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TopicInterest rates

Topic: interest rates

How To Get an Instant Personal Loan and Save on Interest Rates

An Instant Personal Loan is instant approval within minutes and disbursal into your account within a few hours.

Debt stock of low- & middle-income nations is troubling. Their debt servicing costs are soaring, too

Economic activity has rebounded in LMICs post pandemic, but the debt accumulated in that period has continued to grow, driven by both short & long-term debt.

Shaktikanta Das has handled govt better than rockstar RBI chiefs. The real test is now

The next few weeks will show how successfully Governor Shaktikanta Das can navigate the latest butting of heads between the government and the RBI.

RBI governor says it’s ‘premature’ to cut rates. Economists divided on whether it’s hurting growth

ThePrint spoke to several prominent economists on whether RBI’s current interest rate policy is adversely impacting growth or if watching inflation should be the way forward.

US Fed keeps key interest rates intact for 7th time fearing inflation

The US Federal Reserve in its latest monetary policy meeting Wednesday left key interest rate unchanged at 5.25-5.50 per cent 'in order to keep the demand in line with supply and reduce inflationary pressure'.

How Japan’s return to positive interest rates after 17 years could impact world economies

Meanwhile, the European Central Bank & US Federal Reserve left rates unchanged but signalled that they'll start cutting rates this year.

Why permanently cutting interest rates to zero can purge capitalism of its evils

A viable compromise could be struck: Rewarding entrepreneurship without compounding inequality or incentivising the unsustainable use of resources.

SubscriberWrites: There are lessons to be learned from failure of banks. Here are a few

It is crucial for banks and other financial institutions to conduct regular stress tests against known market risks, including inflation and interest rate risks, writes Atul.

World Bank lowers FY24 GDP growth forecast to 6.3% from 6.6%

Spillover from recent turmoil in financial markets in US, Europe pose risk to short-term investment flows to emerging markets, including India, said World Bank economist.

Govt hikes interest on post office savings schemes by up to 1.1 bps, retains PPF rate

This is the second quarter of an increase in a row in interest rates for some schemes. This follows a status quo or unchanged rates for nine straight quarters.

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I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.