India’s macroeconomic fundamentals remain strong but the unfolding global developments pose downside risks in terms of spillover, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its monthly bulletin on Thursday. “The ongoing geopolitical crisis has heightened the uncertainty clouding the global macroeconomic and financial landscape even as the world economy struggles to recover from the … Read more
Stocks have been hard-hit by fears about the Russia-Ukraine war, high inflation, and rising rates. UBS investment chiefs Solita Marcelli and Mark Haefele outlined their firm’s new investing outlook. Here are the four sectors investors should target now with volatility on the upswing. A troublesome trio of risks has rattled stocks so far in 2022: … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) monetary policy committee (MPC) on Wednesday unanimously decided to keep repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent for the tenth consecutive time and continued with the accommodative stance. Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends to banks, while reverse repo rate is the rate … Read more
The Bank of England raised its key interest rate for a second consecutive meeting, moving further ahead of other major central banks as they grapple with soaring inflation. The rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee agreed to lift the BOE’s policy rate to 0.5%, from 0.25%, saying they expect annual inflation to accelerate above 7% within months … Read more
JPMorgan’s top executive Jamie Dimon said the Federal Reserve could be more aggressive than many may have anticipated when it comes to fighting inflation. “My view is a pretty good chance there will be more than four,” Dimon said during the bank’s earnings call Friday. “It could be six or seven.” The CEO on Tuesday … Read more
With interest rates bottoming out and the economy picking up, opportunities for higher returns may open up The spotlight has been on stock markets since the Budget presentation and subsequent stock swings have given palpitations to the adventurous. But this Budget had some significant signals for fixed income investors too, which have flown under the … Read more