Fed raises rates by 50 bps, the biggest hike in 2 decades

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In this episode, find out about SBI’s plans to raise $2bn from global markets, also find out why Indian markets are likely to open higher

Business Term of the Day: Stagflation

State Bank of India (SBI), is looking to raise long term funds upto $ two billion from international markets in the current financial year (FY23). The executive committee of the Bank’s central board will meet on May 10 to examine the status and decide on long term fund raising in single/multiple tranches

Future Retail: The firm’s managing director rakesh Biyani has stepped down while officials, including the company secretary of the debt-ridden firm, have also tendered resignations. The Future Group’s flagship firm is facing an insolvency petition by its lenders before the National Company Law Tribunal.

IndiaBulls Housing: The Bombay High Court has allowed a petition by Indiabulls Housing Finance to quash a first information report filed by a shareholder at Wada, Palghar district, accusing the company of cheating, criminal breach of trust and siphoning off funds.

Dilip Buildcon: Has said a road project entailing ‘four laning of Sangli- Solapur section of NH-166′ in Maharashtra on Hybrid Annuity Mode’ has been provisionally completed. The authority has issued Provisional Completion Certificate for the said project, saying the project is fit for entry into commercial operation as on 25 April 2022.

UPL: The agro-chemicals major said it has acquired a naturally-derived fungicide, OptiCHOS, for its natural plant protection business unit. The NPP portfolio houses natural and biologically derived agricultural inputs and technologies.

Moving on to markets

The Indian stock market is expected to open in the green as trends on SGX Nifty indicate a gap-up opening for the broader index in India with a gain of 155 points

Indian stock markets tanked on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of India stunned the market with an increase in policy rates, citing inflationary pressures.

The central bank’s monetary policy committee, in an off-cycle meeting, raised key lending rate by 40 basis points.

 

Asian shares rose Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street after the US Fed raised interest rates by 50 bps but sounded a less hawkish tone than some had feared, lifting investor sentiment

 

Business term of the day

Stagflation is a phenomenon in which the inflation is high, economic growth is slow and unemployment is relatively high. Essentially, costs are running high on the one hand and incomes are either stagnating or growing at a slow pace.