Finance

Future is 'Made in America': Biden after signing $280 bn CHIPS & Science Act

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the historic $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act into law that includes $52 billion to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

Aug 10, 2022

Economy: Bank of Baroda to raise Rs 1,000 cr via infrastructure & affordable housing bonds

Bank of Baroda, the second largest state-owned bank, is planning to raise Rs 1,000 crore through issuance of infrastructure and affordable housing bonds on August 12, a source close to the development told IANS.

Aug 6, 2022

ITR Filing Deadline: Taxpayers demand extension as technical glitches on portal continue

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the top organisation for CAs, has stated that it will not appeal to the Finance Ministry for a deadline extension despite pleas for one.

Jul 27, 2022

Razorpay gets RBI approval for Payment Aggregator license

The central bank issued a payment aggregator framework in March 2020, stating that payment gateways will be mandated to have a license in order to acquire merchants and provide them with digital payments acceptance solutions.

Jul 11, 2022

RBI's measures to boost forex inflows may not increase inflows: Emkay report

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to relax regulations to boost foreign exchange inflows will not have any material change in receipts, but certainly helpful in directional forex signalling to speculators, said Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd.

Jul 7, 2022

Large borrowers' loan accounts and bad loans decline: RBI's Financial Stability Report

The share of large borrowers for scheduled commercial banks (SCB) has declined in the recent times while their share in the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) also went down, said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Jul 2, 2022

RBI hits hard on Bitcoin, DeFi, crypto trading platforms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slammed unbacked crypto assets (such as Bitcoin), stablecoins and decentralised finance (DeFi) and crypto asset trading platforms, underscoring the need for regulatory guardrails to ensure financial stability and consumer and investor protection.

Jul 2, 2022

If banks raise interest rates on Fixed deposit to 7.5-8%, there could be a flight from mutual funds: Report

If banks raise interest rates on fixed deposits to 7.5-8%, there could be a flight to these products from mutual funds, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said in a report.

Jul 1, 2022

Forex: Indian rupee slips to 78.68 against US dollar

The increasing global crude oil prices and inflation concern turned slippery for the Indian rupee as it went down against the US dollar on Tuesday.

Jun 28, 2022

Govt appoints IRS officer Nitin Gupta as CBDT chairman [details]

The government has appointed IRS officer Nitin Gupta as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

Jun 27, 2022

SoftBank Group International CEO "Michel Combes" quits in just 5 months, Alex Clavel replacing him

In a surprise move, French businessman Michel Combes, who joined as SoftBank Group International CEO in January this year, has resigned, the company announced on Wednesday.

Jun 22, 2022

RBI extends timeline for compliance of some credit and debit card business directions

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday extended the timeline for implementation of certain directions relating to credit and debit card business.

Jun 22, 2022

Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin surges past $20K, Ethereum crosses $1,100 per coin

After witnessing free fall for weeks, Bitcoin finally managed to rebound past $20,000 per digital coin on Monday, around 16 per cent gain over the weekend.

Jun 20, 2022

Global regulator for banks red-flags crypto-assets such as Bitcoin

Digital assets: End of the crypto craze? Indian investors wary as mega sell-off continues

As foreign portfolio investors continue to pull out money from the Indian equity market, the sell-off in the crypto market and the digital asset space has also accelerated in the wake of global economic meltdown.

Jun 18, 2022

Home loans: HDFC raises home loan interest rate by 50 bps, effective from today

Lending major Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has increased its Retail Prime Lending Rate (RPLR) on housing loans -- on which its Adjustable Rate Home Loans (ARHL) are benchmarked -- by 50 basis points.

Jun 10, 2022

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