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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicInterest rates

Topic: interest rates

Arun Jaitley’s North Block office being renovated, sanitised ahead of his return August-end

The finance minister returns as India’s world-beating growth faces downside risks from high crude oil prices and rising interest rates.

RBI raises prospect of currency wars as it hikes interest rates

Raising interest rates to the highest in two years, RBI says it seeks to stabilise the economy amid growing global trade and currency conflicts.

For Modi, RBI’s rate hike may turn out to be a stitch in time

The central bank may have ensured that the Modi government won’t lose control of fuel prices, inflation & the rupee ahead of 2019 polls.

Emerging markets investor Mark Mobius warns RBI against raising interest rates

Mobius further said that a cut in borrowing rates would increase investments and help Indian states with diverse economic situations.

Blackstone’s first-of-a-kind India IPO confronts rate jitters

Firm’s IPO may raise as much as $1 billion but could be delayed should investors demand a higher-than-expected yield.

RBI keeps interest rates unchanged and cuts inflation forecast

The central bank's decision is expected to help extend a rally in the bond market, triggered last week when the government cut its first-half borrowing plans.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?