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Monday, November 24, 2025
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Topic: RBI

Demand is cooling and that explains why RBI didn’t hike interest rates

Capacity utilisation rate, consumer confidence, and outlook for demand in manufacturing sector in third quarter were less optimistic, RBI surveys show.

Politics is back to trump economics under Modi govt

RBI holding rates & govt cutting fuel prices show India is simply being buffeted by politics.

IL&FS effect slams brakes on runaway growth of non-bank finance companies

RBI is looking at strengthening guidelines for non-bank lenders to avoid rollover risks after the IL&FS defaults.

Unwise decision by RBI to delay inevitable rate hike

It was up to RBI to try and undo the damage of New Delhi’s loose talk on the rupee. And the RBI blew it.

RBI surprises by holding interest rates and shifting to hawkish stance

The six-member monetary policy committee led by RBI Governor Urjit Patel voted 5-1 to keep the repurchase rate at 6.5 per cent.

Rupee crashes to all time low of 74.13 against US dollar

Rupee plunged 55 paise against US dollar soon after the RBI announced its monetary policy.

Equity investors hold cash as they fear another RBI rate increase today

Investors expect RBI to increase borrowing costs & want to have plenty of money to deploy when it’s time to invest again.

IL&FS crisis shows easy money era is over in India

Rising borrowing costs are putting pressure on lenders like IL&FS & on debt-focused mutual funds that are liquidating holdings.

Indian tax revenues fail to meet targets five months in a row, raise doubts on borrowing plan

Traders say the gap between the target and actual collection may undermine the government’s plan to cut its borrowing for the year by 700 billion Rs.

This is how IL&FS has planned to rescue itself

Rescuing IL&FS, which has a total debt of $12.6 billion, is vital to stem the risk of default spreading to other lenders.

On Camera

What does a Swiss court ruling on bond wipe out mean for Yes Bank

India must create a modern resolution regime for financial institutions—one that provides clarity on creditor hierarchies, transparency in decision-making and legal certainty.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.