key policy rates
Cost of borrowing has gone up, as a consequence sectors sensitive to interest rates are likely to be affected relatively more than others. To tame inflationary pressure, the Reserve Bank has hiked key policy rates 11 times since March 2010 by a cumulative 325 basis points. This led to a rise in borrowing cost which [...] Continue Reading »
Banks are a large source of funds for the housing finance companies (HFCs) and an increase in their lending rate would push up the cost of funds for the HFCs. Since the latest round of monetary tightening by RBI last week, a host of banks and lending institutions have raised their rates and HDFC is [...] Continue Reading »
