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Central banks will happily ignore inflation-mongers

After a decade of underestimating inflation, central bankers in the United States, Europe and Japan have every reason keep money taps open ...

Moody's revises India FY22 forecast, says risk tilted to downside

Moody’s also revised India's FY22 GDP growth forecast to 13.5 per cent, albeit it will come on a relatively lower base.

View: Interest rates are losing their relevance

Inflation has long been a key driver in setting the level of interest rates. Yet price increases, once considered a curse, have been contai...

Heranba IPO opens on Tuesday; group entity default only negative

The IPO of the crop protection chemicals manufacturer is being offered at 22.67 times its trailing 12-month earnings per share (EPS)

F&O: Nifty negates higher highs & lows; options widen trading range

Nifty has to hold the 15,200 level to witness a move towards the 15,500 level, while on the downside, major support can be seen around 15,1...

Ind-Ra revises Vedanta's credit outlook to stable from negative

The long-term issuer rating of the company is 'IND AA-'. Instruments with rating 'IND AA' carry very low credit risk.

Auto cos to hike prices again as steel rates soar

The increase in raw material costs is set to trigger a second round of price hikes in the auto industry with manufacturers indicating a mar...

BoE tells banks to get ready for negative rates

The move raises the threat that the central bank will push borrowing costs below zero, turning the lending business on its head by charging...

Fitch cuts outlook on Kuwait's debt rating to 'negative' on state treasury liquidity risk

The rating agency said the outlook change reflects near-term liquidity risk associated with the imminent depletion of liquid assets in the ...

FM's kitchen sinking can invite a rating downgrade, warns Nomura

Nomura had earlier estimated the gap at 6.8 per cent for FY21 and 5.3 per cent for FY22.

F&O: Nifty negates lower tops & bottoms to give bullish vibes

Nifty has to hold above 14,450 level to extend its move towards a lifetime high of 14,653 and then 14,750 levels, while on the downside maj...

Gold rate trades flat with negative bias, support at Rs 48,900

Gold ticked higher on Tuesday as Asian stocks slipped on political ferment in Washington and a global surge in coronavirus cases, although ...

Moody’s assign negative outlook to Adani’s International Container Terminal’s secured bonds issue

After Fitch, even Moody’s has assigned a proposed (P) Baa3 rating with a negative outlook to secured bonds to be issued by Adani Internatio...

S&P Global revises Tata Steel’s outlook to stable from negative on earnings rebound

The global rating agency has also affirmed B+ long-term issuer credit ratings on the two companies and the B+ long-term issue rating on the...

ET View: Negative rates as conscious policy

The RBI’s policies on maintaining high liquidity to fuel recovery, keeping a Targeted Long Term Repo window open is most sensible. It is un...

Negative real rates push savers to overheated stocks

Savers ploughing money into shares hitherto ignored by the markets, and even into out-of-favour residential properties

Fitch Ratings takes rating action on four NBFCs

The ratings of these entities continue to reflect the considerable economic and financial challenges arising from the pandemic, the global ...