The interest rates seem to have bottomed out in the economy. The benchmark repo rate , which saw a decline from 8 per cent seven years ago to 4 per cent in May last year , is now steady at the current level. The repo rate is the rate at which banks borrow funds from RBI. It acts as a benchmark for fixing interest rates for home loans and other loan products. While the  Government and the RBI is trying their best to keep the interest rate low, but five factors point to rising interest rate risk for the borrowers. These are rising retail inflation, higher international crude prices, second Covid wave, higher G-Sec yields and gradual rise in banks term deposit rates. ALSO WATCH | Cryptocurrency Ban: Regulatory Framework for assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum & RippleALSO READ | Debit card, credit card auto-payment: What are the big changes?READ MORE | Hardening G-Sec yields to push up borrowing cost for govt, corporates

Speculations regarding the blocking of IP addresses have come at a time when reports have already surfaced that the Centre will table Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 in the Parliament very soon

\"If Bitcoin prices crash, it may cause a correction in the stock market. Let's hope cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoins, do not crash,\" said Morbius. He believes if cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, crash, they will impact stock markets globally

Amid selloff of tech stocks, Tesla shares exceeded overall decline in market, wiping out about $230 billion from its valuation in less than a month. On Friday alone, Tesla share closed 3.8 per cent down at $597.95, its lowest in two months

Stock Market Updates Today: HDFC Bank, HDFC, L&T, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank were among top losers, while ONGC, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Mahindra & Mahindra were among top gainers

There are talks of North Block considering an 18 per cent GST on Bitcoin transactions. But, could there be a sin tax of 28 per cent, given its alleged nefarious status

A V-shaped recovery in crude prices and heavy taxes have pushed petrol prices beyond Rs 100 per litre in many cities of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

\"Only the sovereign has the right to create currency in the world. Tomorrow people will produce 5 lakh bitcoins, which currency will go? Something which fluctuates 5-10% a day, can it be considered as currency,\" says Jhunjhunwala

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala said regulators should step in and ban Bitcoin and they should focus on the digital rupee

Share market gainers today: 8 stocks that rose the most on 23 February: ONGC, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, SBI, Sun Pharma, UPL traded as the top gainers on BSE and NSE

Sectorally, gains in FMCG, realty, auto, IT, media and metal index were capped by losses in PSU Banking, financial, private banking and pharma index

Amid high volume, Info Edge share price opened with a gain of 3.9% and touched an intraday high of Rs 5250, rising 5.1% against the earlier close of Rs 3,401.70 on BSE today

The basis of share allotment is expected to be finalised on March 2 and shares are likely to be credited to Demat accounts of investors on March 4. Equity shares are proposed to be listed on BSE and National Stock Exchange

Stock Market News Updates Today: Global equities were buoyed today as positive macroeconomic data flow and hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine boosted investor sentiment

Bitcoin's meteroic started with signs that it is gaining acceptance among mainstream investors and companies, from Tesla Inc and Mastercard Inc to BNY Mellon

Bitcoin has emerged as the highest return generating asset after it scaled $58,000 milestone, appreciating 1,080% since its coronavirus lows

Sensex and Nifty fell sharply today, led by selling pressure in the auto and banking sectors. The broader mood of the market turned bearish last week, after a few days of the lacklustre movement

Stock Market News Updates Today: M&M, Axis Bank, L&T, Maruti traded among the top losers on Sensex pack. Meanwhile, ONGC, HDFC, Tech Mahindra traded among the top gainers

The lack of demand from refineries will likely lead to builds in crude stocks over coming weeks, even though around 3.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of US oil output has been shut

Nestle, Asian Paints, Maruti, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, HDFC and Dr Reddy's were among the top losers today. On the other hand, SBI, Power Grid, RIL, NTPC, M&M, Airtel and Axis Bank were among the top gainers