' (BNPL) apps such as LazyPay and Kissht. Das said the RBI sought a list of apps the NBFCs registered with it work with, adding that this was done because "there are many illegal and illegitimate apps" which promise to lend by

RBI to launch pilot project for QR-based coin vending machines in 12 cities

These vending machines will dispense coins against a debit to the customer's account. The process will use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) instead of physical tendering of notes

Indian banking won't be affected by individual case: Shaktikanta Das

Loans are not given considering a company's market capitalisation, he says about Adani Group crisis

MPC's optimistic growth outlook augurs well for credit demand

The MPC's optimistic growth outlook for H2 FY2024 augurs well for the credit demand for the banking sector as well as the lenders, said Karthik Srinivasan of Icra

Penal charges by lenders on RBI radar, to come out with a paper: Das

Das also said RBI has decided to extend UPI to inbound travellers, expanding the scope of Trade Receivables Discounting System and launch a pilot project on QR Code-based Coin Vending Machines

RBI MPC increases repo rate by 25 bps, pegs FY24 inflation at 5.3%

Need to see decisive decline in inflation, core inflation still sticky, says RBI governor

Stocks to Watch: Bharti Airtel, Hero Moto, Adani Green, Ambuja Cement, NDTV

Stocks to Watch: Airtel reported a 91.5 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit; Adani Green Energy's consolidated net profit more than doubled to Rs 103 crore in Q3

Indian shares end lower in volatile session ahead of RBI's rate decision

BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares struggled for direction on Tuesday before closing lower, as markets see-sawed between optimism that the Reserve Bank of India will pause rate hikes.

Declining core inflation limits need for further rate hikes by RBI: S&P

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said core inflation in India has been declining sequentially, and an elevated 6.25 per cent policy rate limits the need for further rate hikes. The Reserve Bank has increased the short-term lending rate by 225 basis points since May last year to contain inflation, mostly driven by external factors, especially global supply chain disruption, following the Russia-Ukraine war outbreak. The policy rate now stands at 6.25 per cent. The RBI's rate-setting panel - Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) - will decide on the interest rate on Wednesday. "In India, core inflation has been elevated for longer; however, it eased sequentially in the second half of 2022. An already elevated 6.25 per cent policy rate limits the need for further increases," S&P said in a report. The RBI has been tasked to ensure that retail inflation remains at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent. However, external factors have led retail inflation to remain above the upper tolerance .

With vote split, RBI's MPC might hike repo rate by 25 bps: Experts

Will there be a convergence or divergence among the members of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on the 25 basis points (bps) policy rate hike, experts debate.

RBI's 3-day long MPC meeting starts amid expectations of lower rate hike

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das-headed Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) started its three-day meeting on Monday amid expectations of a smaller 25 basis points rate increase or a pause on the rate hiking spree that started in May last year to check inflation. The decision of the six-member rate setting panel will be announced by the Governor on Wednesday. With retail inflation showing signs of moderation and remaining below the Reserve Bank of India's 6 per cent upper tolerance level, and projected slowdown in GDP growth in the next fiscal starting April, experts are of the opinion that the central bank may only opt for a 25 basis points hike in the key interest rate. Another opinion is that the RBI may press the pause button on rate hike on Wednesday itself. "We expect the RBI to pause in February policy," State Bank of India's Economic Research Department said in a report titled 'Prelude to MPC Meeting on Feb 6-8, 2023'. In the current rate cycle, it said that rate actions, both hike

Bond yields and rupee to closely track RBI's monetary policy meet

The RBI is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) on Wednesday, which many traders believe will be the last before a prolonged pause

Expect 25-bp hike before RBI presses pause button

The rate-increase cycle, which started in May 2022, raising the policy rate from 4 to 6.25 per cent to fight entrenched inflation, is nearing its end

Sebi, RBI should keep mkt stable, Adani rout company specific issue: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that regulators Sebi and RBI should always be on their toes to keep the equity market stable and indicated that the Adani stock rout following a Hindenburg report was a company specific issue. She said banks and insurance companies are "not overexposed" to any one company and assured that Indian markets are very well managed by its regulators. "Yes, there have been occasional blips in the market, maybe small or big, but they do address issues like that. And I strongly believe that our regulators are seized of this matter," Sitharaman said in an interview to Times Now. Adani Group stocks are witnessing a meltdown on the bourses after the US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations in a report, including fraudulent transactions and share price manipulation at the Gautam Adani-led group. The Adani group has dismissed the charges as lies, saying it complies with all laws and disclosure requirements. Hindenburg ...

RBI Monetary Policy: One last rate hike now but signaling close to the peak

Inflation remains sticky and most G-10 central banks may in any case, continue with rate hikes; given India's resilient growth momentum, the MPC might increase the repo rate one final time

RBI rate decision, Q3 earnings to drive market trends this week: Analysts

Equity markets' focus will shift to the RBI interest rate decision scheduled this week, with investors also tracking the ongoing third quarter earnings, global trends and foreign fund trading activity, for further cues, analysts said. Brent crude oil prices and rupee-dollar movement would also drive the trends in the market. "The direction of the US market will be closely watched, but the flow of FIIs will be crucial because they have been selling heavily in the Indian market since the beginning of 2023, and it has intensified following the Adani Group crisis. "This week will see the release of Q3 earnings from companies such as Bharti Airtel, Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco and Mahindra & Mahindra as well as macroeconomic data from the United States. RBI policy, whose outcome is scheduled for February 8, will be a critical domestic event," said Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst, Swastika Investmart Ltd. Adani Group stocks have taken a beating on the bourses after the US-based ...

FY24 disinvestment target pragmatic, but challenging: Dipam Secy Pandey

'Privatisation processes are BMMP (bandwidth, market available, minority shareholders, and the process)', said Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Debt market moves on from practice of aggressively-priced new 10-year bonds

New 10-year coupon at 7.26%; easing inflation offset by large bond supply

Banking sector remains resilient amid Adani Group's stock rout, says RBI

SBI's Rs 27,000-crore loans to Adani backed by assets, cash flow, says chairman

Forex reserves at near 7-month high of $577 bn on spike in currency assets

Following a decline of $100 billion in its reserves from February to September of 2022, the RBI has over the last three months been replenishing its holding