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Thursday, February 26, 2026
TopicRate hikes

Topic: Rate hikes

Shares rise 1% as RBI eases inflation fears

Rama Venkat -
Rate hike fears were soothed after RBI said inflation looked to ease and as risk sentiment improved globally on UK's fiscal policy U-turn.

RBI’s rate hikes to have limited impact on Indian banks’ profits, rating agency Moody’s says

Chris Thomas -
Hikes this year to combat inflation will only lift net interest margins. The agency also added that banks' profitability would be reduced by losses on government securities holdings.

Rate hikes lead to speculation that Asian central banks may not stop soon

Marcus Wong -
Central banks raising rates in Asia have prompted bets on continuing hikes in swap markets.

Chief economic adviser flags US rate hikes, oil prices as headwinds for Indian economy

Shubham Batra -
V. Anantha Nageswaran says he is surprised by Fed's hawkishness in hiking rates. With US inflation hitting 4-decade high in February, Fed raised rates in March and plans more hikes.

RBI will go slow on raising rates, says investor who foresaw liquidity crisis

Subhadip Sircar -
Suyash Choudhary of IDFC says RBI will risk financial stability and seriously hurt growth if it adds to the two rate increases since June.

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Opinion

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

R Jagannathan -
Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

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Economy

In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

Purva Chitnis -
India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

Defence

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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