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Top Headlines: Debate on RBI rate hike, Zomato biz structure change & more

Zomato is on an internal rebranding exercise by moving to a multiple chief executive structure for its businesses that will be housed under a larger organisation called Eternal

ICICI Bank, Bank of India, Indiabulls hike rates ahead of MPC meeting

The revised rates for new borrowers range between 7.80 per cent and 8.30 per cent, depending on credit and loan amount

To achieve positive real rate, MPC needs to take repo rate closer to 6%

In our view, the MPC is likely to deliver a 50 bps increase in the repo rate (currently at 4.9 per cent), for both global and domestic reasons

BS policy poll: RBI may push rates up by 30-50 bps, say economists

MPC may front-load rate hikes to tame inflation, say economists

Canara, Union Bank to raise around Rs 4,000 cr via AT-1 bonds by next week

Union Bank plans to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore while Canara Bank plans to issue AT-1 bonds worth up to Rs 2,000 crore, say sources

Economists see waning urgency for India's RBI to go for large hikes

Citigroup Inc. economists expect a 35 basis-point increase in borrowing costs at the Reserve Bank of India's next Monetary Policy Committee meeting in August, a move also predicted by Barclays Plc

Ahead of inflation data, understanding how CPI is linked to RBI and markets

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the benchmark interest rate, or repo rate, in May and then in June to control demand and liquidity in the economy

Don't think today's situation calls for negative real rates: Jayanth Varma

Either inflation has to come down on its own or we will have to raise the rate, or it will be a combination of the two, says MPC member Varma

The art and science of managing inflation

The conduct of monetary policy is not based on simplistic binaries, particularly during times of extraordinary uncertainty

War in Europe may snuff out global recovery: RBI Dy Governor Michael Patra

Says monetary policy decisions by central banks around the world aimed at their own constituencies. But since inflation is the biggest policy issue right now, it seemed coordinated

Life may get tougher for mid, small size HFCs amid rising rates: Analysts

Analysts warn that housing finance companies (HFCs), which cater largely to affordable housing segment, may see some margin erosion

Yes Bank launches FD linked to repo rate, with mark-up of 1.1-1.6%

Lender also raises interest rates on standard FDs, capping them at 6.5% for regular customers, 7.25% for seniors

Rising mortgage rates won't hit housing sales in India, say experts

Higher mortgage rates will have a lower impact on the Indian housing market than in the US market, said Kotak Institutional Equities (KIE)

State govt borrowing turns expensive after RBI's repo rate hike

Much less raised than the indicated Rs 16,800 crore

RBI policy effect: Loans to get more expensive as banks hike lending rates

ICICI, BoB take the lead; Kotak Bank ups deposit rates

HDFC raises Retail Prime Lending Rate on housing loans by 50 bps

Following the RBI MPC's decision to raise benchmark policy rate by 50 bps, many lenders, including ICICI Bank and BoB, have also raised their external benchmark linked loan rates by an equal amount

Policy signals calibrated tightening

During the gradual transition to a neutral stance, maybe over the next couple of months, liquidity management will play an important role in transitioning the WACR closer to the repo rate

RBI raises repo rate by 50 bps to tame prices; pegs FY23 GDP growth at 7.2%

The repo rate before the pandemic came was 5.15%

Macroeconomic adjustment

Risks for growth and asset prices have increased

RBI monetary policy review: Direction for repo rate is clearly northwards

The MPC pitched for a high number of 50 bps, which is significant because if combined with the inflation forecast, it indicates that more hikes are coming