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Oil held onto gains as fading hopes for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz revived inflation concerns before key US data this week. Brent crude was steady near $87.70 a barrel on Tuesday after gaining about 10% over the previous four sessions. The advance in oil weighed on Treasuries, pushing the benchmark 10-year…

Credit rating is often viewed as a perplexing, shifting figure governed by hidden rules. However, the reality is far more straightforward. This metric acts as a financial report card, summarising your lifelong relationship with borrowed money. According to major bureaus like CIBIL, this assessment relies heavily on four pillars: your track record of repaying debts,…

The gold jewellery industry entered FY27 facing a four-pronged challenge. Soaring oil prices, rising inflation concerns and renewed expectations of higher interest rates amid the West Asia crisis coincided with the once-in-three-years Adhik Maas period, which typically dampens wedding-related jewellery demand. At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to curb gold purchases…

Indian investors looking to start a fresh SIP in international funds have run out of options. Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua FoF, the last international fund still accepting new SIP registrations and lump sum investments, stopped taking fresh investments on 23 July. This means no international mutual fund scheme is currently open for new SIPs, according…

If you have a bank account you haven’t used in years, it may be the right time to check its status. This is because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regularly advises bank account holders via text messages, emails, and official press releases to monitor their unused bank accounts and ensure they remain active and…

“Breaking the spread into named components, such as credit risk premium, operating cost, term premium, business strategy premium, makes comparing that of banks and NBFCs, possible for the first time,” he said, adding that the draft standardizes how pricing gets disclosed more than what gets charged.