RBI Governor Malhotra calls for deeper, more efficient financial markets as India shows resilience amid global headwindsIndian financial markets are showing strength amid global challenges. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra highlighted that future growth hinges on...
02 May, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
US oil floods Asia at record levels but still can’t fill the Hormuz gapAmid rising tensions with Iran, America finds itself in a pivotal moment as it channels unprecedented volumes of oil to Asia, following the...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
India bonds edge up in choppy session as traders weigh truce prospectsIndian government bonds inched higher in a choppy session on Monday, with elevated crude oil prices and uncertainty over a truce expiring t...
20 Apr, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
Gold hoarding by central banks picks pace in February, but Russia remains big sellerGlobal central banks stepped up gold buying in February, led by strong purchases from Poland, China, and several emerging markets, even as ...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
UniCredit launches bid for Commerzbank shares, seeking to revive takeover talksItalian bank UniCredit is making a move on German lender Commerzbank. UniCredit is launching an unsolicited offer to boost its stake to ove...
16 Mar, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
RBI issues draft rules for credit derivatives and total return swaps linked to corporate bondsThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released draft rules for derivatives on credit indices and total return swaps (TRS) linked to corporate...
06 Feb, 2026, 08.09 PM IST
Union Budget 2026: FM plans FEMA overhaul, introduces total return swaps for corporate bondsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a review of FEMA rules to modernize foreign investment frameworks and proposed introducing to...
01 Feb, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
RBI's $5 billion forex swap maturity set to impact banking liquidityA $5 billion dollar-rupee swap from late January is set to reverse on Monday, potentially removing ₹43,000 crore from the banking system if...
04 Aug, 2025, 05.50 AM IST
Russia, Ukraine swap 115 prisoners eachRussia and Ukraine swapped 115 prisoners each, with the UAE acting as mediator. This exchange followed Ukraine's attack on Russia's Kursk r...
24 Aug, 2024, 06.37 PM IST
Derivative products on Indian bonds see strong global demandOverseas investors are flocking to Indian assets through a derivative product ahead of government bond inclusion in the JPMorgan index, acc...
18 Jun, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
Total return swaps in demand with India's bond index entryReferred to as a total return swap (TRS), the product is an offshore derivative instrument (ODI), through which HSBC has carried out trades...
04 Mar, 2024, 07.54 AM IST
Foreigners pursue every avenue to access hot Indian bond tradeForeign funds lacking direct access to India’s $1 trillion government debt market are increasing exposure via instruments like supranationa...
23 Feb, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
HDFC executes a rare trade to hedge rate riskThe switch in hedging tools comes as markets are buffeted by surging policy rates, with the Reserve Bank of India having hiked by 140 basis...
11 Aug, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
Rupee opens 4 paise down at 69 against the US dollarThe local currency on Tuesday strengthened by 10 paise to end at 68.86 against the US dollar.
27 Mar, 2019, 10.10 AM IST
Reminiscent of pre-2007 days, swaps reincarnate debt bets on Wall StreetTotal-return swaps allow investors to amplify gains because they can wager on a large pool of debt while setting aside a smaller amount of ...
13 Aug, 2014, 04.38 AM IST
US tax filing: New IRS form 8938 will impact Indian Americans significantlyGiven the serious implications of Form 8938, let's look at its applicability so you do it right when you file your taxes for 2011.
17 Feb, 2012, 01.19 AM IST
- RBI proposes tough norms for credit derivatives
RBI, in its second draft of guidelines for credit default swaps, has proposed stringent norms for introduction of credit derivatives in Ind...
25 Oct, 2007, 12.00 PM IST