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Topic: interest rates

Govt slashes small savings scheme rates up to 1.4% for April-June quarter

PTI -
Term deposits of 1-3 years will now fetch an interest rate of 5.5%, down from 6.9%, while the five-year term deposit will earn 6.7% instead of 7.7%.

Lesson from Black Death: Coronavirus will transform economic life for longer than we expect

Andy Mukherjee -
Even if 1% of infections prove fatal eventually, Covid-19 will likely cast a lasting shadow on behaviour, preferences, prices and yes, interest rates.

What US yield curve is, and why analysts say it signals optimism for global economy in 2020

Srijan Shukla -
The US yield curve is considered the leading indicator of global economy’s health and has predicted every American recession in the past 50 years.

RBI likely to cut interest rates for 6th time in 2019 to support growth

PTI -
In five reductions so far in 2019, interest rates have been lowered by a total of 135 basis points over concerns that growth momentum is slowing down.

Economic slowdown worrying, should keep interest rates low, says Monetary Policy Committee

Anirban Nag -
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the central bank will keep its policy stance accommodative for as long as it was necessary to revive growth.

This is how much lower RBI can cut interest rates

Anirban Nag -
RBI can possibly cut rates by another 40-65 bps, which will take benchmark repurchase rate below 4.75% level seen during the global financial crisis.

RBI is becoming the model central bank to the world

Daniel Moss -
RBI’s clear messaging & rate-cut path offer a lesson to peers. There’s no point targeting inflation if growth is waning & the thing you’re aiming at is dormant.

RBI set for third straight rate cut to help breathe life into slowing economy

Anirban Nag -
RBI will reduce repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%, say 31 of 43 economists surveyed by Bloomberg, while 3 are penciling in a 50 bps cut.

Interest rate cuts will make a difference only when they’re transmitted down the line

Ila Patnaik -
Banking sector reform won’t lead to an immediate change, but in the medium term, it will help transmission of policy rates to bank lending rates.

RBI under pressure again to cut interest rate, boost liquidity

Anirban Nag -
Despite RBI's two interest-rate cuts this year, borrowing costs aren’t coming down fast & liquidity has also dried up due to cash demand for elections.
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