According to a report prepared by Liases Foras, a real estate research firm, builders have no alternative, but to reduce the prices by a minimum of 10%. read more

If tariffs begin to really hurt China’s growth this year, there’s plenty of direct fiscal firepower left to stoke the economy, before the People’s Bank of China would have to cut interest rates read more

Government officials familiar with the matter said that the move comes against the backdrop ta suicides by at least four debt-ridden farmers over the past three weeks; all four had borrowed from moneylenders. read more

Vegetables inflation was at 40.65 per cent in April, up from 28.13 per cent in the previous month. Inflation in food articles basket was 7.37 per cent, up from 5.68 per cent in the previous month. read more

It is important to keep in mind that there is no perfect way to predict the outcome of elections. Thus, speculating on a certain outcome and trying to build a strategy around that view can be damaging for investors, especially when they are saving towards... read more

Since India’s growth is in sync with global trends, it will not escape the contagion read more

Not only is the country’s tax base small, it is also difficult to raise tax rates too much without reducing compliance read more

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 2.93 per cent and 2.76 per cent in February and January this year, respectively, and 3.46 per cent in December 2018. It was 2.74 per cent in March last year. read more

Depressed food prices will create headwinds to aggregate demand, which could neutralise the expected tailwinds from higher investment read more

Boomtime incentives like cars and gold coins remain a thing of the past. Experts explain why business is up, but only just. read more

India is expected to post real economic growth of 7.2 percent in the 2019-2020 fiscal year, and is seeing below-target inflation even as rising oil prices add an upside risk, the governor said. Still, he added that the inflationary impact from spikes... read more

State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender by assets, on Tuesday cut its benchmark lending rates by five basis points across all tenors. read more

You can borrow a minimum amount of \u20B925,000 and a maximum amount of \u20B95 crore, depending on the type of fund and financial institution. read more

The reduced Repo rates could result in lower interest rates on home loans as well as lower equated monthly instalments (EMIs) for home buyers. Builders will benefit as funds to execute their projects will be available at cheaper rates. read more

RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) reduced the repo rate at which it lends short-term money to commercial banks, to 6% from 6.25%. read more