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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicCentral Bank

Topic: Central Bank

That one sentence from US central bank changed gold prices

Central bank communication now holds as much significance as central bank action. A single clause in a press conference can move markets more than a 25-basis-point adjustment.

Bangladesh central bank chief gives clue why India tweaked power export rules. Hint: Adani

The Indian government two weeks ago amended its power export rules to allow exporters to also sell within India, under particular conditions.

RBI seeks more rate transparency in floating rate retail loans

The central bank said it found 'several' instances of 'unreasonable elongation of tenor' of floating rate loans by lenders without proper consent and communication to the borrowers.

RBI’s net income rises to Rs 2.35 lakh crore on forex gains in FY 2023, shows annual report

During the year, RBI saw a gain of 1.03 trillion rupees from foreign exchange transactions, which allowed it to increase the size of its contingency fund, the report showed.

Post-Covid, RBI’s interest rate hikes have had no consequence on growth of bank credit

Although RBI has been raising repo rate to contain rising inflation & lending, it hasn't discouraged borrowers. The growth in credit could partly be attributed to ‘pent up demand’.

RBI uses e-rupee to settle 2.75 billion rupees of government bonds in pilot project

The digital rupee would make the interbank market more efficient, the RBI said Monday, when it announced the pilot for CBDC in the wholesale segment.

RBI’s monetary policy committee to meet to discuss first-ever inflation target miss

The central bank aims to keep retail inflation within 2 percentage points on either side of its 4% target over the medium-term.

RBI tells state refiners to reduce dollar buying in spot market, contain sharp fall in rupee

RBI has ensured that $9 billion has been made available at overseas branches of some Indian banks for the country's three state-run refiners to tap, according to sources.

Economists foresee RBI hiking interest rates by 100 basis points by next March

The benchmark repurchase rate is expected to climb to 5.40% in four quarter-point moves during the period, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Fear of recession looms as central banks move to hike interest rates

There's little dispute that higher interest rates are coming, or that they are warranted. However, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned rushing could be harmful.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.