China’s central bank has paused its gold purchases for the fourth consecutive month in August, with holdings remaining at 72.8 million fine troy ounces. Despite this, the value of these reserves increased to $182.98 billion due to rising gold prices driven by geopolitical and economic uncertainties.
Banks unlikely to reduce deposit rates despite RBI easing
Following the latest repo rate decrease, bankers foresee only slight adjustments to deposit rates. The landscape, characterized by sluggish savings yields and elevated credit-deposit ratios,