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If RBI can't cut CRR today, let them pay us interest on it, says SBI

Jun 17, 2013

Ahead of the mid-quarter review of monetary policy today, the State Bank of India has said if the apex bank cannot reduce CRR rate, which is a must for lending rate cuts by banks, they should pay interest on cash reserves that banks park with the monetary authority. #RBI #CRR #Interest rates #SBI #TheySaidIt
Forget the rate cut: RBI has bigger things to worry about

Jun 13, 2013

Given the steep dive of the rupee and a limited ability to defend its value, the last thing the RBI should be thinking of is an interest rate cut #RBI #Interest rates #PolicyWatch #Rate Cuts
Why FM is hemming and hawing on rupee, gold and rates

Jun 07, 2013

Chidambaram has said contradictory things on the rupee, rates and gold. He is trying to talk up the rupee and stocks and talk down gold. It's a difficult act to follow #rupee-dollar #Interest rates #Exchange rates #Gold prices #FM Speak

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Rate cut probability low from here on, but India Inc wants more

May 03, 2013

Ball now in govt court to boost growth, experts say; India Inc wants more #India #RBI #Interest rates #PolicyWatch #ExpertView #India Inc #Rate cut
Why inflation is good for the poor...and the government

Apr 27, 2012

Is inflation as bad for the poor as it is made out to be? The answer seems to be a qualified no... #Business/Finance #Inflation #PriceWatch #Real interest rate #Inflation tax
Subbarao faces tight balancing act on interest rates

Jan 23, 2012

The RBI boss, who will unveil a review of Monetary Policy on 24 January, has a tough tightrope walk to execute this time. #WhyNow #Reserve Bank of India #Duvvuri Subbarao #Interest rates

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Halifax's Houdini: A cruel rate trick that makes your interest vanish!

2013-06-19 00:40:00

Now you see it: Rates for Halifax's fixed deals have been magically changing during the sign-up process Halifax bank is running a mean rate-cut ruse that is luring savers into poor-paying fixed deals. Customers whose bonds and cash Isas are coming to the #Halifax Corp #United Kingdom #Wales
This Is Money
Halifax's Houdini: A cruel rate trick that makes your interest vanish!

2013-06-19 00:40:00

Now you see it: Rates for Halifax's fixed deals have been magically changing during the sign-up process Halifax bank is running a mean rate-cut ruse that is luring savers into poor-paying fixed deals. Customers whose bonds and cash Isas are coming to the #Halifax Corp #United Kingdom #Wales
The Hindu
RBI keeps interest rate, CRR unchanged

2013-06-17 06:19:00

Reserve Bank on Monday kept the key interest rates unchanged citing elevated food inflation, rupee depreciation and uncertainty over foreign fund inflows. The repo rate at which the RBI lends to the system has been retained at 7.25 per cent, while the ca #Duvvuri Subbarao #India

Editor's picks

Why India should have been prepared for Uttarakhand floods

But we aren’t helpless: we’ve failed because, though we’ve done our homework on how not to fail, we haven’t actually turned these lessons into practice.
Why the political isolation of Narendra Modi is temporary

If Modi stands in splendid isolation today, it would appear that he represents a break from the consensual leader. But once again the disagreement over Modi is all about optics.
Why is the Kedarnath pilgrimage so important? Five key points

According to reports, while the temple is safe, the outer compound has been damaged and the town around the temple has suffered massive losses as it felt the full force of the rising waters.
It's batting vs batting as India take on SL in Champions Trophy

The key player battles for the Champions Trophy semi-final between India and Sri Lanka in Cardiff.

The 4 MLAs who helped Nitish Kumar keep calm and carry on

Nitish Kumar’s fate today might swing on six independents. Four of them have extended their support, and two are undecided. Here we give you the low-down on who the decision-makers might be today
Hauz Khas Village: The hypocrisy of high-end 'alternative' chic

HKV provides Delhi’s socialites and chatterati with what they need most: Obnoxious status display masked as anti-establishment virtue.
Why diversification is at the heart of a good financial future

Diversification is a risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. The rationale behind this technique contends that a portfolio of different kinds of investments will, on average, yield optimally desired returns while lowering a risk that is posed by any individual investment found within the portfolio.
India lose 1-5 to Australia, crash out of Hockey World League

An error-prone India needed a miracle to topple Australia in what was the 100th international fixture between the two sides.

Lok Sabha polls 2014: Back to basics for Congress and BJP

With the playing field level, from now on it will be a battle of strategies for the Congress and the BJP
Chidu's 'Ferrari' of reforms has an autorickshaw engine

A slew of economic reforms has been promised this month, but one should not expect anything more than fancy footwork from the FM.
From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar, Umesh – that’s the core of the Indian team today and perhaps it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they are Dhoni’s boys.

Vajpayee, Advani, Modi: Every leader has given Hindutva a twist

From Vajpayee to Advani to Modi –the Sangh Parivar has come a long way, presenting before India every few years a Hindutva face rendered presentable through a shrewd makeover
Why Nitish 'really' dumped the Modi-led BJP

While prima facie it might seem to be a clash of two strong personalities i.e. Modi and Kumar, there is much more to the split than that.
3 Indias at war: Sensex India, Maoist India, and Bharat

The current tensions in India can directly be traced to three visions of India – one of which will involve breaking the country
Last man standing: Why it's easy to feel sorry for Misbah

Sympathy for a Pakistani cricketer, especially a batsman, is a novel emotion for those of us coming from the 90s.

Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
Food security: For poor’s sake, jholawalas must speak up

The subsidy to the rich accounts for more than 7 percent of the GDP while that for the poor, with the food security act, would account for 1.1 percent.
Patients get HIV in Assam hospital after blood transfusion, panic spreads

Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.

Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

Neither UPA nor NDA is an alliance. And the BJP and JD(U) were mere power-sharers, not allies. To grow, alliances have to be built around principles not just power-sharing
Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

At a press conference, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, however, did not reveal any concrete steps but promised more reforms by August. He said the rupee’s decline is in line with that of the currencies of other countries with high current account deficit like India.
Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

The index of industrial production (IIP), a measure of the industrial activity in the country, grew by a meagre 2% in April 2013, in comparison to the same period during 2012. The index was expected to grow by around 2.4% (source: India: Weak growth and sticky retail inflation. Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, Nomura). In [...]
Why 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja is a people's genius

If one was simply to go by numbers, young and jolly Jadeja is on course to be a great. That’s not overrating him — it’s the simple logic of statistics one cannot argue against.