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The lender is preparing to raise at least $500 million under its GMTN programme, following the RBI's concessional swap facility. HDFC Bank raised $750 million last month. The sale would test demand for Indian bank paper.
India's monsoon rainfall is 18% below average, delaying sowing of rice and soybeans. El Niño adds risk. The June CPI print on July 12 will show food price impact.
San Francisco Fed's Daly warned AI and inflation uncertainty cloud the rate outlook, delaying rate cuts and splitting equity sectors. Here's the chain of impact.
Trump's claim of averting India-Pakistan war via tariff threats drew immediate denial from New Delhi. Markets show no reaction, making the statement noise absent follow-through.
The 57,000 June jobs added, down from 129,000 in May, pushed yields and the dollar lower, giving the Fed room to hold steady in July.
Payrolls rose 57k in June, but labor force fell to 169.36M, the lowest since Jan 2025. Unemployment dropped to 4.19%. The immigration crackdown is reshaping supply.
CarbonSix raised $40M in Series A co-led by DSC Investment and LB Investment. All seed investors followed on. The Physical AI startup targets complex factory automation.
Initial jobless claims fell in late June, surprising economists who expected a rise. The data reinforces labor market strength as the Fed weighs rate cuts. The central bank meets July 30-31.
Saudi banks cut government bond holdings by SAR 3.9B to SAR 663B in May, halting a three-month buying run. Loan growth pressures may drive further sales.
US stock futures ticked sideways Thursday evening as the market prepared for the June nonfarm payrolls report, the week's biggest catalyst for rate expectations.
Adar Poonawalla Family Office invests ₹700 crore in Inox Clean Energy at a ₹70,000 crore valuation, joining CalPERS and other marquee investors as the company expands across renewables and solar manufacturing.
Corporate borrowing from banks accelerates past retail loans as companies switch from bonds to cheaper bank credit after RBI rate cuts. Small businesses lead the surge.
16M new women workers in UP, nearly all in dairy and crop farming. Young women still lack salaried jobs and hostels. Next leap: non-farm infrastructure.
Nike fell 2.8% pre-market ahead of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh remarks, while Constellation Brands held flat. AlphaScala's Alpha Scores show the divergence in macro vulnerability.
TVK, which won 108 seats but fell short of a majority, hosts alliance partners Wednesday to cement a stable five-year government. Political stability reduces risk for Tamil Nadu projects and bonds.
Japan's June PMI hit 54.8, the sixth straight expansion. The reading strengthens the BOJ's case for a rate hike, with implications for the yen, JGB yields, and equities.
India's HSBC manufacturing PMI declined to 54.2 in June, the second-weakest since mid-2022. Cooling demand and weak exports may push the RBI toward rate cuts. Services PMI due next week.
Starting Aug. 15, drivers carrying children under 10 and shorter than 1.35 meters without proper child seats will receive a warning. The rule exempts commercial passenger vehicles.
The RBI's forward dollar short hit a record $38 billion as the central bank uses sell-buy swaps instead of spot sales to slow the rupee's depreciation, traders said. The approach preserves reserves but carries forward risks.
Vanguard's active short-duration ETF VSDB targets curve steepening via flexible allocation. Catalysts: August jobs report and Fed rate meeting.
ECB's Dolenc sees no urgency to hike in July if energy costs stay subdued and Middle East tensions do not escalate. A wait-and-see approach until September could be appropriate.
India's household debt rose to 45.5% of GDP by September, driven by consumption loans. The RBI noted an improvement in borrower quality, with prime+ share rising.
Aggregate bank capital stays above 9% minimum under all scenarios, but 15 NBFCs breach thresholds. The RBI's stress test shows the divergence between banks and shadow lenders persists.
ECB's Rehn calls energy shock stagflationary. No second-round effects seen. June euro-zone CPI due Wednesday expected at 3%, could undershoot. Ceasefire key for July rate decision.
ADC and O carry net-lease REIT yields above 5% with low leverage and long-duration fixed-rate debt that limit the damage from prolonged higher rates.
AI infrastructure spending is lifting GDP forecasts, but productivity gains remain narrow. The gap between capital deployed and measurable efficiency gains is the key risk for markets pricing a sure thing.
Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel warns inflation will stay 'significantly above target' even after the Middle East ceasefire, pushing back against ECB rate-cut bets.
The Dallas Fed's manufacturing index fell to zero in June, the neutral line between expansion and contraction. Texas factory activity has stalled after a brief uptick in May.
The June jobs report lands July 2, three weeks before the Fed's rate decision. Small caps are sensitive to the outcome. IWM traders are watching payrolls and wage growth for the next catalyst.
The FDA picked seven drugmakers for a pre-approval factory review pilot. Eli Lilly and Regeneron are the only named participants. faster approvals are the goal.