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Financial trading master Rick Rieder emerges as possible Fed chief

Financial trading master Rick Rieder emerges as possible Fed chief
Published on Jan 26, 2026 07:36 am IST

China property crisis thrust back into spotlight by Vanke plunge

China’s property market is bracing for a worsening crisis at state-backed China Vanke Co., as the builder struggles to convince investors it can avoid default in the months ahead. (Picture for representational purposes only)
Published on Nov 26, 2025 11:23 am IST

Will US stock markets be open on Easter Monday? Details here

According to the holiday calendar, the next US market closure will occur on Memorial Day, May 26.
Updated on Apr 21, 2025 12:50 pm IST

Freak sell-off of ‘safe haven’ US bonds has Wall Street rattled

Freak sell-off of ‘safe haven’ US bonds has Wall Street rattled
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 03:41 pm IST

Tata Steel to raise 3,000 crore from bond issue after one-year hiatus: Report

A view shows the last working blast furnace of Tata Steel Port Talbot steel production plant at Port Talbot, on the last day of its functioning, in Wales, Britain.
Published on Feb 13, 2025 02:18 pm IST

Foreign investors put 33,600 cr in India in July amid policy reform, earnings

Foreign investors injected over 33,600 crore into Indian equities so far this month (Representational image)
Published on Jul 28, 2024 01:58 pm IST

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 1/17/2024

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Updated on Jan 18, 2024 09:52 am IST

RBI permits lending, borrowing in government securities

In February, the central bank had come out with the draft RBI (Government Securities Lending) Directions, 2023. (PTI FILE)
Published on Dec 27, 2023 10:15 pm IST

China tightens scrutiny over credit rating industry

FILE PHOTO: Investors stand in front of an electronic board showing stock information on the first trading day after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, February 15, 2016. China stocks opened more than 2 percent lower on Monday, as they played catch-up with bearish global markets after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Published on Mar 28, 2021 03:53 pm IST

Another round of Operation Twist in offing

The bond market was expecting the Reserve Bank to absorb the excess supply of government papers since this was the first time in six months that the central bank was going for an outright purchase of bonds.
Published on Sept 25, 2020 12:25 am IST

Slew of reforms in offing for debt schemes, says Sebi

The order had created apprehension within a section of the industry that it could have a destabilising effect on the market and lead to a huge amount of money flowing into small- and mid-cap companies in six months.
Published on Sept 23, 2020 04:51 am IST

Rupee rises 15 paise to 73.33 against US dollar in early trade

Forex traders said news related to coronavirus vaccine and sustained foreign fund inflows aided to positive sentiment.
Published on Sept 15, 2020 10:55 am IST

Rupee slips 6 paise to 74.36 against US dollar in early trade

Forex traders said foreign fund outflow, positive domestic equities and weak US dollar supported the rupee, but investors preferred to stay on the sidelines ahead of Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das’ address.
Published on Aug 27, 2020 10:44 am IST

China investors brace for record defaults in risky end to 2020

A man looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China.
Updated on Aug 23, 2020 04:05 pm IST

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund’s shut schemes receive 3,275 crore since closure

Headquarters of Franklin Resources Inc., parent company of money management unit Franklin Templeton, in California.
Updated on Jul 14, 2020 05:57 am IST

NBFCs corner major chunk of bond issuances worth Rs2 lakh crore

Many NBFCs capitalised on RBI’s targeted long-term repo operations to raise funds.
Published on Jul 03, 2020 12:17 am IST

Defaulted debt trade likely to benefit MFs

But industry experts maintain that the move to allow trading of ‘D’ category debt papers and bonds will allow bond holders such as mutual funds to exit exposures faster.
Updated on Jun 25, 2020 04:55 am IST

Earnings, coronavirus trend, Fed rate decision to drive equities, say analysts

On Friday,  the BSE benchmark index tumbled 536 points as finance and bank stocks skidded following the Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund announcement.
Published on Apr 26, 2020 02:02 pm IST

Sensex climbs to record closing high on hopes of fresh stimulus

The Sensex closed at 40,301.96 on Monday, breaching its previous record closing high of 40,267.62 on June 3.
Updated on Nov 05, 2019 12:26 am IST

India never sold foreign debt.Its first attempt is failing

India’s first venture into the overseas bond market would shift part of its 7-trillion-rupee ($100 billion) borrowing abroad, and enable it tap a wider pool of funds.
Published on Aug 13, 2019 12:37 pm IST

There is a clear investment push in the budget

Financial sector reforms have seen small steps. A large disinvestment target has been set. But more reforms will have to be carried out
Published on Jul 05, 2019 10:11 pm IST

Budget 2019: ‘KYC norms for FPIs to be eased’, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said KYC norms would be eased for foreign portfolio investors and proposed allowing the listing of social enterprises and voluntary organisations to help them raise funds.
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 12:41 pm IST

SEBI’s efforts are good but reforming India’s bond markets is a big ask

After the sudden and sharp downgrade of IL&FS bonds in September 2018, SEBI, the securities regulator, introduced new, tighter norms for credit rating agencies.
Updated on May 13, 2019 07:56 am IST

Private investment in infrastructure must go up

In addition to financial sector reforms, funding infrastructure through private sector participation needs reforms in the contracting mechanism.
Updated on Apr 12, 2019 09:59 am IST

Ousted IL&FS MD Hari Sankaran arrested for abuse of power by Serious Frauds Office: Sources

Hari Sankaran, former managing firector, IL&FS (Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd.) in Mumbai on March 25, 2015.
Updated on Apr 01, 2019 11:56 pm IST

Sri Lanka president weighs backing down in crisis over parliament: Reports

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is considering dropping an attempt to dissolve parliament, sources close to the president said.
Published on Dec 01, 2018 11:08 am IST

Nimble investors should concentrate on capital protection

India’s financial market is wary. The rupee continues its slide, stocks have fallen and the bond market roiled by fears of default
Updated on Sept 29, 2018 06:29 pm IST

Ghosts of loans past coming back to haunt India’s states

States’ debt sales are in addition to federal borrowings in a year when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government missed its budget deficit targets and many see the stress building ahead of 2019 general elections, when public spending usually rises.
Updated on Jul 16, 2018 12:51 pm IST

India’s quick fix for banks has a loophole | Opinion

Each new day brings a fresh band-aid in India’s efforts to patch up its banks
Updated on Jul 04, 2018 11:04 am IST