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Global Market Today: Asian shares surge, oil skids on Gulf dealMarkets globally surged as a tentative US-Iran peace deal emerged, promising to ease inflation and reduce the need for interest rate hikes....
5 small savings schemes offering up to 8.2% interest rate in 2026: SCSS, PPF, NSC and moreSmall savings schemes, popular for conservative investors, will retain their interest rates for the April-June 2026 quarter, offering retur...
PPF, SCSS and NSC have outperformed equity in last 2 years, but should you write off equities?Small savings schemes vs Nifty indices: While equities have shown muted returns recently, small savings schemes have offered stable returns...
₹50 lakh to ₹1.4 crore: How extending your PPF can add lakhs to your corpus and who should do itPPF maturity presents a choice: withdraw or extend for continued tax-free compounding. While government backing and tax benefits remain att...
Dollar steadies on ceasefire prospects, PPI eases pressure on FedThe dollar strengthened Friday after President Trump's decision to cancel planned attacks on Iran, suggesting a potential ceasefire deal. T...
ECB hikes interest rate by 25 bps, first since 2023 to tame Iran war inflationThe European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.25 percent, marking its first hike since 2023. This mo...
Bond traders keep bets on Fed hike in 2026Bond traders maintain expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike by year-end, despite a softer US core inflation reading. This e...
Gold drops as oil climbs on renewed US-Iran hostilitiesGold prices dropped over 1% as rising oil prices, fueled by renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities, heightened inflation and interest rate hike conc...
HDFC Bank raises MCLR by up to 10 bps across select tenorsFollowing the revision, the bank's MCLR, which is the lender's internal benchmark for pricing loans, stands in the range of 8.05% to 8.65%,...
Highest FD interest rates of 5 major banks: SBI, PNB, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Bank of BarodaDespite the RBI maintaining the repo rate at 5.25%, major banks like SBI, HDFC, ICICI, PNB, and Bank of Baroda are offering competitive fix...
Global Markets: European shares edge higher with banks in the lead; the Middle East in focusEuropean markets saw a rise on Tuesday. Banking stocks led the gains, with Italian lenders drawing attention. Tech stocks stabilized after ...
Global markets: Europe's STOXX 600 hits two-week low on Mideast escalation, AI jittersEuropean shares hit a two-week low as Middle East tensions and a global AI stock selloff weighed on the market. Crude oil prices surged ove...
ECB to hike rates as Mideast war pushes up inflationThe European Central Bank is poised to raise interest rates for the first time in two and a half years, driven by escalating inflation fuel...
Gold extends losses on US interest rate-hike fearsGold prices dipped on Monday, extending previous losses amid U.S. interest rate hike fears. Meanwhile, escalating tensions in the Gulf sent...
RBI MPC Meeting 2026: Will FD interest rates increase as RBI holds repo rate?Despite the RBI keeping the repo rate unchanged, several factors suggest banks may increase fixed deposit rates soon. Rising inflation, a h...
Rs 1.5 lakh yearly in PPF: Check how it can grow into Rs 1.54 crore tax-free corpus
Rs 1.54 crore retirement corpus from PPF investment: How starting PPF investment at 30 can help you build large fundInvesting Rs 1.5 lakh annually in a Public Provident Fund from age 30 can build a tax-free retirement corpus of Rs 1.54 crore by age 60. Th...