New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Economists on Friday said they do not expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) monetary policy committee to exhibit any urgency to tighten policy as yet amid fast-evolving geopolitical situation.RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said last month that Central Bank is closely monitoring the fallout from the West Asia conflict and will not make firm commitments on the future path of policy rates.He signalled that the central bank was in no hurry to move on rates. “We are in a wait-a…
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New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s partial rollback of recent foreign‑exchange curbs has helped the Rupee strengthen by nearly 2 per cent against the Dollar from record lows of around 95 per USD, a report said on Thursday.”Overall, the decision to ease some of the measures appears to be aimed at striking a balance between supporting genuine hedging needs while curbing arbitrage or speculative activity in the currency market,” the report from DBS Bank said.The RBI partly r…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Finance hub GIFT City on Monday announced that banking assets at its International Financial Services Centre have crossed $106.7 billion as of February 2026, marking over seven‑fold surge from $14 billion in September 2020.The huge surge indicated a rapid scale‑up of India’s offshore banking ecosystem and reflected increasing global and domestic participation in India’s international financial services ecosystem, it said.The growth has been supported by an expa…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India’s markets are likely to recoup some lost ground after the US announced a five‑day reprieve for Iran’s energy infrastructure, a report said on Wednesday.Radhika Rao, Senior Economist and Executive Director at DBS Bank, predicted that the RBI will keep rates on hold in 2026, while addressing specific pockets of strain.The bar for rate hikes is high, due to the “stagflationary” shock and exogenous nature of the event risk, the report said.”Foreign reserve cove…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Women from rural regions in India are more confident in managing finances compared with high-net-worth (HNW) women, according to a report released on Friday.The report by DBS Bank found that financial decision-making among women in India is increasing, particularly among female entrepreneurs.According to the report, 76 per cent of rural women earners feel confident managing finances, compared with 67 per cent of HNW women and 58 per cent of female entrepreneurs.However,…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that talks are on with the Shipping Ministry and shipping companies to free up cargoes stranded due to the conflict in West Asia.The government will look at ways to ease exporters’ burdens, including high insurance and shipment costs.”Every day, the inter-ministerial group talks to the exporters. Even this morning, they must have had an engagement. They take feedback, and we will not be found wanting in supporting ou…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Safe‑haven currencies, from the dollar to the yen and gold, are expected to rally and equity sentiment could worsen due to supply chain disruption amid escalation of the US-Iran war, a report said on Wednesday.The report from DBS Bank said spreads of sovereign and corporate bonds could widen as investors while the monetary policy will stay put in the near term. Taimur Baig, Chief Economist, DBS Bank, warned that despite the Iranian Navy’s warships posing minimal thr…
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to keep the policy rate unchanged reflected a favourable assessment of growth and inflation dynamics, economists said on Friday.The RBI MPC, in its first monetary policy review of 2026, kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent.Analysts welcomed the pause on rate hikes and said they expect the RBI to maintain an extended pause, due to positive cyclical upswing and confidence from successful conclusion of multiple trade deals.Rad…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to announce its decision on the key policy rate on Friday, with economists expecting Central Bank to take a pause in February after the December 2025 rate cut — with tone and forward guidance to be closely watched.The three-day RBI MPC, which began on Wednesday, is likely to signal a nimble, forward-looking response framework amid firm growth and easing external risks post US trade deal, according to Radhika Rao, Executive D…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) After the Union Budget 2026 and the historic India-US trade deal, all eyes are now on the three-day Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting that begins from Wednesday, with the key repo rate decision on Friday.Economists believe RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra-led MPC is likely to pause any further policy rate cut. The Central Bank is rather set to undertake direct measures to tackle liquidity, bond stability and currency-related risks.The RBI…