Stock indices in India slumped for the third straight session on Wednesday, with investors closely waiting for the Federal Reserve monetary policy decision slated to be announced later today.
The World Bank reported that the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has destroyed approximately 93 per cent of the branches of banks operating in the territory after 15 months of continuous conflict.
The downward revision from the rating agency came soon after the Reserve Bank in its latest monetary policy cut growth forecast to 6.6 per cent from 7.2 per cent.
Reserve Bank is expected to cut repo rates in February 2025 and such a decision, it at all taken, is unlikely to be impacted by rupee's weakness against the dollar, asserted SBI Research in a report.
In latest move towards effective communication, Reserve Bank of India has decided to launch podcasts for wider dissemination of information that is of interest to the public.
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to cut the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is expected to provide marginal support to the Net Interest Margins (NIMs) of banks, according to a report by Axis Securities.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the 11th consecutive time, marking a continuation of its neutral monetary policy stance. The RBI downwardly revised GDP forecast for 2024-25 to 6.6 per cent from 7.2 per cent earlier.
Responding to questions during the post-monetary policy press conference, the central bank governor said all that RBI has done is permit the opening of Vostro accounts to countries who wish to trade in local currency. This was a part of the de-risking of trade.
By this, 1.15 lac crore liquidity will be infused into the backing system. Governor Das outlined the inflation projections for FY24-25, pegging Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation at 4.8 per cent. Quarter-wise, inflation is forecasted at 5.7 per cent for Q3 and 4.5 per cent for Q4. For F