A day ahead of Lok Sabha polls announcement, the government today decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices by up to 0.2 per cent.
Budget 2026 sticks to fiscal discipline, shuns populist measures despite five key state elections coming up, but ends up rattling stock markets with a higher transaction tax on derivatives trading.
The Indian economy is likely to grow at 7.4 per cent in 2025-26, up from 6.5 per cent in the previous fiscal, mainly on account of better performance of manufacturing and services sectors, as per the government data released on Wednesday.
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With RBI's repo rate cut and strong macroeconomic fundamentals like benign inflation, strong forex reserves and stable rupee, GDP growth is expected to be higher and interest rates are poised to touch new lows, PNB Gilts has said.
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Borrowers haven't heard the last of interest rate hikes, as more banks are preparing to raise lending rates in the days ahead to offset increase in their cost of funds.
After the last Budget's announcement of a major tax relief for those earning an annual salary of less than Rs 12 lakh, there is not much that individuals can look forward to in the forthcoming Budget, points out A K Bhattacharya.
The government should lower the interest rates in the long term to increase supply as a move to check inflation, which touched a three year high of 7 per cent last week, Bharti Group chairman and managing director Sunil Bharti Mittal said.
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Silver prices extended their record-breaking rally for a sixth straight session on Monday, surging 6 per cent to touch a lifetime high of Rs 2,54,174 per kilogram in futures trade amid strong investor demand and bullish global trends. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March delivery surged Rs 14,387, or 6 per cent, to hit a new record of Rs 2,54,174 per kilogram.
The Reserve Bank on Friday eased money supply further by cutting key policy rates and ratios - decisions that would among other things infuse Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) into the banking system.
Macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors would be major driving factors for market movement this week, analysts said. Unabated capital infusion by domestic institutional investors have supported the positive trend in the stock market last week, traders said.
Meanwhile, ICICI Bank chairman KV Kamath, however, said he expects interest rates to go up only towards of the end of this year.
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From the 30-Sensex firms, Bharat Electronics, Power Grid, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, and Bajaj Finserv were among the biggest gainers. However, HCL Tech, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, and Sun Pharma were the laggards.
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State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Sunday said it has cut its benchmark lending rate linked to repo rate by 50 basis points in line with the RBI's rate reduction. Meanwhile, private sector HDFC Bank reduced its Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending Rates (MCLR) by 10 basis points across tenure, which will benefit borrowers whose loans are linked to this benchmark.
A pickup in freight rates, rising fleet utilisation and a long-awaited replacement cycle are breathing fresh life into India's commercial vehicle (CV) market, strengthening the investment case for Tata Motors' CV arm (TMCV). Despite a broadly steady December quarter (Q3) performance, brokerages remain divided on whether the upswing is strong enough to offset margin pressures.
The Reserve Bank is likely to hike interest rates marginally in the fourth quarter of this fiscal to give a signal to the market, a top financial sector expert said.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key policy repo rate unchanged at 8.0 percent on Tuesday, as widely expected, while expressing concerns about risks to its target to bring consumer inflation down to 6 percent by January 2016.
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In a move that will hit the common man, the government on Friday slashed interest rates payable on small savings including PPF and Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) in a bid to align them closer to market rates.
Bank of Baroda's subsidiary Bobcards Ltd will slash the interest rate on its credit cards to lowest ever level of 1.49 per cent per month, a move that will trigger off another rate cut war among banks and card issuers.
Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank of India on Thursday sought to play down their differences in perception on interest rates.
The quantum of fraud detected by the bank is more than the 503 crore net profit it reported for the October-December quarter of 2025-2026.
LIC Housing Finance on Thursday slashed interest rates for new housing loan customers, intensifying the war for cornering a major pie of the now reviving home loan market.
Deposit rates stood at 8-9.50 per cent, compared to 6.25-8 per cent as on August 18, 2006, the report for the month of August stated.
The RBI has flagged concerns over rising volatility in gold prices and advised lenders to exercise caution in the gold loan segment.
Millions of small savers and PPF account holders will earn less on their post office savings schemes, with the government deciding to reduce interest rates on them marginally by 0.10 per cent.
Initially, these futures contracts would be based on 10-year government bond yield, which should be settled by physical delivery. Recently, an RBI-appointed technical panel recommended introduction of futures contracts, suggesting that as market evolves, exchanges may consider introducing contracts on various other government securities and had sought public comments.
Institute of Economic Growth on Friday said domestic interest rates are set to rise in the short term due to surging inflation and hike in international rates.
'Among corporates, about 60% of income is now reported under the new tax regime.'
The ruling is expected to have wide-ranging consequences for global trade, businesses, consumers, inflation trends and household finances across the country.
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