Interest Rate Futures
ECB governors fear Fed-style 'dot plot' would invite political pressure
Their concerns highlight the contradictions of the euro zone's architecture compared with jurisdictions with only one national government, such as Britain and the United States
 "ECB governors fear Fed-style 'dot plot' would invite political pressure")
Global interest rates chokehold on world economy set to loosen slowly
Geopolitical tension, with conflict between Israel and Iran threatening conflagration in the Middle East, is an additional risk variable
 "Global interest rates chokehold on world economy set to loosen slowly")
Federal Reserve's decision could lead to interest rate cut in March
'The stage is set for the Fed to take steps toward cutting rates in coming months,' analysts say
 "Federal Reserve's decision could lead to interest rate cut in March")
Banks not spending IT budgets fully, says RBI Dy Guv Swaminathan J
Reversal of interest cycle to impact margins, profits
 "Banks not spending IT budgets fully, says RBI Dy Guv Swaminathan J")
Real estate demand strong despite rising interest rates: REA India CEO
"We have witnessed quarter-on-quarter growth over the last several quarters despite rising rates," said Dhruv Agarwala, CEO at REA India, part of the Australia-listed REA Group
 "Real estate demand strong despite rising interest rates: REA India CEO")
Banks go slow on bond sales as rising interest rates push up costs
The decision to go slow on these fund-raising plans - despite the booming credit growth - came at a time when bond market conditions turned turbulent
 "Banks go slow on bond sales as rising interest rates push up costs")
US inflation eases to 7.7% in Oct, gives Fed room to slow rate-hike
The consumer price index was up 7.7% from a year earlier, the smallest annual advance since the start of the year and down from 8.2% in September
 "US inflation eases to 7.7% in Oct, gives Fed room to slow rate-hike")
Tax payments: spurt in quarter-end activity may squeeze liquidity further
Interest rates on term deposits, money market instruments could go up further, even as RBI may conduct repo operations to maintain liquidity in the system
 "Tax payments: spurt in quarter-end activity may squeeze liquidity further")
Tractor demand unlikely to be impacted by interest rate hikes: Escorts CFO
The interest rate hike by RBI is unlikely to have a significant impact on tractor demand but high inflation is a concern that can affect sales, says Escorts Kubota Ltd Group CFO Bharat Madan
 "Tractor demand unlikely to be impacted by interest rate hikes: Escorts CFO")
IRF slowly gaining in volume as banks start taking position in bond market
The worst that IRF volumes witnessed in recent times was in June
 "IRF slowly gaining in volume as banks start taking position in bond market")
