In support of a resurgence in private corporate investment and private spending, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra and the other five members of the rate-setting panel voted earlier this month for a 25 basis point drop in the repo rate. On April 9, Governor Malhotra’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) lowered the short-term lending rate by…
India’s government issued data on April 15 showing that wholesale inflation decreased to 2.05 percent in March from 2.4 percent in February. While the food index saw a further fall, the prices of manufacturing items, which make up about two-thirds of the index, increased by 3.1 percent from 2.9 percent the previous month. The central…
Global uncertainties continued to cause equity inflows through the foreign direct investment (FDI) channel to drop 6% year over year to $10.8 billion in the October- December quarter. According to the data, the FDI inflow trend that has been dropping over the past few years has not yet been stopped, nor have the levels of…
There is still unrelenting FII selling. On February 24, 2025, FIIs sold Rs 6,287 crore in a single session. Since November, this discharge has been the biggest in a single day. On November 28, 2024, FIIs received Rs 11,756 crore in sales. As of October 2024, the FIIs have sold over Rs 3 lakh crore…
With improved government expenditure and uneven consumption, Q3FY2025 GDP is predicted to increase to 6.4% from Q2FY25’s seven-quarter low of 5.4%, according to ICRA. The gross value added (GVA) growth rate is also predicted to show a comparatively broad-based improvement, rising from 5.6% in Q2FY2025 to 6.6% in Q3FY2025. The industrial (up 6.2% from 3.6%),…
Due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s implementation of fresh tariff measures, the Indian rupee fell to a new record low of 87.9563 against the US dollar on February 10. Compared to the previous trading session, when it opened at 87.4275 vs the US dollar, the local currency was significantly weaker at 87.9175. On February 9,…
Without a doubt, this RBI policy meeting has been historic. The Reserve Bank of India has emerged from its five-year hiatus, reducing the key policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%, down from 6.50%. After 2020, this is the first instance of the RBI making a rate cut. In May 2020, the Reserve…
In early January 8 trading, the Indian rupee fell 9 paise to a record low of Rs 85.83 versus the US dollar, which is 0.069 percent less than the all-time low of Rs 85.77 reached on January 4. The strengthening of the US dollar and the increase in the price of crude oil caused the…
India’s market capitalization increased by an astounding 9% in December, making it the largest among the top ten equities markets in the world. After declining for four straight months, this performance represents its biggest uptick in over three years. So far in December, foreign investors have invested about $2.37 billion in Indian stocks, reversing the…
As Budget FY26 preparations begin, the government has begun internal deliberations on how to revitalize the industrial sector with a new set of incentives. Although production-linked incentives are already being used to encourage investment in a few industries, a more comprehensive plan is currently being considered, in which government support would be connected to the…
