Can home loan rates dip below 8% with RBI reducing repo rate by 25 bps to 6%?
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a 25 bps reduction in repo rates to 6% from 6.25% and has also shifted its stance from 'neutral'…
RBI unlikely to change interest rates
Mumbai: RBI is likely to keep interest rates unchanged after its monetary policy review this week as it battles inflation, said respondents in an ET poll, but some of them…
Gold firms as US bond yields slip with focus on Middle East
Gold prices climbed on Wednesday on softer U.S. Treasury yields, but lacked impetus to move higher as bullion's safe-haven demand showed signs of fatigue after global leaders sought to prevent…
Term premium at 12-year high pushing up borrowing costs
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India's status quo on interest rate is becoming increasingly irrelevant, with the term premia - the difference between the policy repo rate and the yield…
View: Dividing central bankers into hawks and doves misses the big picture
Central bankers have long been categorized as hawks, who prefer higher borrowing costs to keep a lid on inflation, or doves, who favor lower rates to juice growth. In normal…