India may need central bank support to attract dollar investments, potentially through forex deposit schemes, to cover exchange risks and offer competitive yields. Economists suggest higher subsidies from the RBI might be necessary to make such initiatives attractive for banks, especially given current global interest rates.
Bets on US Federal Reserve rate hike in October fall as job market cools
Last month, the US economy added only 29,000 jobs, significantly below the economists’ forecast of 90,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, indicating a