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Saturday, May 18, 2024
TopicReserve Bank of India

Topic: Reserve Bank of India

Do Indian newsrooms get it right on economic trends? RBI has the answer

In a study published in RBI bulletin last month, the authors found that news articles can capture trends in various sectors of the economy, even before official statistics are out.

Rupee to hover near weaker side of 81/dollar, bond yields await RBI’s monetary policy decision

The rupee ended last week at 81.3175 per dollar but underperformed its Asian peers due to strong demand for the greenback from corporates.

RBI uses e-rupee to settle 2.75 billion rupees of government bonds in pilot project

The digital rupee would make the interbank market more efficient, the RBI said Monday, when it announced the pilot for CBDC in the wholesale segment.

RBI’s monetary policy committee to meet to discuss first-ever inflation target miss

The central bank aims to keep retail inflation within 2 percentage points on either side of its 4% target over the medium-term.

To curb rupee’s decline, RBI asks local banks to not build positions in offshore markets

This is a step back from the directions it issued in 2020, when it allowed banks operating from the International Financial Services Centre Banking Units to trade in the NDF segment.

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

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.

India’s forex reserves fall to $537.52 billion, notching steepest weekly fall in six months

The country's reserves were $545.65 billion at the end of the previous week. Reserves have now fallen for eight straight weeks and are near their lowest levels since August 2020.

India’s current account deficit widens to 2.8% of GDP in Q1, highest in nearly 4 years

RBI data shows that India's CAD was around $23.90 billion in the first quarter of FY-22/23. Following the rising prices of commodities globally, the trade deficit also has been affected.

India’s falling forex reserve isn’t a worry for now, but RBI has a tightrope walk ahead

With US Fed hiking rates, RBI might be pushed to increase its own rates to slow simultaneous fall of rupee & India's forex reserves. But this could also hurt economic growth.

RBI unlikely to extend 30 September deadline for credit card security, say bankers, merchants

According to RBI's data, card & internet transactions made up 34.6% of the total fraud cases in FY21.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?