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S&P Global Ratings economist.Tapping the country’s $644 billion reserves to tame volatility is an option, but that can be “fairly costly," senior economist Vishrut Rana said in an interview Wednesday. Letting currency volatility play out may lead to an increase in bond yields and raise the government’s funding costs, he said. Still, he anticipates India will move toward more open capital flows and less intervention over time.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has changed its takeover regulations to shield acquirers from cost spikes in the event information of a merger and acquisition (M&A) plan gets leaked. From 1 June, when its new rumour verification framework comes into effect, the pricing formula for an open offer will be stripped of any spike that arises from the stock market getting whiff of a company’s control being in play. At one level, India’s top 100 listed entities will be mandated to confirm, deny or clarify market rumours in case of significant movements in their share price.

Virat Kohli and RCB were particularly trolled by CSK fans on social media.Interestingly, RCB had beaten CSK by 27 runs in a virtual eliminator last week to reach the playoff stage. Soon after the match, the celebrations by the RCB players and fans had become a point of contention in the cricketing community.Criticizing the over aggression by RCB fans following the victory against the CSK last week, one user wrote, “Over-aggression: After defeating a big team, they feel that they are now the most dangerous team and can beat anyone.

Oil prices eased for a fourth straight day on Thursday on worries that U.S. borrowing costs could be hiked again if inflation surged, a move that could hurt oil demand. Brent crude futures fell 27 cents, or 0.3%, to $81.63 a barrel at 0004 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) futures were down 35 cents, or 0.5%, at $77.14.

Gold prices were listless on Thursday after a recent rally lost steam to dip more than 1% in the previous session, as traders started pulling back their expectations of rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve this year. FUNDAMENTALS

liquidity, as measured by bank borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has widened to the highest level in four months as tax outflows and constraints on government spending amid elections have left lenders with a cash crunch, pushing up overnight borrowing costs. The latest RBI data showed that as of May 21, net liquidity injected into the banking system was at ₹2.55 lakh crore, the highest since January 30. Fund injections by the RBI reflect banks' borrowings from the central bank's liquidity windows.

Federal Reserve officials earlier this month coalesced around a desire to hold interest rates higher for longer and «many» questioned whether policy was restrictive enough to bring inflation down to their target. Minutes from the two-day Federal Open Market Committee gathering ending May 1 showed that, while participants assessed that policy was «well positioned,» various officials mentioned a willingness to tighten policy further if warranted.

The U.S. stock market has been swooning. But there are risks that threaten to put a lid on the euphoria.

A new survey from Nationwide sheds much-needed light on a growing predicament, as many Americans find themselves sandwiched between their need to retire in comfort and their responsibility to care for aging and ailing relatives.

Canada’s top bank regulator says the biggest red flags on the country’s financial horizon over the next year are real estate secured lending and mortgage risks.

Customized products and experiences are popular these days. Even in the case of stock investments, it’s now possible for investors to “customize” and personalize their own stock portfolios. This is known as direct indexing. 

With today’s technological advancements, financial advisors, insurance companies, broker-dealers, law firms and CPA firms never had it this good. Nowadays, turnkey asset management providers (TAMPs) can handle many administrative and back-office functions when it comes to managing clients’ investment accounts.  

The order came down from George Weiss, hedge-fund pioneer: Sell. Sell it all.

Some financial advisors take a hands-on approach when it comes to managing client assets. While this is a great practice, the hands-on financial advisor could make better use of their time instead of doing the back-office tasks and other administrative work involved in asset management. That’s where turnkey asset management platforms or TAMPs come in.  

FOX Business' Jeff Flock reports on the 33% rise in auto repair costs across the past four years.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had private shareholders, as it had before 1949, they would have been a happy lot on Wednesday evening. The old lady of Mint Street will deliver its bounty from the financial markets — by far the most generous payout it has ever made — to New Delhi. At a time when some of the central banks in the advanced world have reported losses and negative equity, RBI will hand over a dividend cheque of more than ₹2.1 lakh crore to its sole owner, the government. However, the optics of the event — a monetary authority headed by a former bureaucrat making a huge transfer to a macho government towards the end of a long, noisy general election — masks a more prosaic truth. The payout number is a function of local and offshore currency and money markets, coupled with RBI's active intervention in the foreign exchange market. FY24 WAS DIFFERENT

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is no different. March 18, 1990, was an important day in the history of the museum as it faced one of its biggest incidents of theft. Thirteen pieces of art were stolen including three Rembrandts and a Vermeer worth approximately half a billion dollars. A new episode on CNN titled “How it Really Happened” was aired on May 19. This featured the TV interview of one of the guards whose hands were duct-tapped in the basement. 5 interesting facts

After several unexpectedly high inflation readings, Federal Reserve officials concluded at a meeting earlier this month that it would take longer than they previously thought for inflation to cool enough to justify reducing their key interest rate, now...

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist discusses President Biden's 2025 budget proposal on 'The Bottom Line.'

Amazon.com will introduce a more conversational artificial intelligence-powered version of its Alexa voice assistant later this year and plans to charge a monthly subscription fee to offset technology costs, CNBC reported on Wednesday. While the e-commerce giant is yet to nail down the price of the new services, a subscription to Alexa will not be included in its popular $139 annual Prime offering, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the company's plans.