Why are mid & small-cap stocks tumbling in 2025? Here are 5 key factors behind the decline
The Nifty Midcap 150 index has tumbled by 7%, while the Nifty Smallcap 250 index has plunged by 9% in 2025. In stark contrast ...
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Asia FX Talking: Hard to find value just yet
We think that, given the strain RBI FX intervention had on domestic liquidity, interventions should slow and be used only to ...
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Rising Rates May Trigger Financial Instability, Complicating Fight Against Inflation
Banking systems are largely insulated from inflation, but vulnerabilities at some banks could lead to tradeoffs between containing inflation and protecting financial stability ...
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Inflation and Bank Profits: Monetary Policy Trade-offs
Given the recent surge in inflation and the resulting sharp monetary tightening, this note asks whether bank profits are exposed to inflation. While most banks tend to match income and expense ...
Will RBI rate cut reach your EMIs? Govt is watching
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%, influenced by a decline in GDP growth ...
From pause to play: RBI’s first rate cut in 5 years. What it means for your fixed income portfolio
The RBI’s 25 bps rate cut to 6.25% signals the start of a shallow easing cycle. Longer-duration bonds, overseas bonds, and ...
More RBI Rate Cuts On Cards, Stance Likely To Change From Neutral To Accommodative
On liquidity, the central bank has urged banks to lend in the un-collateralised call market, instead of parking that money ...
UPSC Key: RBI reduce Repo rate, H-1B visa paradox, and Manual Scavenging
Why the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision to reduce the Repo rate is relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the ...