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HDFC Bank shares up nearly 4% after savings rate cut

The way a rate cut would help this is it could force more depositors to move towards higher yielding term and recurring deposits.
Published on Apr 15, 2025 02:45 PM IST

No more charges for updating nominee details in PPF accounts: Nirmala Sitharaman

PPF is a long-term, tax-saving investment scheme offered and backed by the government.
Published on Apr 04, 2025 03:25 PM IST

Federal Reserve sees tariffs raising inflation this year, keeps key rate unchanged

Federal Reserve sees tariffs raising inflation this year, keeps key rate unchanged
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 01:32 AM IST

EPFO keeps interest rates on PF unchanged at 8.25%  

The decision not to lower interest rates is a welcome move for the EPFO’s subscribers, for whom provident fund is often the only means to save up for retirement. Yet, the existing interest rate is significantly lower than in 2015-16, when it was be 8.8% (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 28, 2025 03:59 PM IST

Powell says Fed 'well positioned' for 'risks and uncertainties' that lie ahead

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Published on Feb 11, 2025 10:57 PM IST

RBI MPC meeting 2025: RBI likely to cut repo rate. When and where to watch?

RBI MPC meeting 2025: Sanjay Malhotra, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), during a news conference in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.
Published on Feb 07, 2025 09:26 AM IST

RBI starts interest rate deliberations amid expectations of 25-bps cut

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seal is pictured on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai.
Published on Feb 05, 2025 04:04 PM IST

US dollar firmer against peers after Fed keeps interest rates unchanged

The dollar strengthened 0.51% to 0.908 against the Swiss franc
Published on Jan 30, 2025 02:57 AM IST

US inflation likely remained sticky-high last month, threatening rate cuts

US Labour Department is expected to report that in December the consumer price index rose 2.8% from a year ago, according to economists surveyed by FactSet
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 02:30 PM IST

Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.22%

A woman shops for vegetables at a market in Prayagraj. (AP Photo)
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 05:10 PM IST

Interest rates of PPF, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana to remain unchanged | Details

The government will be keeping the interest rates on various small savings schemes like PPFY, SSY, and NSC unchanged, meaning it would be the same as the previous consecutive quarter
Published on Jan 01, 2025 11:43 AM IST

These 5 banks revise their fixed deposit interest rates: Check details

A number of banks have revised their fixed deposit (FD) interest rates in December 2024, including Federal Bank, Karnataka Bank, Equitas Small Finance Bank, RBL Bank and Bank of Maharashtra.
Published on Dec 21, 2024 10:16 AM IST

US Federal Reserve lowers rates by a quarter point, signals two cuts for 2025

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference. (File)
Updated on Dec 19, 2024 04:49 AM IST

Gold steady as traders await central banks' rate decisions

Ahead of the Federal Reserve and other major central banks' interest-rate announcements, gold prices stayed stable as traders exercised caution.
Published on Dec 17, 2024 07:45 AM IST

Headwinds: RBI keeps key rate unchanged, lowers growth forecast

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das delivering the monetary policy statement on Friday
Updated on Dec 06, 2024 11:07 AM IST

EPFO board pitches amnesty plan for PF payment violations

Union minister of youth affairs & sports and labour & employment Mansukh Mandaviya. (mansukhmandviya- X)
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 05:30 AM IST

Fixed deposit interest rates: See 3-year FD rates for banks like SBI, HDFC, PNB

Most of the private sector banks currently have a slightly higher FD interest rate in comparison to PSU banks
Published on Oct 20, 2024 12:28 PM IST

3 new PPF rules from October 1 for minor accounts, multiple accounts, and NRIs

The updated guidelines were initially announced in a circular on August 21, 2024, and were aimed to “regularise irregular small savings accounts” (Representational Image/Shutterstock)
Published on Sep 12, 2024 01:52 PM IST

HDFC Bank raises 3-month lending rates, see latest September 2024 MCLR, others

A bird flies past a window of a HDFC Bank branch office in Mumbai, India, October 21, 2015. (Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)
Updated on Sep 08, 2024 02:16 PM IST

How fast will interest rates fall? Fed Chair Powell may provide clues in high-profile speech

How fast will interest rates fall? Fed Chair Powell may provide clues in high-profile speech
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 12:32 PM IST

Fed minutes: Most officials favored a rate cut in September if inflation continued to cool

Fed minutes: Most officials favored a rate cut in September if inflation continued to cool
Published on Aug 22, 2024 12:20 AM IST

Will home loans get costlier? SBI lending rates hiked 10 bps: See current rates

All types of loans, including home loans can potentially get costlier since the MCLR has now been hiked. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)
Published on Aug 15, 2024 05:54 PM IST

SBI hikes lending rates by 10 bps across tenors, effective from August 15

SBI had raised its MCLR previously by up to 30 basis points in some tenors since June 2024. (HT)
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 10:11 AM IST

India's central bank holds rates again despite global market volatility

India's central bank holds rates again despite global market volatility
Published on Aug 08, 2024 12:09 PM IST

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%; Inflation, GDP growth forecast retained

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das addresses during a press conference regarding the monetary policy decisions, in Mumbai. (ANI)
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 10:54 AM IST

US stock market plunges in recession fears, rising unemployment, tech stock fall

US stock market plunges and bond yields fall due to recession fears (Reuters)
Published on Aug 03, 2024 11:23 AM IST

Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate, aiming to curb yen's slide against the dollar

Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate, aiming to curb yen's slide against the dollar
Published on Jul 31, 2024 09:53 AM IST

UK inflation stays at 2% target in June, leaving rate cut on a 'knife edge'

Shoppers pass a flower shop in Strood, UK. Grocery price inflation fell to its lowest level since September 2021 in a further sign of easing cost pressures, ahead of a crucial decision by the Bank of England next month on whether to cut interest rates.
Published on Jul 17, 2024 12:51 PM IST

Gold surges to all-time high amid US rate cut expectations and demand from China

The surge in gold prices was mostly led by anticipation of a rate cut by the US Fed in September (Unsplash)
Published on Jul 17, 2024 11:31 AM IST

Malaysia central bank holds key rate as subsidy cuts pose inflation risks

Malaysia central bank holds key rate as subsidy cuts pose inflation risks
Published on Jul 11, 2024 12:55 PM IST