Ahead of FM meet, Yes Bank feels scope of 25 bps rate cut
A day ahead of a meeting between Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and top bankers, private sector lender Yes Bank today joined its peers in promising to deliver a rate cut soon.
Jun 11, 2015, 14:59 PM IST
RBI has not shut its door on rate cut: Rajan
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said the central bank has not shut its door on rate cut and will take a view depending upon the evolving situation with regard to monsoon and external environment.
Jun 05, 2015, 22:34 PM IST
More PSU banks cut lending, deposit rates
Two PSU banks, Central Bank of India and Syndicate Bank, Friday announced a cut in their lending rates while two others reduced deposit rates after RBI lowered the policy rate by 0.25 percent this week.
Jun 05, 2015, 19:33 PM IST
Expect 0.75% more cut by RBI over FY16: UBS
The Reserve Bank is likely to further cut the key lending rate by 75 basis points in the current fiscal despite its hawkish stance, although it may hold the pause button in the next monetary policy review, a UBS report said Thursday.
Jun 04, 2015, 20:29 PM IST
Rajan says not more comfortable on inflation now than in April
The central bank cut its policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 percent on Tuesday, for the third time this year, to boost investments and growth.
Jun 03, 2015, 14:04 PM IST
SBI, Dena, Allahabad, Punjab and Sind banks cut rate; EMIs to come down
In a big relief to home and auto loan borrowers, several banks led by market leader SBI Tuesday slashed lending rates by up to 0.3 percent after RBI cut key policy rate.
Jun 02, 2015, 20:59 PM IST
Interest rate sensitive stocks dip post RBI policy
Interest-rate sensitive realty, banking and auto stocks witnessed heavy selling pressure Tuesday, falling up to 8 percent, after the RBI hinted that there may not be any more cuts in the near-term.
Jun 02, 2015, 19:18 PM IST
Low inflation gives India chance to cut rates, but window could close
A sharp fall in inflation has provided India with a window to cut interest rates for a third time this year, as the central bank prepares for a policy review on June 2.
May 26, 2015, 13:30 PM IST
10-year benchmark govt security rises on rate cut hope
The benchmark 8.40 percent-2024 bond closed at Rs 103.2175 or at a yield of 7.8981 percent today as against Friday's close of Rs 102.90 or 7.9465 percent.
May 18, 2015, 21:03 PM IST
Sensex extends gains for the 2nd straight week, up 219 points
The 50-share NSE Nifty also firmed up by 70.85 points or 0.86 percent to close at 8,262.35 after moving in a range of 8,089.80 and 8,332.75 during the week.
May 16, 2015, 14:36 PM IST
RBI may cut rates by 0.25% in policy review: Care Ratings
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage point as inflation is firmly under the desirable limit, credit rating agency Care Ratings said here.
May 14, 2015, 19:49 PM IST
WPI inflation falls (-)2.65% in April; industry demands rate cut
Inflation, as measured on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), has been in the negative zone since November, 2014.
May 14, 2015, 13:18 PM IST
Rate cut likely on or before June 2 policy review: Experts
The Reserve Bank is likely to go for a rate cut on or before the June 2 policy review as the CPI inflation fell to a 4-month low of 4.87 per cent in April and industrial output declined in March, say experts.
May 13, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
HSBC downgrades Indian equities to "underweight"
HSBC downgraded Indian stocks to "underweight" from "overweight", citing slowing earnings growth, little room for rate cuts and potential negative impact from an unusual weather due to El Nino.
May 13, 2015, 09:55 AM IST
RBI may cut rate even before June 2: SBI Research
The Reserve Bank may cut rate by 25 basis point even before its monetary policy review on June 2 as inflation is easing and the US Fed tightening is expected by year end, SBI said in a research note Thursday.
May 07, 2015, 13:58 PM IST
Nomura sees 0.25% rate cut in June, then pause till 2016
The Reserve Bank is likely to go for a final 25-basis point rate cut in June and will be in pause mode thereafter until end-2016 as the government's fiscal stance is positive for growth, says a report.
Apr 28, 2015, 19:12 PM IST
CII expects 0.75% cut in interest rates by RBI this year
With deflationary trend continuing, industry body CII is expecting the RBI to cut the key policy rates by 0.75 per cent in three tranches this year to revive investments and growth.
Apr 19, 2015, 16:04 PM IST
RBI nudges lenders to cut rates; SBI, ICICI, HDFC, Axis Bank oblige
The action of the banks came after RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan termed as "nonsense" the lenders' claim that cost of funds was still high.
Apr 07, 2015, 23:31 PM IST
SBI, ICICI, HDFC Bank cut rates, EMIs set to fall
Country's biggest bank SBI and private sector lenders ICICI and HDFC Bank late Tuesday evening cut their base rates by 0.15-0.25 percentage points, a move that could bring relief to corporate and retail borrowers.
Apr 07, 2015, 21:08 PM IST
Room for repo rate cut in coming quarters, say experts
Even as the Reserve Bank maintained status quo on policy rates Tuesday, there is a room for reduction in repo rate in coming quarters, say analysts.
Apr 07, 2015, 17:11 PM IST
