Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – RBI Widens ICICI Bank Probe after Whistleblower Complaints — India’s banking regulator initiated a second probe into the affairs of ICICI Bank Ltd for allegedly delaying provisioning for stressed loans and so-called loan evergreening, among other wrongdoings, within days of receiving a whistleblower’s complaints on 20 March and 22 March, a fact that the bank was informed of only in early May.
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Shorter Rupee Corporate Bond Yields Near 2014 Levels on RBI
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Market borrowing costs for top-rated state-owned Indian companies — a key gauge for the nation’s corporates — have risen to their highest since Jan. 2, 2015. The central bank’s rate hike and a change to the method by which investors must value local government bonds may still spell more bad news for corporates.
Reserve Bank of India to Hold Rates, But June Hike now Close call
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – In a snap poll of 56 economists taken after gross domestic product data on Thursday, 26 of those respondents, or about 46 percent, expect the RBI to take the repo rate higher at the June 6 meeting. The GDP data showed Asia’s third-largest economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly two years in the January-March period.
RBI Announces Further Restrictions On Allahabad Bank
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – RBI Announces Further Restrictions On Allahabad Bank — Allahabad Bank has been under the RBI’s PCA framework since January 2018. The fresh restrictions placed by RBI on the bank represent a second round of corrective measures.
Foreign Investors Can Invest In T-Bills, Says RBI
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Foreign Investors Can Invest In T-Bills, Says RBI — As per the revised framework, foreign investors can invest in government debt without any residual maturity restrictions. In 2014, the RBI has said that foreign investors can only invest in government securities with a residual maturity of three years. The restriction had been put in place after foreign investors sold short term Indian debt heavily once the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated that it will start to taper down its quantitative easing program.
Yes Bank Received Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Approval to open Two offices in London and Singapore
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Yes Bank Received Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Approval to open Two offices in London and Singapore – YES BANK’s international foray to expand services to the NRI population living in London and Singapore.
Bonds in India Set for Rout on Unexpectedly Hawkish RBI Minutes
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The 10-year bond yield may climb by as much as 10 basis points, according to Vijay Sharma, New Delhi-based executive vice president for fixed-income at PNB Gilts Ltd. One-year interest-rate swap rose three basis points Thursday to 6.51 percent, the highest since March 9.
RBI Clarifies On Concerns Around Cash Shortage
RBI Clarifies On Concerns Around Cash Shortage ✅ Sufficient cash in the RBI vaults and currency chests. ✅ Printing of the notes has been ramped up in all the 4 note presses. ✅ Shortage felt in some pockets largely due to logistical issues ✅ RBI closely monitoring replenishing and recalibration of ATMs ✅ RBI moving …
R Gandhi, Former Deputy Governor At RBI
R Gandhi, Former Deputy Governor At RBI ☄ RBI will definitely take relief measures to control the current situation ☄ Difficult to predict by when can cash shortage could be resolved. ☄ Upcoming elections, festival seasons and state government schemes few reasons for increased cash demand. ☄ Mismatch in supply-demand of currency must have …