Turbulence in the bond market: What does it mean for investors?
Year 2022 is proving to be yet another year dominated by unprecedented events causing heightened volatility across global financial markets. While the year started on a positive note with many countries moving out of Covid -led disruptions, it was soon eclipsed by un-anticipated Russia-Ukraine conflict leading to a significant surge in global commodity prices and […]
PM Modi to visit Kedarnath-Badrinath today, tight security in place.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kedarnath and Badrinath today during which he will inspect various ongoing development works and also lay foundation stones for some new projects. In view of the visit, security arrangements have been tightened in the area, an official said. While the officials are busy finalizing the preparations for the two-day […]
Asia FX Moves Little in Anticipation of Red-Hot U.S. Inflation
Asian currencies kept to a tight range on Thursday as fears of a hawkish Federal Reserve grew ahead of key data that is expected to show U.S. CPI inflation stayed close to 40-year highs. The Chinese yen fell 0.1%, while South Koren Won lost 0.2%. The Japanese Yen was little changed but was close to […]
US Dollar Clings To Gains As Bets On Further Fed Hikes Firm
THE Dollar Fought For A Footing In Choppy Trade On Thursday, With Support From Upbeat U.S. Data And Hawkish Policymaker Comments, While The Prospect Of Higher Energy Prices Helped Exporters’ Currencies And Weighed On Those Of Importers. The Dollar Rose 1% On The Euro And 1.3% On Sterling Overnight And Was Trying To Hold Those […]
Govt hikes DA By 4% Under 7th Pay Commission; Details Here
The Union Cabinet has hiked the Dearness Allowance (DA) of central government employees and pensioners by 4 percent under the 7th Pay Commission The hike takes DA to 38 percent from the current 34 percent of basic pay/pension. The Finance Ministry said that the central government employees and pensioners will become entitled to a higher […]
