.jpg)
The rupee is set to breach the Rs 60-a-dollar mark again this week as the Street expects foreign institutional investors to continue pulling out of domestic markets. According to the street, this would result in government bond yields rising.
As inflation rate is near the upper limit of the comfort zone, experts rule out rate cuts anytime soon
The new IIP series based on the new base year, is expected to lead to better capturing of ground data
The RBI gauges both measures of inflation when deciding on monetary policy,
The RBI, which has been keeping rates at an elevated level citing high inflation, wants it to come down to 6 per cent by January 2016.
It is the six per cent target RBI is more concerned about.
India is due to post industrial output later in the day, with analysts expecting a return to modest growth, and is due to post wholesale and consumer prices data next week amid expectations vegetable prices have eased.
The government on Monday ruled out the possibility of free food-grains distribution to migrants saying there is no panic situation and no complete national lockdown unlike last year.
Economic recovery in US, euro zone help; new orders sub-index at 52.4
The Sensex and the Nifty witnessed biggest one day loss in percentage terms since June 24
Inflation indexed bonds assure a positive return over inflation.
Infrastructure and inflation targeting are expected to be top priorities for the new Reserve Bank of India governor, says A V Rajwade.
RBI watchers are going to be on tenterhooks for the next 3 weeks.
RBI, in its first bi-monthly monetary policy statement, left the short-term lending rate, or repo rate, unchanged at 8 per cent and the cash reserve ratio static at 4 per cent.
The first stage of the inclusion strategy was focussed on opening bank accounts, logically seen as creating the last-mile channels for financial access.
The HSBC/Markit purchasing managers index for the services industry inched up to 47.1 in October from 44.6 in September, the fourth successive monthly contraction of service sector output across India.
Janmejaya Sinha lays down Urjit Patel's agenda - cleaning up bank balance sheets, evaluating robustness of CPI and pushing for digitisation in financial services.
Foreign fund flows into and out of the domestic sharemarket will continue to be key for the rupee's fortunes.
According to a new report published by Switzerland-based BIS, which is also referred as 'bank for central banks', the US Federal Reserve's announcement of a possible phasing out of easy money regime has resulted in 'abrupt and sizeable' equity market losses in both advanced and emerging markets.
Industrial output had slowed to 5-month low of 2.1% in March.
Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index cooled to a 5-year low of 1.77 per cent in October driven by softening prices of fuel and food items.
While retail sales at dealerships have suffered the full impact of demonetisation, the growth in wholesale volumes comes as dealers had relatively lower inventory after Diwali in October.
The cutback on export credit refinance facility is another step towards a shift away from sector-specific liquidity allocations.
Market breadth was weak with 1,260 advances and 1,597 losers on the BSE.
In recent past, midcap stocks have performed well, say experts.
The Consumer Price Index hit the lowest in six months in March at 4.83 per cent.
RBI awaits fiscal stance, inflation to cool off to decide on rates.
A strong set of industrial output numbers for January provided the perfect backdrop to reap more dividends, with the IIP having expanded 2.7 per cent year-on-year.
After fighting inflation for more than two years, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao finally managed to bring it below the five per cent level - the tolerance level of the central bank - in FY14.
Shares of rate sensitive sectors such as realty, infrastructure, banking and automobiles ended higher ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mid-quarter policy review on June 17.
The progress on US debt ceiling talks, domestic inflation numbers and second quarter earnings of companies are expected to keep investors busy in the truncated trading week ahead.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
The concept of gold as an asset capable of getting anytime money is evaporating.
If credit is not going to flow in response to a policy rate cut, while inflationary pressures, as well as expectations, may be stoked, a rate cut may not be appropriate at this point
After Raghuram Rajan leaves, the world for the succeeding RBI governors will be distinctly different.
Rajan's exit will neither affect the RBI's de facto independence nor its working.
An expected withdrawal of FIIs from the market likely to weaken the rupee against the dollar.
ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
The finance ministry and RBI must get less conservative and improve co-ordination.
Food prices are also expected to move up due to the poor monsoons.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances