Tapering

Fed taper: rupee will be volatile but won't see a free fall yet

The inevitable has finally happened. The US Fed has started cutting its bond purchase by $10 billion to $75 billion a month. But the Indian market's reaction to the decision has been muted. The stock markets declined, but it was not a freefall. The rupee's depreciation against the dollar has also been not as sharp as feared.<br /><br />

Holding strong at 61.6: Rupee will see a sharp rally this month

Increased risk appetite amongst global investors would lead to inflows into Indian bonds and equities.

India will see a sell-off if Fed starts to taper, but not total disaster

Will we again see a capital flight from emerging markets, or will it rank as a market correction, perhaps one that has largely played out already in anticipation of a taper, or will these capital outflows intensify into a crisis?

Global markets on edge, watch key data for Fed tapering clues

All eyes are on this month's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 17-18 where the US central bank may consider reducing its bond-buying program.

Forget data and rhetoric, Fed liquidity's the only show in town

Low market volatility is a sign markets expect no "taper" any time soon, or that they are steeled for a reduction in the pace of the Fed's bond-buying if it comes.<br /><br />

Stay away from easy money: Late Fed tapering could be a disaster for India

Clear examples are the economies of Brazil and India, which have slowed sharply recently due in part to the lack of government action to remove bottlenecks of growth such as high taxes and cumbersome red tape.<br /><br />

'Federal Reserve could taper in October, depending on data'

ICICI Bank raises $750 mn from sale of overseas bonds

Private sector lender ICICI Bank said today that its Dubai branch has raised USD 750 million in a 5.5-year overseas bond sale at a coupon of 4.80 percent.

Federal Reserve ends money printing, but the easy money party will continue

The Federal Reserve is unlikely to start sucking out all the money it has printed and pumped into the financial system any time soon.

Federal Reserve says its ending quantitative easing, but did its $4 bn experiment work?

The Federal Reserve announced the end of its economic stimulus known as quantitative easing on Wednesday.