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The next big Fed debate: Has the era of very low rates ended?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

The next big Fed debate: Has the era of very low rates ended?

Live Mint  

Investors shuddered on Wednesday after Chair Jerome Powell suggested the Federal Reserve was ready to take a break from cutting rates—and that the total quantity of reductions might be shallower than previously thought. The debate over where neutral rests wasn’t particularly important earlier this year, because interest rates were at a level nearly all Fed officials deemed to be restrictive. …

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Personal Loan: Can you qualify with a 666 credit score?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Personal Loan: Can you qualify with a 666 credit score?

Live Mint  

Credit score can help you get low interest rates on personal loans and is one of the major criteria of your application approval. A high credit score can help you get low interest rates and your desired loan amounts. CIBIL Score Range Rating 300-500 Poor 550-600 Average 650-750 Good 750-900 Excellent Can you get a personal loan with a 666 …

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Electric car demand slumps to four-year low
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Electric car demand slumps to four-year low

The Telegraph  

Interest in electric cars has slumped to its lowest level for four years as an increasing number of drivers say they will stick with petrol-powered vehicles. Figures from the Department for Transport show that just 13pc of all drivers plan to buy a fully electric car as their next vehicle. The DfT’s Future of Transport programme regularly surveys the public …

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On monetary policy and financial markets
5 months ago

On monetary policy and financial markets

The Hindu  

Global financial markets may be exhibiting recovery following the dramatic falls in value, but the global economy is still in uncharted waters. The Bank of Japan’s decision to raise interest rates after years of keeping them low has also rattled financial markets, setting off a reversal of equity flows and a collapse in Asian markets. The carry trade On the …

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Can the Indian rupee hit an all-time low against the US dollar?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Can the Indian rupee hit an all-time low against the US dollar?

Firstpost  

It has been a tough couple of days for the rupee. We take a quick look at why the Indian rupee was hovering around its all-time low on 11 June and whether it might fall to yet another lifetime low on Wednesday The Indian rupee is hovering around an all-time low against the US dollar. We take a quick look …

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Kotak Personal Loan: High Amount, Low Interest, Long Tenure
1 year, 2 months ago

Kotak Personal Loan: High Amount, Low Interest, Long Tenure

India TV News  

For young professionals, aspirations know no bounds. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore Kotak's high-value personal loans, their attractive features, eligibility criteria, and how to expedite your loan approval. Features of Kotak Loans Zero Collateral Kotak Personal Loans are unsecured, meaning you don't need to risk your assets, like your car or home, to secure the loan. Loan Amounts up …

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Why does low unemployment no longer lift inflation?
1 year, 7 months ago

Why does low unemployment no longer lift inflation?

Hindustan Times  

EVERY NIGHT at about 10pm the lights of the prisoner-of-war camp in Indonesia would mysteriously dim, to the puzzlement of the Japanese guards. His fame rests instead on his “quick and dirty” study, published in 1958, documenting a striking, decades-long relationship between British wage inflation and unemployment: the one tended to be high when the other was low. Economists decided …

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Where Are Interest Rates Going?
1 year, 8 months ago

Where Are Interest Rates Going?

NPR  

Where Are Interest Rates Going? He said our economy was experiencing "secular stagnation," the symptoms of which include persistently low interest rates, weak inflation and mediocre economic growth.. In Summers' explanation, the reason why secular stagnation leads to abnormally low interest rates was because, when the economy is experiencing it, something funky happens in the market for borrowing. Something weird …

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Fed chief determined to keep inflation low, expects ‘surprises’
2 years, 6 months ago

Fed chief determined to keep inflation low, expects ‘surprises’

Al Jazeera  

Powell says will assess further interest rate hikes on a ‘meeting by meeting’ basis. He said the Fed was determined to raise interest rates high enough to slow inflation, a commitment that has fanned concerns that the central bank’s fight against surging prices could tip the economy into recession. Powell said the pace of future rate hikes will depend on …

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Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut
3 years ago

Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s Central Bank again cut a key interest rate Thursday despite soaring consumer prices that are making it difficult for people to buy food and other basic goods, sending the country’s currency to record lows against the U.S. dollar. The Central Bank has now slashed rates by 5 percentage points since September, running against conventional economic policy …

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Erdogan says he hopes volatile Turkish lira will steady soon
3 years, 1 month ago

Erdogan says he hopes volatile Turkish lira will steady soon

Al Jazeera  

Turkish president promises to continue his policy of low interest rates despite massive plunge in the Turkish currency. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he hopes that volatile foreign exchange and inflation rates would stabilise shortly as he reiterated his stance against high interest rates in the wake of a huge plunge in the lira currency. “Tayyip Erdogan said …

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Strong demand, rising vaccination rate drive positive outlook for Indian corporates: Moody's
3 years, 1 month ago

Strong demand, rising vaccination rate drive positive outlook for Indian corporates: Moody's

Firstpost  

In a report, the rating agency said credit fundamentals are favourable for India’s companies on a sustained economic recovery and earnings of rated companies’ will rise on strong consumer demand and high commodity prices New Delhi: Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday said India’s rising vaccination rate, low interest rates and higher public spending drive the positive outlook for corporate sector. …

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The dangers of continuing with unconventional money policies
3 years, 4 months ago

The dangers of continuing with unconventional money policies

Live Mint  

Are “unconventional” monetary policies deployed by the advanced economies a cure worse than the disease? Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, has been a well-known critic of UMPs, and, in particular, the damaging effects of the “taper tantrum” of 2013, in which then Federal Reserve Board chairman, Ben Bernanke, had to walk back from plans to …

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This Govt Scheme Offers 7.4% Returns Amid Record Low Interest Rates. Details Here
3 years, 7 months ago

This Govt Scheme Offers 7.4% Returns Amid Record Low Interest Rates. Details Here

News 18  

Senior citizens often depend on banks FDs for a regular income after retirement. One attractive investment option for the elderly population, including people who are 60 or above, is the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme. The Senior Citizens Savings Scheme provides an annual return rate of 7.4 per cent. In addition to individual accounts, banks within the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme …

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Here’s why car prices are at record highs - and rising
3 years, 8 months ago

Here’s why car prices are at record highs - and rising

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Car dealer lots have only a fraction of the vehicles that they typically have – both new and used. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images “That puts wholesale used prices at the highest level they’ve ever been,” said David Paris of JD Power. “And we are seeing used retail prices accelerating rapidly.” It’s a 180-degree turnaround in the …

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Why RBI never talks about savers
3 years, 9 months ago

Why RBI never talks about savers

Live Mint  

The monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India has maintained the repo rate at 4%, doing what the herd of economists, who are in the business of predicting such things, expected it to do. The reasons that existed for the RBI to maintain low interest rates one year back continue to exist even now. As the second wave …

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House prices rising at fastest pace in 32 years as listings can't keep up with demand: CoreLogic
3 years, 9 months ago

House prices rising at fastest pace in 32 years as listings can't keep up with demand: CoreLogic

ABC  

Australian house prices are rising at the fastest pace in 32 years, as the Sydney and Melbourne property markets stage a full recovery from the short-lived COVID downturn. Key points: Home values in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra and Brisbane are at record highs Capital city price rises outpaced regional markets for the first time in a year Some economists expect …

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Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe warns on house price boom
3 years, 10 months ago

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe warns on house price boom

ABC  

The Reserve Bank has issued its bluntest warning yet about the dangers of the latest house price boom, and the possibility regulators may step in to deflate it. Key points: RBA governor Philip Lowe admitted low interest rates are driving up house prices, but said the bank will not adjust its policy based on the housing market Mr Lowe said …

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2021 economic survey points to brighter times ahead
3 years, 11 months ago

2021 economic survey points to brighter times ahead

ABC  

Suddenly, economic forecasters are optimistic. Six months ago the forecasting team assembled by The Conversation was expecting Australia's recession to continue into 2021, sending the economy backwards a further 4.6 per cent throughout the year. It expects the recovery that began in the September quarter of last year to continue, propelling the economy forward by a larger than normal 3.2 …

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Australian grazing families making record property purchases as Chinese investment declines
4 years ago

Australian grazing families making record property purchases as Chinese investment declines

ABC  

A combination of skyrocketing cattle prices and sustained low interest rates have been credited for a series of record-breaking property purchases in northern Australia this year. Key points: A number of grazing land sales in northern Australia have broken records this year Rural property valuer Roger Hill says a combination of high cattle prices and low interest rates are driving …

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More bad loans in offing? Carmakers tie-up with banks to offer low interest rate schemes to attract customers
4 years, 7 months ago

More bad loans in offing? Carmakers tie-up with banks to offer low interest rate schemes to attract customers

Firstpost  

Banking sources say the Finance Ministry is pressuring banks to increase lending, though they are already saddled with over $120 billion of bad loans, Several Indian automakers have hooked up with banks to offer purchase schemes involving long frowned-upon teaser loans, as sources say the central bank has softened its stance amid the pandemic-induced economic slump in India. Teaser loans …

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The world’s best pension system is being pushed to the brink
5 years, 1 month ago

The world’s best pension system is being pushed to the brink

CNN  

London CNN Business — Record low interest rates are forcing the world’s best pension system to take drastic action aimed at staving off cuts to payoutsthat were once unthinkable. It’s an extraordinary situation.” Shaktie Rambaran Mishre, Pensioenfederatie chair For global pension funds, low interest rates couldn’t havecome at a worse time. “It’s an extraordinary situation,” said Shaktie Rambaran Mishre, chair …

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RBA governor Philip Lowe says business should stop waiting for negative rates and invest now
5 years, 2 months ago

RBA governor Philip Lowe says business should stop waiting for negative rates and invest now

ABC  

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has effectively ruled out the possibility of cutting its official interest rates below zero and urged business to take advantage of the already historically low borrowing costs. Key points: RBA governor Philip Lowe says negative interest rates were having a "pernicious" effect on the financial system and pensions in Europe Dr Lowe says previously unviable …

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Great Recession 10 years later: The booming US economy has these 5 scars
5 years, 6 months ago

Great Recession 10 years later: The booming US economy has these 5 scars

CNN  

New York CNN Business — As the United States nears its longest economic expansion on record, it’s tempting to proclaim that all the problems brought about by the Great Recession have been fixed. The mixed blessing of low interest rates To keep money circulating after the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates to near zero in late …

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