The RBI today raised the repo rate to 4.9 per cent, up from 4.4 per cent. The Central Bank also raised consumer price (CPI) or retail inflation forecast for FY23 to 6.7 per cent from 5.7 per cent.
All the measures, including banking tweaks, to promote affordable housing seem to be unorthodox and practical, with the RBI playing its central bank role almost perfectly, says Finology Ventures CEO
Das said in his remarks while spelling out the outcome of the ongoing monetary policy review meeting that started on Monday.
Currency trades in a narrow zone; ends the day at 77.71 against dollar
In the previous fortnight ended May 6, bank credit grew by 10.82 per cent and deposits at 9.71 per cent
The Central bank's MPC meet comes in the backdrop of high inflationary concerns and evolving geo-political scenarios, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Bond dealers said the hike in yields on state government paper was in line with the increase across the board - treasury bills, Government of India (GoI) bonds, and corporate paper
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 2,294 crore, while domestic investors provided buying support to the tune of Rs 1,311 crore
In a circular on Monday, the central bank specified rates of provision for outstanding loans extended by 'NBFC-Upper Layer'
Rules apply to 'upper layer' of finance firms specifically identified by the central bank for enhanced regulatory requirements.
There were reports that the RBI might be considering using the images of Rabindranath Tagore and A P J Abdul Kalam on new-series currency notes
The yield jumped 4 basis points (bps) on Monday after Saudi Arabia - the world's biggest oil exporter - raised prices for Asian buyers
In contrast, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, M&M, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys and ICICI Bank were among the gainers, rising up to 0.99 per cent
CLOSING BELL: nfosys, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, ITC, and Tata Steel were the large-caps that helped the 30-pack index bounce back from lows
Policy will depend on RBI's inflation projection
The Reserve Bank on Friday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 27.5 lakh on Punjab & Sind Bank for non-compliance with certain directions issued by it on 'external benchmark-based lending'. A statutory examination of Punjab & Sind Bank revealed non-compliance with the directions, inter-alia, to the extent the bank linked certain floating rate retail loans and floating rate loans to micro and small enterprises, extended by it after October 1, 2019, to MCLR instead of an external benchmark, RBI said. A show cause notice was issued to the bank. "After considering the bank's reply to the notice, oral submissions made in the personal hearing and examination of additional submissions made by it, RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance ... was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty...," RBI said. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), however, added that the penalty is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to ...
This is after duty cuts on fuel; 25-50 bps repo rate hike likely in the MPC meet next week
The country's foreign exchange reserves increased by $3.854 billion to $601.363 billion in the week ended May 27, according to RBI data.
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