RBI MPC repo rate: The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee may go for an interest rate cut on February 7 for the first time in almost five years. During its December meeting, the RBI decided to keep the repo rate steady at 6.5% for the 11th consecutive time due to ongoing inflationary challenges. … Read more
Fixed Depsit rates: In December 2024, several banks, including Federal Bank, Karnataka Bank, Equitas Small Finance Bank, RBL Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra, changed their fixed deposit interest rates. These changes have implications for the general public’s and senior citizens’ savings. One of the most widely chosen investment options is a fixed deposit, where an individual deposits … Read more
FD rates: Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) six-member Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) meeting this week, some of the public and private banks have revised their fixed deposit rates. The Repo Rate established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plays a significant role in influencing Fixed Deposit (FD) rates. It dictates the … Read more
Investing in a sound and non-volatile financial tool is one of the best ways of safe and riskless investments. There are many financial tools available in the market which doesn’t get affected by the market’s ups and downs. One such tool is fixed deposits. Fixed-term deposits, also known as term deposits, offer investors the opportunity … Read more
When it comes to parking one’s hard-earned money into safe investment tools, fixed deposit schemes are still the most chased ones looking at the volatility in the market. As the Reserve Bank of India kept the repo rate at the same level, many banks have tweaked their fixed deposit rates to attract customers. In the … Read more
Bank fixed deposit (FD) rates: Fixed deposits (FD) have gained popularity, with some banks offering up to 9 per cent interest in different tenures. Some banks, public and private, have raised interest rates on fixed deposits in December. Since May 2022, FD investors have seen an upward interest rate trajectory with some public sector banks … Read more
State Bank of India (SBI) has increased its fixed deposit (FD) rates across most tenors. The new rates are effective from today, December 27, and are applicable to term deposits below Rs 2 crore. Except for 1 year to less than 2 years tenor, which has been retained at 6.80 per cent, 2 years to … Read more