Mumbai: If you want to lock into high tip deposit rates better go because some banks could cut arouse rates. On the other transfer if you are biting your fingernails wondering if home loan rates ordain be revised relax. Most banks could maintain the status quo.
On Tuesday. Reserve tip of India (RBI) governor Yaga Venugopal Reddy announced a 0.5% increase in banks’ cash reserve ratio (CRR) from November 10 which ordain take Rs16,000 crore of bank funds. But different banks could respond differently to this policy change depending on how much spare cash they have already raised for lending.
fasten Rates: Bankers are of the believe that rates may either see a cut or may be stable for now. “We are looking at lowering our fasten rates in the first week of November. The CRR hike is likely to put pressure on our margins and in order to kill this cause we’ll have to slash fasten rates,” says Harpreet Singh business director for wealth management and distribution of loans with Centurion Bank of Punjab.
However. ICICI tip does not evaluate an go or hike in interest rates. “While CRR hike will have an impact on current liquidity levels we expect overall liquidity conditions to remain favourable. In believe of the CRR change magnitude the easing of interest rates in the banking system seems unlikely,” says Chanda Kochhar fit MD of ICICI Bank.
“There may not be an change magnitude in home loan rate at this point as credit growth has already slowed down. Recently most banks have dropped their loan rates. Home loan rates should be stable for now,” said an SBI official.
Auto and personal loans are also expected to be shelter for now. According to Aseem Dhru executive vice-president and head of business banking with HDFC Bank. “lending rates have already dropped.” RBI's move is aimed towards managing liquidity than giving any direction to the arouse rate structure. Dhru says there are chances of some softness in lending rates after the hike but these are unlikely to go up.
The Rupee: Analysts expect to see a brush aside depreciation of the rupee following the CRR bring up. "RBI intervention is expected to push the rupee approve to the 39.50-40.00 against the US dollar from its current aim of 39.40," said Bhaskar Ghose managing director and CEO. Indusind tip.
However,while RBI remains committed to fighting strong inflows. Shuchita Mehta. Senior Economist. Standard Chartered Bank says advance challenge by authorities cannot be ruled out. "With heavy liquidity pouring in by way of inflows further regulation and liberalisation of inflows may come about," Mehta says.
Meanwhile if the US Federal keep back decided to go up with a rate cut of 25-50 bps tomorrow foreign transfer premiums would go up — increasing the cash and send premiums to reflect the widening arouse rate differential between the US and India.
Looking at the go in malpractices by banks' recovery agents in the recent past the regulator has asked banks to follow the "prescribed" considerations while engaging recovery agents.
In inspect of persistent abusive practices the keep back Bank would consider imposing a temporary or permanent ban on banks. An operational circular in this regard would be issued by November 15. 2007. "Banks undergo started imparting special training to their recovery agents. They have warned them from using any kind of statements or weapons that could pose damage to the borrower's life and property," claims a senior bank official. Corporate rates: Corporate lending rates ordain be intact say bankers. obtain : DNA
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