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After over three years of trending downwards, interest rates have bottomed out.

Where to invest when FD returns are low

Some products offer better returns with relative safety.

23 Feb 2018 1:42 AM IST

N K Singh newly appointed Chairman of 15th Finance Commission.

Finance Commission invites suggestions from stakeholders by June 30

New panel will also look into impact of GST, including payment of compensation for possible loss of revenues for 5...

22 Feb 2018 6:10 PM IST

RBI on Wednesday kept repo rate unchanged at 6 per cent. (Photo: AFP)

RBI's new NPA norms may undermine bank earnings: Fitch

The new framework's overall focus is on recognising and quickly resolving bad loans.

22 Feb 2018 3:32 PM IST

The US economy may be basking in the warm glow of solid growth, but economists are nervously eyeing a trend in the bond market that could spell stormy weather ahead.

India growth has slowed due to structural economic reforms: US

RBI predicts that gross NPLs as a proportion of all loans will increase to 10.8 pc in first quarter of 2018.

22 Feb 2018 1:45 PM IST

For over a year, India had been the fastest growing economy, second only to China. This has now changed.

India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index

The index uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.

22 Feb 2018 11:28 AM IST

The RBI has cancel

RBI panel warns on inflation as it monitors growth

Govt has projected growth could accelerate to 7 to 7.5 pc in 2018-19 after expanding at its slowest in 3 years.

22 Feb 2018 10:07 AM IST

FDI inflows into India firmed up by 22 per cent to USD 35.85 billion during April-December 2016.

FDI rises only 0.27 per cent during April-December FY18

FDI inflows were USD 35.84 billion during the April-December period of last fiscal, 2016-17.

21 Feb 2018 5:50 PM IST

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Niti Aayog making new list of sick PSUs for divestment: Kant

Government expects to raise Rs 80,000 crore from PSU disinvestment in the next fiscal.

21 Feb 2018 3:38 PM IST

The Sensex plunged 407.40 points or 1.18 per cent to close the day at 34,005.76 while the Nifty slipped 121.90 points or 1.15 per cent to end the day at 10,454.95.

Sensex slips below 34,000 mark, down by 131 pts in early trade

Brokers said investors trimmed positions on distinctly weak sentiment since the detection of a Rs 11,400 crore fraud at...

19 Feb 2018 12:43 PM IST

FICCI survey of the 800 Indian companies based in the UK, which reported a sudden 15 per cent decline in return on investments as the pound sterling fell 15 per cent following Brexit vote last month.

After 7 months, traders fear GST glitches, says report

Major revamp of portal necessary to make it more efficient.

19 Feb 2018 1:28 AM IST

The RBI has cancel

RBI says ready to inject more cash into banks by March-end

RBI will also allow standalone primary dealers to avail term repo auctions on March 28.

15 Feb 2018 4:44 PM IST

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) number by itself tell the whole story of a nations development?

Govt to change base year for GDP, IIP to 2017-18

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has been allocated Rs 4,859 cr in Union Budget 2018-19.

15 Feb 2018 3:42 PM IST