The RBI Monetary policy was announced on April 06th under fairly mixed circumstances. A lot has changed in the last few months since the demonetization exercise was first undertaken. To begin with, while demonetization did impact growth, the impact was nowhere close to what the pessimists were expecting. On the other hand, it had the …
There was actually little surprise in the markets when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) finally announced a 25 basis points cut in the monetary policy announcement on 2nd August. The debate among traders and economists was more around whether the actual rate cut would be 25 basis points or 50 basis points. In fact, the …
An Overview At its bi-monthly monetary policy meeting on Friday, India’s central bank may leave its benchmark rates unchanged while laying out a plan to raise the reverse repo rate, mirroring the measured approach Mint Road’s counterparts on both sides of the Atlantic are taking to re-acclimate their economies to normal liquidity flows. According to …
Let us see what repo and reverse repo rates are and how they affect the economy. Banks charge interest rates on loans and pay interest on deposits. These interest rates are influenced by the rate at which funds change hands between the central bank, i.e., the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and banks. The rates …
In his speech in the morning of 5th August 2022, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das addressed the media on the decisions taken by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), including the decision to hike the repo rate to its highest since August of 2019 ie. the pre-pandemic era. His speech indicated both the acknowledgement of the global …
Inflation Despite concerns surrounding volatile food prices and fluctuating oil costs, the RBI maintains its inflation projection for the fiscal year at 5.4%. However, the elusive 4% target remains unmet, as RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das acknowledges the persistent dance of headline inflation. Economic Growth Painting a broader picture, the anticipated GDP growth for FY24 stands …
The capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released a new proposal to promote the dematerialisation (demat) of securities. Under the new proposal, all the listed companies are required to issue securities exclusively in demat form following corporate actions such as stock splits, share face value consolidations, mergers, or demergers. …
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been net sellers in India throughout January 2025, barring the trading session on January 2. This marks a continuation of the significant outflows witnessed in 2024. The selling spree has intensified to such an extent that January 2025 recorded the highest FII outflows for the month in over a decade, …
After 3 consecutive days of gains, the Indian stock market faced significant selling pressure on Friday, with both the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex falling sharply. On January 17, 2025, Indian stock markets were trading lower on Friday due to weak global signals. By 12 PM, the BSE Sensex had fallen by 546.63 points, or …
The Nifty Financial Services Index (FINNIFTY) is a specialised benchmark designed to track the behaviour and performance of India’s financial sector. This index includes a wide range of entities such as banks, financial institutions, housing finance companies, insurance firms, and other financial services providers. Comprising 20 stocks listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), FINNIFTY …
