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Month: September 2013

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Underwriting Commissions for G-Sec Bond Auctions Go Up Again For the Monday Auction

Banks and Primary Dealers that have been underwriting government bond auctions have been getting great commissions recently. They have now earned over Rs. 440 ...

The “Real” Nifty, Adjusted for Inflation is 32% Below its 2007 Peak

When you adjust for inflation gains look terribly low. Inflation is how much your money’s purchasing power reduces. So you have to adjust for that, so ...

Chart: Credit Growth Increases to 18%, Raising Rates Correct Option

Why are people cursing Rajan for raising rates? Credit growth is back to 18%+ as of September 6, and credit growth of that rate means one of two things: Banks ...

Rajan Bites The Bullet, Raises Repo Rate 0.25%, Untwists Yield Curve

Dr. Raghuram Rajan has raised the repo rate (overnight borrowing rate for banks) by 25 basis points (0.25%) to 7.5%.   Banks which were required to keep ...

What Will Rajan Do Today?

Short Answer: Only Rajan Knows. Long Answer: Only Rajan Knows, and it’s useless to predict it. The pieces of data that Rajan will use are what we’ve seen ...

Snapshot: Massive Upmove Due to Fed, but Banks Shine Nevertheless.

We’ve just had a +3.7% day, and this brings us fairly close to the all time high. And if you look at various sectors, banks shine as outperformers. Banks did ...

Huge Cost for Early Termination of 3 yr+ FCNR Deposits Makes it Unattractive

While the Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to hedge the currency risk of FCNR deposits (deposits in Indian banks in dollars) with a cost of 3.5% versus ...

Are We Doing Shady Tax Reporting?

From the government: Net direct tax collections for the current F.Y. 2013-14, up to 17th September 2013, stood at Rs. 2,38,325 crore as against Rs. 2,11,641 ...

The Fed Does Not Taper

The US Fed decided to keep buying bonds worth $85 billion a month. There is therefore none of the expected “taper” in the bond purchase program that had ...

What Is The MSF Limit, Really?

Warning: This is a complicated post on banking. If you are intimidated by acronyms please do not proceed further. There is some confusion regarding the limit, ...