Finance

RBI slashes repo rate by 35 basis points to 5.40%, cuts GDP growth forecast to 6.9%

The central bank reduced the repo rate by 35 basis points to 5.40 per cent from 5.75 per cent in its third bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2019-20.

Aug 7, 2019

RBI monetary policy: Investors awaiting outlook beyond another repo rate cut

With a fourth 25 basis points repo rate cut a foregone conclusion, observers are watching for RBI guidance about its outlook on the state of the economy.

Aug 6, 2019

Hong Kong trouble, looming financial crisis sink world's biggest banks in China

'Big four' state-owned lenders that are also world's largest tumble to record low valuations amid concern that Beijing will direct them to bail out smaller banks as economic ills from US-China trade wars grow

Aug 5, 2019

BSNL privatisation: Salary delay, worsening fiscal crisis intensify speculation

Industry observers claim the government's focus shifted to BSNL and MTNL after speeding up the privatisation procedures of national carrier Air India.

Aug 5, 2019

Taxation amid slowing economy is killing market's 'animal spirit': D Subbarao

Of late the financial markets have borne the brunt of multiple taxes amid an acute slowdown, which has almost killed the investors' risk-taking appetite.

Aug 4, 2019

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CCD shares nosedive 20% after VG Siddhartha goes missing

The share touched a 52-week low of Rs 154.05, down by 19.99% from the previous close.

Jul 30, 2019

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SBI tightens lending terms for auto dealerships

The shadow banking crisis that began to unfold in India during mid-2018 has deepened this year.

Jul 30, 2019

Account Aggregator to make funding seamless in India

The account aggregator will obtain data from multiple service providers and deliver it via consent-based channels to financial information users.

Jul 29, 2019

Should we worry if WhatsApp shared payments data with Facebook?

Government is trying to ensure that Mark Zuckerberg's social media platform Facebook does not access data from group entity and chat platform WhatsApp that is set to launch a payments service anytime now.

Jul 27, 2019

Quest for more RBI dividends: Has Modi govt shot itself by firing Subhash Chandra Garg?

Garg, who has sought early retirement after the finance ministry snub, was the fiercest advocate for reducing RBI's cash reserves and transferring more cash dividends to the government.

Jul 26, 2019

Tata Nano at manufacturing plant in Gujarat

India's automobile industry to bleed 1 million jobs due to persistent slowdown

The job losses are happening in the major hubs, including Gurgaon-Manesar belt of Haryana, Pune, Jharkhand's Jamshedpur and some parts of Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur.

Jul 25, 2019

Allahabad Bank report on Rs 688 crore fraud triggers fear of more irregularities

Allahabad Bank tells bourses that NCLT proceedings are in progress to recover the dues from a Ludhiana-based textile company; the bank had earlier reported a fraud of over Rs 1,775 crore by Bhushan Steel Ltd.

Jul 18, 2019

Bimal Jalan report: Govt may put more pressure on RBI for cash to meet budget target

Jalan panel's proposal for 'nominal' transfer of RBI funds to the government from the reserves over 3-5 years falls short of expectations.

Jul 18, 2019

Here is why RSS economic wing is opposing PM Modi's plan for foreign currency bonds

RSS economic wing Swadeshi Jagran Manch views Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to issue foreign currency bonds as 'anti-patriotic' as it will allow rich foreign nations to control India's policies.

Jul 17, 2019

Infosys tightens the belt to protect margins as staff attrition rate skyrockets

The IT major is taking several measures to contain the fall in margin including withholding salary hikes to senior employees and suspending bonus payments to the staff of vice president level and above.

Jul 16, 2019

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