“So, my view is that if the budget disappoints and I think the only way it can disappoint is if they do not give relaxation on personal taxation and those have to be significant,” says Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com.What is the anticipation? I know no correction is anything to worry because if election outcome is anything … Read more
Mumbai: Deposits are still the most preferred instrument of saving in India although market-based instruments are gaining share, said an article published in the Reserve Bank’s July Bulletin. The article provides estimates of quarterly financial balance sheet of households and their net financial wealth for 2011-12 to 2022-23. The article has been authored by Anupam … Read more
One 97 Communications which operates payments platform Paytm, is expected to report a net loss between Rs 1,013 crore and Rs 840 crore for the quarter ended June 2024 according to estimates by a couple of brokerages. The revenue for the reporting quarter is expected in the range of Rs 1,532 crore and Rs 1,490 … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday issued a notification that said it has expanded the scope of remittances to International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). The central bank highlighted it has allowed authorised persons to facilitate remittances for availing financial services or products as per the International Financial Services … Read more
Mumbai: Apart from high food inflation, incomplete transmission of the 250 basis point policy rate hikes since May 2022 could delay reversal of the rate cycle by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Transmission through loan and deposit rates ranged between 111 and 245 bps until May 2024, an analysis of the latest RBI data … Read more
Weighted average lending rates on fresh loans and deposits fell marginally by 16bps and one bps ( one basis point is 0.01 percent) respectively in May according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India. The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of commercial banks stood at 9.39 per … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is believed to be exploring appropriate coverage for green deposits, climate risk-based differential premiums and ex-ante funding needs for climate sustainability, and experts feel this could make such deposits lucrative for banks. A green deposit is a fixed-term deposit for those who want to invest in environmentally friendly projects. … Read more
Food inflation in India has been around 8 per cent year-on-year since November 2023, with no signs of easing despite the early arrival of monsoon rains and forecasts of above-normal rainfall. This persistent inflation has kept the headline inflation above the central bank’s target of 4 per cent. Impact of Heatwave on Food Supplies A … Read more
The RBI in the MPC meeting today announced a significant change for depositors. The central bank raised the limit on bulk deposits, affecting scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), small finance banks (SFBs), and local area banks. Previously, the bulk deposit limit for SCBs and SFBs was Rs 2 crore. With the revision, the new limit is … Read more
Mumbai: Overseas debt purchases via the voluntary long-term investment route have accelerated sharply, with foreign holdings so far in May marking their highest monthly level in two years and this year’s commitments crossing the billion-dollar threshold in the latest demonstration of India‘s emergence as a global debt investment option. FPI investment in the debt-voluntary retention … Read more