Turmoil in the banking sector, hotter-than expected inflation data, and renewed hopes for a dovish Federal Reserve has Bitcoin reaching levels not seen in about nine months. The largest digital asset topped $28,000 for the first time since June 2022, trading for as much as $28,258 on Sunday. Since the start of the year, Bitcoin’s […]
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Lending Rates: In order to keep inflation within the target range set by the central bank, the Reserve Bank is likely to increase benchmark lending rates by 25 basis points in its bimonthly policy next month, according to DBS Group Research. Since May of last year, the RBI has increased interest rates by 250 basis
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Retail Gold Prices: While international prices skyrocketed, gold prices were retailing at new record highs in a few locales. In a post on goodreturns, Colin Shah, MD of Kama Jewelry, also forecasted a hike in tariffs. “Gold prices in the international market have risen to levels of $1880/Oz as compared to $1815/Oz on February 27,
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Retail Inflation: Retail inflation for the month of February 2023 was 6.44%, broadly in line with expectations and somewhat less than the 6.52% recorded for the month of January 2023. To keep inflation within the target range set by the central bank, the Reserve Bank may yet decide to increase benchmark lending rates by 25
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E-Rupee: As of February 28, a pilot programme including a digital or e-rupee worth more over Rs 130 crore is in operation, according to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. On November 1, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in the wholesale segment (e-W), and on December 1, 2022, in the retail segment (e-R), piloted the
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ITR 2023: According to CBDT chairman Nitin Gupta, the income tax agency has selected up to 68,000 instances for electronic verification due to underreporting or non-reporting of income in tax filings for the 2019–20 fiscal year. The I-T department notifies taxpayers of discrepancies between the Annual Information Statement (AIS) of financial transactions and the submitted
Cash-strapped Due to a delay in signing the staff-level agreement with the international lender, Pakistan has decided to ask the US for assistance in order to obtain “lenient treatment” from the IMF. Pakistan is anticipating a much-needed tranche of cash from the International Monetary Fund, which has its headquarters in Washington (IMF). Islamabad has little
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According to a corporate announcement on Saturday, IDFC Mutual Fund will debut as Bandhan Mutual Fund on March 13. The schemes of the fund house will therefore be given new names, with the term “Bandhan” replacing the word “IDFC” in each. The new brand logo, which closely resembles the Bandhan Bank logo but has different
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Silicon Valley Bank, a financial institution best known for its connections to high-flying international technology firms and venture capital, failed on Friday as a result of one of the oldest issues in banking: a bank run. Since Washington Mutual went down at the height of the financial crisis more than ten years ago, its demise
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Industry experts predict that the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest vendor in the startup ecosystem, will have a negative effect on the startup environment in India and has created a great deal of uncertainty in the market. “Hopefully the matter will get resolved, but I think it is a big hit for Indian
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