Debt Risk

International Women's Day: Financial road map to go from debt to wealth

Despite rising literacy, professional exposure, and financial independence, many young women hesitate to take full control of their finances

Trump's economic agenda for 2nd term is clouding outlook for mortgage rates

Donald Trump's election win is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates even before he gets back to the White House. The president-elect campaigned on a promise to make home ownership more affordable by lowering mortgage rates through policies aimed at knocking out inflation. But his proposed economic agenda could potentially set the stage for mortgage rates to move higher, some economists and analysts say. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including moves in the yield for US 10-year Treasury bonds, which lenders use as a guide to price home loans. Treasury yields rose in recent weeks even after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate, which influences rates on all types of loans including mortgages. Investors appeared to question how far the Fed should cut rates given the strength of the economy. Then yields surged further immediately after Trump's victory, sending the average rate on a 30-year mortgage up to 6.79 per cent, according to mortgage buyer ...

FPI investment in debt rebounds in September, FAR allocations lag

The investment in FAR securities had exceeded Rs 1 trillion on October 16, 2023

Domestic air passenger traffic grows 5.1% to about 138.9 mn in May: ICRA

Domestic air passenger traffic grew 5.1 per cent year-on-year to an estimated 138.9 million in May and was significantly higher by around 14 per cent than pre-Covid levels, credit ratings agency Icra said on Thursday. Icra also said the outlook on the Indian aviation industry is stable amid the continued recovery in domestic and international air passenger traffic with a relatively stable cost environment and expectations of the trend continuing in FY2025. The airlines' capacity deployment in the previous month increased 6 per cent year-on-year and about 2 per cent higher than April 2024, it added. According to the agency, the domestic air passenger traffic for FY24 was around 154 million, with a year-on-year growth of around 13 per cent. It thus surpassed the pre-COVID levels of around 142 million in FY2020, the ratings agency said, adding that the international passenger traffic for Indian carriers stood at around 29.68 million last fiscal, registering a year-on-year growth of ..

Global debt challenges ahead

With higher interest rates increasing the debt-servicing burden of nations, the scope of productive expenditure will shrink further

TMS Ep563: Senior exes return, India bowling lineup, gold, technical debt

What's driving senior executives' return to old employers? Is this the best bowling lineup India has ever seen? Will gold continue to glitter in Samvat 2080? What is technical debt? All answers here

RIL's net debt likely to moderate in next few quarters, say analysts

RIL's consolidated net debt stood at Rs 1.27 trillion as of the June 2023 quarter, up marginally on a sequential basis

Debt for firm will rise, but so will Ebitda: JSW Energy's joint MD & CEO

'Sometimes there are difficulties in terms of the right of way, land acquisition, etc'

China's $400 billion pension sends new warning over its debt risks

The recent Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.'s debt rout raised the pension fund's concerns as one of its biggest asset managers holds a large position in the state-backed developer's bonds

PM Modi flags emerging market debt risk as G20 finance chiefs meet

Modi acknowledged it's not an easy task, but urged the nations to work collectively to strengthen multilateral banks for meeting global challenges like climate change and high debt levels

Developing world may need to find $2.5 trn over 5 yrs to meet debt costs

A greater proportion of poorer-country debt is now owed to commercial lenders, which offer shorter maturities, and capital markets have largely closed to many governments

The state of states: Have they really been fiscally profligate?

A couple of states may be guilty of fiscal imprudence. But why tar all of them with the same brush?

Debt ratio at Adani's green firm needs 'watching' as it soars to 95.3%

Gautam Adani owned company's debt-to-capital ratio has soared to 95.3%, a level that is on the "higher side" for a private company

Corporate debt quality remains steady in June after improving since Feb

According to CARE Ratings, upgrades in rated debt can be attributed to higher demand with the economy opening up after lockdowns, releasing pent-up demand, and lower cost of capital

Future lenders approve debt restructuring; plan to be sent for approval

Lenders of the debt-ridden Future Retail Ltd have approved a plan to restructure the existing financial debt of the company under an RBI announced resolution framework for Covid-19 related stress

Facebook deal helps RIL get investors' attention back as debt concerns rise

FB deal puts it on course to be debt free next year; Reliance Retail biggest gainer from WhatsApp, JioMart arrangement

Investment banking fees up 6% in 2019 over higher fees in debt segment

Debt capital market underwriting fees totalled $201.2 million, up 108.7 per cent from a year ago - the best-ever first three quarters since records began in 2000

Be judicious in asset allocation

Both debt and equity look unattractive at the moment, but one cannot stop investing

Getting mired in loans? Know what to do when you spot signs of a debt trap

Entering a debt trap will not only mess up your finances, but could have a serious impact on your personal life too

Govt says debt rollover risk will be low in next 5 years

The central bank's holding of sovereign debt also went up to 14.7% of the total stock as of March 2017