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No Immediate Plans To Raise Capital: SBI Chairman

Borrowers can get home loans starting from 6.70 per cent for loans up to Rs 30 lakh and 6.95 per cent for loans above Rs 30 lakh to Rs 75 lakh.

WPI Inflation Spikes To Over 8-Year High Of 7.39% In March

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

The low base of March last year, when the data was computed with a low response rate due to the nationwide lockdown, contributed to a spike in inflation in March 2021.

Why Senior Citizens Should Opt For Fractional Ownership

Shiv Parekh

Companies & Markets

Fractional property refers to a group of investors pooling their funds to jointly purchase real estate so they can reduce the cost burden and risk exposure and share the rental income.

India's Inflation 'Uncomfortably High': Moody's Analytics

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Economy India

Retail inflation rose to 5 per cent in February, from 4.1 per cent in January. The Reserve Bank mainly takes into account retail inflation while deciding on the monetary policy.

Inflation Remains Low In Last 7 Years: Govt

BW Online Bureau

Economy India

Overall, inflation has remained low in the last seven years. But in some items, there was a rise in prices due to supply constraints because of COVID-19 and a rise in demand

World Shares Ease As Yields And Oil Ring Inflation Alarm

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Markets Stock Market

Nasdaq futures fell 2% in early European trade, reversing early gains, while S&P 500 futures fell 1% as investors looked past the benefits of the fiscal package.

Firm US Dollar, Elevated Yields Push Gold Prices To 8-1/2-Month Low

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Companies & Markets Sector Reports

Silver eased 1.6% to $26.06 an ounce, having earlier dipped to a near one-month low. Palladium slipped 0.2% to $2,345.67 and platinum fell 0.8% to $1,175.

Current Inflation Target Band Appropriate For Next 5 Years: RBI Report

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Economy

The report said trend inflation has fallen from above nine per cent before FIT to a range of 3.8-4.3 per cent during FIT, indicating that 4 per cent is the appropriate level of the inflation target for the country.

Gold Heads For Second Monthly Fall As Treasury Yields Rise

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

Spot gold eased 0.1% to $1,767.81 per ounce by 0520 GMT, having earlier fallen to its lowest since Feb. 19 at $1,764.90. Prices were down 0.8% for the week and 4.2% for the month so far.

Wall Street Finishes Up As Fed's Powell Soothes Inflation Fears

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Companies & Markets Markets

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 424.51 points, or 1.35%, to 31,961.86, the S&P 500 gained 44.06 points, or 1.14%, to 3,925.43 and the Nasdaq Composite added 132.77 points, or 0.99%, to 13,597.97.

Terming BJP as 'Bhayankar Janloot Party', Congress accuses Centre of 'looting' country by hiking fuel rates

ANI

National

Terming BJP as 'Bhayankar Janloot Party', Congress accuses Centre of 'looting' country by hiking fuel rates

UK Inflation Heads Up As Locked-Down Consumers Spend From Home

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

Customs fees and transport disruption caused by new post-Brexit red tape might also push up prices, though the Office for National Statistics said it saw no evidence of this yet.

WPI Inflation Rises To 2.03 % In Jan On Costlier Manufactured Items, Food Prices Ease

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

Inflation in vegetables and potatoes was (-) 20.82 per cent and 22.04 per cent during January, while in the fuel and power basket it was (-) 4.78 per cent.