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Tariff woes temporary, India's equity story still intact: Seshadri Sen

TREND | 01 Aug 2025

Economic Times

Seshadri Sen of Emkay Global Financial Services discusses the Indian market. He believes tariffs pose a limited threat. A cyclical recovery in consumption is expected. This will be driven by the Reserve Bank of India's monetary stimulus. Earnings are mixed, but not alarming. Consumer discretionary and industrials are favored sectors.

Trendlyne Analysis released a Economy Update report for Indian Economy on 16 Sep, 2025.

For the RBI, managing households' inflation expectations is critical, too

TREND | 01 Aug 2025

Business Standard

It is now well known that expectations significantly affect economic outcomes. Therefore, central banks focus a great deal on managing inflation expectations

Trendlyne Analysis released a Economy Update report for Indian Economy on 16 Sep, 2025.

Muted response to RBI's VRRR as overnight rates rise, reducing arbitrage

TREND | 31 Jul 2025

Business Standard

With WACR and tri-party repo rates climbing, banks park only 13,075 crore against RBI's 50,000 crore offer in overnight VRRR auction

Trendlyne Analysis released a Economy Update report for Indian Economy on 16 Sep, 2025.

Fiscal deficit hits 17.9% of full-year target in Q1FY26: CGA data

TREND | 31 Jul 2025

Business Standard

The central government's fiscal deficit stood at 17.9 per cent of the full-year target at the end of June, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Thursday. It was at 8.4 per cent of Budget Estimates (BE) of 2024-25 in the first three months of the previous financial year. In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit, or gap between the government's expenditure and revenue, was Rs 2,80,732 crore in the April-June period of the 2025-26 fiscal year. The Centre estimates the fiscal deficit during 2025-26 at 4.4 per cent of the GDP, or Rs 15.69 lakh crore. According to the CGA, Centre's net tax revenue was Rs 5.4 lakh crore, or 19 per cent of corresponding BE 2025-26 of total receipts, up to June 2025. In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, the net tax revenue was at 21.3 per cent of that year's BE. The data on monthly accounts showed that the total expenditure during the first quarter was at Rs 12.22 lakh crore, or 24.1 per cent of BE. In

Trendlyne Analysis released a Economy Update report for Indian Economy on 16 Sep, 2025.

RBI unlikely to revive daily fixed-rate lending despite market demand

TREND | 31 Jul 2025

Business Standard

The policy, called fixed rate liquidity operations, will help banks manage their needs better, several bankers proposed to the RBI in meetings held over the last few months

Trendlyne Analysis released a Economy Update report for Indian Economy on 16 Sep, 2025.

RBI unlikely to re-introduce fixed-rate liquidity operations, sources say

Business Line | 31 Jul 2025 9 more

RBI portal helps lakhs to find unclaimed deposits: Check what's your status

Business Standard | 31 Jul 2025

RBI likely selling dollars to limit rupee depreciation, traders say

Business Line | 31 Jul 2025

RBI to hold overnight VRRR auction to absorb 50,000 crore liquidity

Business Standard | 30 Jul 2025

Trump Tariff Impact: Rupee Set For Volatile Open, RBI Likely To Intervene

NDTV Profit | 30 Jul 2025

RBI August Policy: Central Bank May Launch New Liquidity FrameworkExclusive

NDTV Profit | 30 Jul 2025

RBI likely selling dollars to cap rupee's losses, traders say

Business Line | 30 Jul 2025

RBI eases lenders' investment norms in AIF schemes

Business Line | 29 Jul 2025

RBI eases investment regulations for banks and NBFCs in AIF schemes

Business Standard | 29 Jul 2025

RBI Dy Guv flags creative accounting, liberal interpretations of regulations by some bank, NBFC managements

Business Line | 29 Jul 2025

RPI Repo Rate: Amid Status Quo Expectations, Will US Tariffs, Growth Concerns Force MPC To Rethink?

TREND | 30 Jul 2025

NDTV Profit

Chances of an offside rate cut remain, amid fresh headwinds from US President Donald Trump's imposition of 25% tariffs, suggest economists.

Trendlyne Analysis released a Economy Update report for Indian Economy on 16 Sep, 2025.

RBI Issues Stricter AIF Investment Norms For Lenders

TREND | 29 Jul 2025

NDTV Profit

Collective investment by all regulated entities in a scheme has been capped at 20%.

Trendlyne Analysis released a Economy Update report for Indian Economy on 16 Sep, 2025.

Centre Aims To Collect Rs 4.18 Lakh Crore From Cess, Rs 1.72 Lakh Crore From Surcharge In FY26

NDTV Profit | 29 Jul 2025 9 more

Shapoorji Gets RBI Waiver Averting Higher Yield On Private Debt

NDTV Profit | 29 Jul 2025

PHDCCI Suggests RBI Measures To Improve Credit Access For MSMEs

NDTV Profit | 28 Jul 2025, 09:36PM

RBI to bring out harmonised eligibility criteria for business authorisation for UCBs

Business Line | 28 Jul 2025, 08:46PM

IndusInd Bank Q1 PAT down 72% on lower NII, higher provisions

Business Line | 28 Jul 2025, 08:42PM

RBI to conduct 3-day VRRR auction Tuesday to absorb 50,000 crore

Business Standard | 28 Jul 2025, 08:38PM

Leadership transition is well on track, says IndusInd Bank Chairman Mehta

Business Standard | 28 Jul 2025, 08:28PM

RBI proposes new regime for co-op bank branch expansion, ATM setup

Business Standard | 28 Jul 2025, 08:21PM

IndusInd Bank CEO Selection On Track, RBI Review Underway, Says Chairman

NDTV Profit | 28 Jul 2025, 07:44PM

Tata Sons expects reprieve from IPO deadline amid RBI rule review

Business Standard | 28 Jul 2025, 09:55AM

India's household consumption set to pick up in 2-3 quarters: Report

TREND | 29 Jul 2025

Business Standard

The overall household consumption is set to pick up in the next two to three quarters on rural strength, a Swiss brokerage said on Tuesday. Softened inflation, which boosts purchasing power, improving crop outlook on good monsoons and a USD 20 billion social welfare spends on women are set to strengthen rural consumption, UBS Securities said in a report. Urban consumption will "stabilise" on aspects like RBI's rate cuts, USD 10 billion of policy stimulus through personal income tax changes and improved availability of credit, it said. "Even as rural activity is gaining traction, we believe it is still too early to expect a broad-based recovery in household consumption, as rural consumption accounts for less than half a percentage share of the total," its chief India economist Tanvee Gupta Jain said. "In our base case, we expect overall household consumption to start picking up over the next 2-3 quarters as rural consumption strengthens," she said. There is a "divide" within rural

Trendlyne Analysis released a Economy Update report for Indian Economy on 16 Sep, 2025.

Digital payment sees over 65,000 cr transactions amounting to 12,000 lakh cr in 6 yrs

TREND | 28 Jul 2025, 09:32PM

Business Line

The government has been closely working with different stakeholders, including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), fintechs, banks and state governments, to increase the adoption rates of digital payments in the country including in tier-2 and tier-3 cities

Trendlyne Analysis released a Economy Update report for Indian Economy on 16 Sep, 2025.

Digital payments cross 65,000 cr in volume, 12,000 tn in value in 6 yrs

Business Standard | 28 Jul 2025, 08:59PM 3 more

RBI's digital payments index increases to 493.22 as of March 2025

Business Standard | 28 Jul 2025, 08:12PM

Digital payments rise 10.7% amid growth in supply-side factors: RBI

Business Standard | 28 Jul 2025, 07:31PM

RBI proposes easing business authorisation norms for urban co-op banks

Business Standard | 28 Jul 2025, 06:52PM

Parliament Panel Criticises MeitY Over Budget Underutilisation, Sluggish DPDP Implementation

TREND | 28 Jul 2025, 05:30PM

NDTV Profit

The panel has now asked MeitY to fast-track implementation and ensure that intended outcomes are achieved in time, especially in light of India's growing digital economy and privacy imperatives.