Kotak Securities, ICRA feel RBI’s dovish stance to steady inflation

According to analysts, RBI’s rate cut will help increase India’s GDP, while keeping the policy stance accommodative. “For the third successive time, in line with the majority market expectations, the Monetary Policy... Read more »

Bankers approve the accommodative stance of the monetary policy 

Bankers have rejoiced as the RBI slashed interest rates and changed the policy stance from neutral to an accommodative one. The repo rate is now positioned at 5.75%. While it seems that... Read more »

ICRA, Crisil give lowest rating to DHFL for failure to pay bonds

Ratings agencies ICRA and Crisil downgraded Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd’s (DHFL) commercial paper to their lowest ratings on Wednesday after the lender failed to make payments on bonds due this week.... Read more »

RBI cuts rates by 25 basis points, policy stance changed to unanimous

For the third time in a row, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today slashed interest rates by 25 basis points, as was widely expected. The MPC consisted... Read more »

RBI’s rate cut to help speed up growth: Ind-Ra

 India Ratings and Research believes a rate cut, which is almost certain, in the second bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-20, is unlikely to stimulate demand in the near term due to... Read more »

RBI slashes rates by 25 bps; move could help GDP, NBFCs recover

In a bid to tackle the liquidity crisis, the RBI has cut rates by 25 basis points. This move comes a month prior to the 2019 Budget presented by the Modi’s government... Read more »
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Corporate performances see higher earnings, improved performance in Q4 quarter: CARE Ratings

The corporate performance for the March quarter of FY19 has improved on a quarterly basis as compared to last year, said CARE Ratings in its research report. The rating agency said that... Read more »

India Inc’s Q4 business confidence drops 9.1% in FY19, shows survey

India Inc’s business confidence has fallen 9.1% to 115.4 points in quarter four (Q4) of the financial year (FY) 2018-19, as per a survey by the National Council of Applied Economic Research... Read more »

Finance Ministry to model annual budget around the interim budget

A full-year budget will be presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on July 5. Finance ministry has said that it would use the interim budget allocations made to ministries and departments,... Read more »

World Bank says India’s projected growth forecast is at 7.5%;

India is all set to grow by 7.5 per cent in the next three years supported by robust investment and private consumption, the World Bank has said. The Bank in its Global... Read more »