The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 28, 2005

It is the beginning, not the end
Neither financial market conditions nor the strength in the real US economy gives any room to conclude that the Federal Reserve would pause in its tightening campaign and allow the bond market to recover. V. Anantha Nageswaran concludes that the climb-down from euphoria has just begun and for the 10-year Treasury Note Yield, and the climb-up is perhaps, at best, half-way through. More

Mr Wolfowitz for World Bank: Scepticism overdone?
NO NOMINATION for the Presidency of the World Bank has excited so much controversy as President Bush's naming Paul Mr Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defence, for the post. Newspapers around the world ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Leave it to the expert
Balancing costs and services could be a taxing job. Exactly why banks are outsourcing the running of ATMs. More

CREDIT POLICY

Credit policy must spur more lending by banks: Assocham
THE Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has suggested the Reserve Bank of India incorporate directives in its forthcoming Credit Policy for 2005-06 which would encourage commercial banks to diversify their credit ... More

DEBT MARKET

Fearing impact on bottomlines — Banks not willing to sell benchmark securities
BONDS remained weak throughout last week ahead of the year-end as international events, particularly oil prices, kept traders edgy. Traders said that the hike in the US Fed funds rate to 2.75 per cent last Tuesday was within expected lines, but ... More

Medium term outlook on rates still negative
According to a senior Finance Ministry official, the calendar is expected to be front-loaded, which means that the government shall endeavour to borrow more in the first half of the year. More

CO-OPERATIVES

Girijan co-op not to be wound up in AP
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Government has assured the Girijan Co-operative Corporation that the corporation would not be wound up. Giving an assurance to the corporation Chairman, Ms T. Ratna Bai, here on Saturday, the Chief ... More

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