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New Delhi: Despite mounting repayment pressure for some borrowers amid interest rate hikes, asset quality risks from higher rates should generally be moderate for most banks, Fitch Ratings said in a report today. “However, higher rates…

October will see inflation easing, minimizing the need for aggressive RBI action, Governor Shaktikanta Das said at an economic conclave on Saturday. “Our current assessment is that inflation may ease gradually in the second half of…

India's factory output expanded at its slowest pace in nine months in June as elevated price pressures continued to dampen demand and output, according to a private survey, which also showed business confidence was at its lowest in over…

India's economy managed to fend off global headwinds, high inflation, rising interest rates and a lingering Covid-19 pandemic with several high-frequency indicators remaining firm in June, rounding up a strong April-June quarter. Goods…

The Federal Reserve will not let the economy slip into a "higher inflation regime" even if it means raising interest rates to levels that put growth at risk, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday in remarks emphasizing the U.S.…