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Here's how 6-months of Ukraine-Russia war rattled global financial markets

Over six months since Russia invaded Ukraine in what Moscow calls its "special military operation" thousands have been killed, millions made homeless and the world has seen the worst East-West tension

Azadi of the financial sector

Parts of the Indian financial sector have been liberated, and this has fuelled growth. The rest of the sector needs this now

Muted impact of Fed's Taper 2 on India due to strong external position: RBI

The impact of US Federal Reserve's announcement in November last year to taper its asset purchases was "moderate" on Indian financial markets largely due to the country's strong external position

How rupee shrugged off the fragile tag and outperformed despite shocks

The domestic currency has fared better than many of its emerging market peers

Walgreens defers Boots UK sale; Reliance to look for other opportunities

RIL will continue to look for growth opportunities overseas if good opportunities arise, said company insiders

Rupee hits fresh all-time low vs dollar as US rate hike worries deepen

Ends at 78.39/$1 as against 78.08 on Tuesday. Wednesday's closing level also marks new record intraday low for the rupee versus greenback

Good chance that foreign money returns around Diwali: Rahul Arora

The biggest silver lining is that the markets always climb the wall of worry and find ways to make new highs, said Arora

ICICI Prudential AMC's S Naren on his investment mantra and more

Soaring inflation, global central bank policies and the Ukraine war have dampened sentiment across global financial markets. What does S Naren, of ICICI Prudential AMC think of the developments?

Elevated levels of risk aversion akin to 2008 global meltdown: BofA survey

Covid-19 - which had ruled the charts as the biggest risk between 2020 and 2021 - has slipped down the pecking order, with only a net 1 per cent of respondents seeing it as a threat

From households to enterprises to markets, expectations drive decisions

Expectations play an important role in decision-making. Enterprises and the financial markets, for example, allocate funds that reflect their expectations

IMF increases weighting of dollar, yuan in SDR basket amid weakness

The IMF raised the yuan's weighting to 12.28 per cent from 10.92

China makes strong vow to ease crackdowns after market turmoil

The Financial Stability and Development Committee meeting concluded there is a need to 'boost the economy', in the first quarter and promised investors relief on several regulatory fronts

Financial markets trying to discount changing news flow: Rabobank Intl

The accommodative RBI policy, combined with fiscal stimulus and (further) increase in energy commodities, particularly oil, increases the odds of high inflation, say Lambregts and Eijkelenburg

Statsguru: How Russia-Ukraine conflict is impacting global markets

Financial markets, too, have felt ripples of the event

'Equity investors should pare return expectations'

The Russia-Ukraine standoff is keeping investors on their toes. Business Standard's Puneet Wadhwa caught up with R Venkataraman, chairman, IIFL Securities to know if the markets' bottom is near

Russia could lose financial markets access if it invades Ukraine: EU chief

EU chief Leyen revealed details of sanctions Moscow would face if it invaded Ukraine, saying Russia would be cut off from international financial markets and denied access to major export goods.

RBI Governor exhorts banks to continue process of capital argumentation

RBI has been watchful of the impact of the pandemic on the banking and NBFC sectors when the effects of regulatory reliefs and resolutions fully work their way through said Shaktikanta Das

CEO of Norway's $1.4-trn wealth fund sees market weakness, inflation threat

'I see inflation everywhere: in freight rates, in the prices of metals and food, in construction costs, and gradually in wages,' says Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment

Federal Reserve policymakers hone in on November taper timeline

Earlier on Tuesday, Atlanta Fed President Rafael Bostic said last month's jobs report displayed sufficient progress and endorsed a November start

Protecting consumers, the heart of finance

Competitive markets in financial services are the best bulwark against consumer fraud in the long run. In the medium term, omnibus and dedicated legislation could be the answer