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Mint Explainer: What is T+0 settlement and how will it benefit investors? India’s financial market has evolved from ambiguous settlement dates to highly efficient T+0 (same-day) settlements. However, this has not been accompanied by a reduction in the float.

₹14,794 crore worth of Indian equities and the total outflow stands at ₹10,355 crore as of June 7, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. The total debt inflows stand at ₹4,008 crore in the first week of June.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday maintained policy interest rates and its monetary stance for the eighth straight review meeting amid concerns of a likely spike in food prices, but cracks in Monetary Policy Committee widened with two of the six panel members favouring easier money.

The European Central Bank on Thursday became the most important developed-country monetary authority to start cutting interest rates in this cycle. President Christine Lagarde believes she’s addressing the risk of recession in the eurozone, but this decision creates others. The ECB cut its main policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 3.75%.

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Mint, Kumar, known as the 80:20 investor, discusses his investment portfolio, his reasons for avoiding real estate, and why diversifying investment styles is as important as asset allocation. He advocates for a focused approach to investing, leveraging the ‘Pareto principle’ (80:20 concept) to achieve optimal results with minimal effort. Edited excerpts: The name is derived from the principle of 80:20 investing, also known as Pareto law (or Pareto principle).

Moody’s Ratings said at least six US regional banks with a substantial exposure to commercial real estate loans are at risk of having their debt ratings downgraded.

Robinhood Markets Inc. is buying crytocurrency exchange Bitstamp for about $200 million as the company looks to speed up its cryptocurrency expansion globally

The Bank of Canada’s first interest rate cut in over four years on Wednesday will have a “psychological” impact on the Canadian housing market, but will likely not be enough to meaningfully improve affordability, experts say.

several chemical stocks are still 10-33% away from hitting their 52-week high, which is indicative of the potential upside. "The chemical sector appears to be at the bottom of the cycle, indicating potential recovery ahead," said Resham Jain, fund manager at DSP Mutual Fund.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday maintained policy interest rates and its monetary stance for the eighth straight review meeting amid concerns of a likely spike in food prices, but the cracks in the Monetary Policy Committee widened in favour of easier money. It surprisingly raised the FY25 growth forecast, sending equity indices higher.

RBI Monetary Policy LIVE UpdatesThe recent Lok Sabha elections have further bolstered economic sentiment, enhancing investor confidence through political stability and consistent economic policies.RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das recently announced this fiscal year's second bi-monthly monetary policy, stating that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has opted to maintain the repo rate at 6.5 percent.He noted that the MPC will closely monitor elevated food inflation, especially considering the anticipated normal monsoon.Additionally, the RBI revised its growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 7.2 per cent, up from the previous estimate of 7 per cent.The government has directed the RBI to aim for CPI inflation of 4 percent with a deviation allowance of 2 percent on either side.The cycle of rate increases, which saw six consecutive hikes totalling 250 basis points since May 2022, was halted in April last year.Milestone Alert! Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing news website in the world

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As the Dogecoin (DOGE) price consolidates near $0.16 and close to its 21DMA, investors are questioning whether a pump to $12 could be on the cards after a TradingView trader put forth a compelling bullish price prediction.

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After a 27-month anxiety marathon that saw 475 basis points of rate hikes, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem turned into a summer Santa on Wednesday, trimming Canada’s key lending rate by 25 basis points.

European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time in five years on Thursday but kept investors in the dark about its next move given increasing uncertainty over inflation after a sharp slowdown in the past year.

It is too early to determine winners of the artificial intelligence boom, but so far, those companies haven’t been cloud software vendors like Salesforce and Workday. Salesforce’s recent earnings miss, which disappointed investors looking for software-as-a-service companies to benefit from the generative AI hype, may be tied to the fact that the AI investment cycle is still unfolding.

The Bank of Canada cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time since launching a historic hiking cycle to combat inflation in March 2022, marking a significant shift in monetary policy that could open the door to additional cuts in the coming months.

State Bank of India has granted its consent to Vedanta's proposed demerger that will separate its existing businesses into six independent pure-play companies, two bankers aware of the development said.

The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point on Wednesday, marking a significant turning point in the central bank’s efforts to tame inflation.