Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, August 19, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, August 19, 2002 |
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MONEY & BANKING FOREX Technical picture still bullish for the rupee A further study of technicals reveals that this downtrend for the dollar could be an extended one. For the first time in 18 months, the moving average indicators on monthly charts are exhibiting a bearish crossover. More BANKING Bank loans to core sector project promoters urged THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has made out a case for allowing commercial banks to finance Indian promoters for acquisition of shares of companies in infrastructure sectors. Such a move, the chamber reckons, would help Indian ... More DEBT MARKET Short-end papers see rising demand Even private corporate debentures are also competitively priced though there is a difference of at least 20 basis points between a private sector and public sector issue, despite both of them have the same credit rating of `AAA'. More RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS A Hobson's choice for central banks THE Federal Reserve left the interest rates unchanged last week, but changed the bias to softening. Fed has pointed out to the risk from weak financial markets to recovery. It has been a roller-coaster ride for economists who have been looking ... More SECURITISATION `Liability law not to dilute powers under Ordinance' Officials of the Ministry of Finance have said that the proposed legislation on lenders' liability will not include any clause that might lead to a dilution of the powers provided to banks and FIs under the Ordinance for Securitisation and ... More TRENDS Banks juggle G-secs to improve bottomline BANKS have begun reshuffling some of their investment portfolios, moving some of the low coupon securities into the held to maturity (HTM) category. Banking sources said here that only portions of these securities were being moved into the HTM ... More BOOKS Guidelines on Valuation for Banks With Valuation Formats By B. Kanaga Sabapathy Published by the author Price: Rs 300 More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Aug. 11-Aug. 17 Nabard to foray into consultancy services Lenders keep their fingers crossed on NPAs Bill PSU banks tapping staff for business FIs, banks to exchange data on loan defaulters |
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