Retail loan pricing at some NBFCs has risen, offsetting recent repo rate cuts due to climbing borrowing costs. Experts note that while many maintain rates, some are passing higher funding expenses to customers via increased lending rates or fees. The spread between NBFC and corporate borrowing costs has widened significantly.Read More

Gold surged past $5,000 per ounce early on Monday following a turbulent week where tensions over Greenland and Iran rattled sentiment, ‍while markets remained on tenterhooks after a rout ​in bonds and violent spikes in the yen.Read More

Global central banks, including the Federal Reserve, are expected to hold interest rates steady amid heightened political pressure and global economic uncertainty. Despite President Trump’s calls for lower rates, officials are prioritizing policy independence. Peers in Brazil, Canada, and Sweden may also maintain current settings, reflecting a unified stance on independence.Read More

US and European gas traders wrongly predicted a mild winter. Now, a severe cold snap in America has sent natural gas prices soaring. This surge impacts global markets, with Asian buyers potentially priced out. Tankers are rerouting to Europe. Traders are in panic mode as pipelines face freezing risks, threatening supply amid high demand.Read More

Greenko Energy Holdings secured ₹4,800 crore from NaBFID. This funding will retire dollar bonds maturing soon. The loan is for 38 special purpose vehicles with 1 GW renewable capacity. Greenko plans to use the funds for bond redemption this week. The company has a net installed capacity of 11 GW across India. Fitch recently downgraded...Read More

Markets anticipate a rebound early in the shortened week following news of potential tariff removal on India. Despite oversold conditions, a sustained bounce hinges on reduced foreign institutional selling. Analysts identify key support and resistance zones, with a durable sentiment improvement requiring the index to reclaim higher bands.Read More

A key shift we expect is transition in policy emphasis from stimulating consumption to enabling production, reflecting a broader economic pivot from a ‘Buy India’ approach to a ‘Build India’ agenda.Read More

Oil prices extended gains on Monday after ‍climbing more than 2% ​in the previous session, as tensions between the U.S. ⁠and Iran kept investors on edge even after Kazakhstan’s main export pipeline resumed full operations.Read More

A rising yen dragged the dollar broadly lower in early trade on Monday, with markets on alert ‍about the prospect of intervention in the ​yen and investors cutting dollar positions ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting and possible Fed ⁠chair announcement.Read More

Traders are on high alert for potential Japanese government intervention to curb the yen’s recent decline, with speculation fueled by reports of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York contacting financial institutions about the exchange rate. This move, potentially with US backing, follows a warning from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about abnormal yen movements.Read More