RBI cuts growth forecast to 6.6 per cent, revises inflation estimate to 4.8 per cent for FY25
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI cuts growth forecast to 6.6 per cent, revises inflation estimate to 4.8 per cent for FY25

India TV News  

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday slashed its growth projection for the current fiscal year 2024-25 to 6.6 per cent from its earlier estimate of 7.2 per cent, citing a slowdown in economic activity and persistent high food prices. RBI cuts CRR to 4 per cent Meanwhile, to ease the potential liquidity stress, the Reserve Bank also slashed the Cash Reserve Ratio by 50 basis points to 4 per cent, a move that would unlock Rs 1.16 lakh crore bank funds. Earlier on May 4, 2022, the central bank had raised CRR to 4.5 per cent from 4 per cent in an off-cycle Monetary Policy Committee meeting, with effect from May 21 of the same year. To ease the potential liquidity stress, it has now been decided to reduce CRR of all banks to 4 per cent of net demand and time liabilities in two equal tranches of 25 basis points, each with effect from the fortnight beginning December 14, 2024 and December 28, 2024, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said.

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RBI’s monetary policy panel divided over timing of rate action
3 days, 7 hours ago

RBI’s monetary policy panel divided over timing of rate action

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The rate-setting panel of India’s central bank remained divided over the timing of monetary policy action aimed at reviving India’s economic growth, even as they expect price rise to cool off, show minutes of the 6 December meeting, released on Friday. All three Reserve Bank of India members in the six-member monetary policy committee insisted that maintaining policy status …

India’s wholesale inflation dips to 1.89% in November after hitting four-month high in October
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1 week ago

India’s wholesale inflation dips to 1.89% in November after hitting four-month high in October

Firstpost  

Headline retail inflation, the key target for the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decisions, eased to 5.48% in November, down from 6.21% in the prior month India’s wholesale inflation slowed in November to 1.89% year-on-year, easing from the previous month, due to a smaller increase in food prices, government data showed on Monday. The wholesale inflation rate, a proxy …

RBI May Begin Shallow Rate Cut Cycle From Feb Amid Global Turmoil
1 week, 1 day ago

RBI May Begin Shallow Rate Cut Cycle From Feb Amid Global Turmoil

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: While calls for rate cuts are growing louder with inflation decelerating in November amid concerns over slowing economic growth, economists see a small window of conventional rate cuts next year as global dynamics turn more fluid. Most expect the central bank to begin a shallow rate-cut cycle in its February 2025 policy meeting with a 25 basis points rate …

Mint Quick Edit: Lower inflation raises the likelihood of an RBI rate cut
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1 week, 3 days ago

Mint Quick Edit: Lower inflation raises the likelihood of an RBI rate cut

Live Mint  

As luck would have it, Sanjay Malhotra’s assuming charge of the Reserve Bank of India has been accompanied by a notable drop in inflation. Measured by the consumer price index, India’s inflation rate fell to 5.5% in November, compared with 6.2% in October, according to government data released on Thursday. October’s reading was the highest in 14 months, but November’s …

DC Edit | FM, new RBI chief signal cut
1 week, 4 days ago

DC Edit | FM, new RBI chief signal cut

Deccan Chronicle  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement that inflation is a major challenge faced by countries around the world and that no country can solve it alone appears to have set an agenda for new RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra, who took charge a few hours before she made this statement. During the tenure of Shaktikanta Das, the RBI remained squarely focused on …

India’s retail inflation eases to 5.48%, industrial production rises to 3-month high
1 week, 4 days ago

India’s retail inflation eases to 5.48%, industrial production rises to 3-month high

Firstpost  

These positive developments come as India grapples with a seven-quarter low in real GDP growth, which fell to 5.4 per cent in the July-September period, down from 6.7 per cent in the previous quarter In positive developments for the Indian economy, the country’s retail inflation cooled, while industrial production saw an uptick, according to recently released data. Food inflation eases …

Retail inflation slows slightly at 5.48%
1 week, 4 days ago

Retail inflation slows slightly at 5.48%

Hindustan Times  

Retail inflation rose to 5.48% last month, a slower pace of increase compared to 6.21% in October, data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed on Thursday. Despite the slowing pace of growth in prices, the Consumer Price Index-based rate of retail inflation stayed above the Reserve Bank of India’s 4% tolerance level, with two percentage points of …

India’s retail inflation moderates to 5.48% in November, IIP expands to 3.5% in October
1 week, 4 days ago

India’s retail inflation moderates to 5.48% in November, IIP expands to 3.5% in October

Live Mint  

Hopes of an early rate cut were rekindled on Thursday as retail inflation fell back within the central bank's tolerance band in November, while factory output hit a three-month high in October, in good news for the economy that slowed in the second quarter. Retail inflation based on the consumer price index fell to a three-month low of 5.48% in …

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November from above 6% in October
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Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November from above 6% in October

India Today  

India's retail inflation cooled to 5.48% in November, slipping below the Reserve Bank of India’s upper tolerance band of 6% after breaching it in October. "High inflation reduces the disposable income in the hands of consumers," Das noted, adding that food inflation could stay elevated through the third quarter of FY25 before easing. Expected revisions could lower food’s weightage by …

Retail inflation data today. 3 things you should know
1 week, 4 days ago

Retail inflation data today. 3 things you should know

India Today  

The retail inflation data for November is set to be released on Thursday, and all eyes are on the figures after October’s inflation rate climbed to a 14-month high, owing to a rise in food prices, especially vegetable prices. OCTOBER’S INFLATION BREACHES RBI TOLERANCE LEVEL In October, inflation rose to 6.2%, surpassing the Reserve Bank of India's upper tolerance threshold …

Inflation likely eased to 5.5% in November: Mint poll
1 week, 5 days ago

Inflation likely eased to 5.5% in November: Mint poll

Live Mint  

India’s retail inflation is expected to have eased to 5.5% in November from 6.2% the previous month, driven by a seasonal decline in vegetable prices, according to a Mint poll of 16 economists. Even if inflation moderated in November, it would still have exceeded the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4% in all but two months since September …

ADB lowers growth projections for India to 6.5% in FY25, 7% in FY26
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ADB lowers growth projections for India to 6.5% in FY25, 7% in FY26

Deccan Chronicle  

The Asian Development Bank has lowered India’s GDP growth projections for FY25 to 6.5 per cent from 7 per cent estimated in September as well as the projection for FY26 to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent predicted earlier owing to tighter prudential norms and lower than expected industrial growth in Q2. Inflation estimates for the current fiscal has …

DC Edit | Will RBI tweak inflation focus?
1 week, 5 days ago

DC Edit | Will RBI tweak inflation focus?

Deccan Chronicle  

The appointment of Sanjay Malhotra as the new RBI governor continues the long-standing tradition of IAS officers heading the Central bank, a quasi-autonomous body that decides the country’s monetary policy. Mr Malhotra took over the charge of RBI from Shaktikanta Das — the second longest serving governor after Sir Benegal Rama Rau’s stint of seven years and 197 days — …

Immensely grateful: Shaktikanta Das thanks PM Modi on last day as RBI Governor
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Immensely grateful: Shaktikanta Das thanks PM Modi on last day as RBI Governor

India Today  

Shaktikanta Das, the outgoing Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and the central bank team on his last day in office. Das also highlighted his working relationship with Sitharaman, and said, “The fiscal-monetary coordination was at its best and helped us deal with the multiple challenges during the …

SBI Research anticipates RBI repo rate cut in February policy meet
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SBI Research anticipates RBI repo rate cut in February policy meet

Live Mint  

New Delhi, December 8 : Reserve Bank is expected to cut repo rates in February 2025 and such a decision, it at all taken, is unlikely to be impacted by rupee's weakness against the dollar, asserted SBI Research in a report. The report put out the day RBI announced its monetary policy, the SBI Research report said it expects RBI …

SBI forecasts GDP growth of 6.3%, lower than RBI's 6.6% estimate for FY25
2 weeks, 2 days ago

SBI forecasts GDP growth of 6.3%, lower than RBI's 6.6% estimate for FY25

Hindustan Times  

The State Bank of India has projected India's gross domestic product would grow at 6.3% during the ongoing fiscal year, lower than the Reserve Bank of India's estimate of 6.6%, revised from the earlier 7.2%. India's GDP grew at 5.4% in the July-September quarter of FY25, the lowest in seven quarters The SBI said, “We believe that GDP growth for …

​Staying the course: On the RBI and inflation
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​Staying the course: On the RBI and inflation

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee, in its latest bi-monthly review, has decided to maintain status quo on the benchmark interest rate of 6.50% for the eleventh consecutive time. India’s retail inflation, after trending below the median 4% target, for the first time in five years, for two months, spiked over September and October, with food prices leading …

RBI monetary policy decision: Is an RBI rate cut coming after Union Budget 2025? What experts suggest
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RBI monetary policy decision: Is an RBI rate cut coming after Union Budget 2025? What experts suggest

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy: The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee on December 6 announced that it would maintain the repo rate at 6.5 per cent for the eleventh consecutive time, in line with market expectations. RBI cut its GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 6.6 per cent and raised its inflation projection for FY25 to 4.8 per cent. Sujan …

RBI cuts GDP growth projection to 6.6%, repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI cuts GDP growth projection to 6.6%, repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

Deccan Chronicle  

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the 11th time in a row but sharply lowered the GDP growth forecast to 6.6 per cent for the current fiscal, as against earlier projection of 7.2 per cent.The Reserve Bank of India maintained the status quo on interest rate despite July-September quarter GDP growth …

RBI Monetary Policy: MPC projects FY25 GDP growth at 6.6%; cuts estimates from 7.2% earlier
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI Monetary Policy: MPC projects FY25 GDP growth at 6.6%; cuts estimates from 7.2% earlier

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das while announcing a status quo on the repo rate and policy stance on Friday, December 6, expects the FY25 GDP Growth to be at 6.6% The RBI Governor after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, while pegged GDP growth rate to be at 6.6% for FY25, it expects ongoing quarter i.e …

RBI monetary policy: MPC projects FY25 inflation at 4.8%
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI monetary policy: MPC projects FY25 inflation at 4.8%

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy meeting: The Reserve Bank of India revised its inflation projection for 2024–2025 to 4.8% with Q3 at 5.7%, and Q4 at 4.5% The consumer price index inflation for the first quarter of the next financial year 2025-26 is projected at 4.6% and the second quarter at 4%. RBI October Monetary Policy Outcome During the Monetary Policy Committee …

RBI Monetary Policy: Inflation remains a concern; FY25 growth estimates trimmed-5 key highlights from RBI MPC outcome
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI Monetary Policy: Inflation remains a concern; FY25 growth estimates trimmed-5 key highlights from RBI MPC outcome

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy: Highlighting sticky inflation and its impact on economic growth and consumers, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das announced a status quo on the repo rate and policy stance on Friday, December 6. The Monetary Policy Committee of the central bank, by a majority of 4:2, decided to keep the repo rate at 6.50 per cent for …

RBI MPC verdict today: Repo rate to GDP, inflation forecasts— here are 5 key indicators to watch
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RBI MPC verdict today: Repo rate to GDP, inflation forecasts— here are 5 key indicators to watch

Live Mint  

RBI MPC Meeting: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das will unveil the fifth monetary policy of the current financial year 2024-25 on Friday, December 6, after a two-day review meeting amid recent worrying prints of headline inflation and gross domestic product. “However, with the GDP growth print sharply undershooting the MPC's expectations, a February 2025 rate cut may be …

RBI governor refuses to pay heed to Finance Minister, says GDP shocker is behind us
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI governor refuses to pay heed to Finance Minister, says GDP shocker is behind us

New Indian Express  

The RBI on Friday refused to change its mind about interest rates despite economic growth hard landing in Q2, FY25. In fact, in his very opening remarks, Governor Shaktikanta Das sort of vowed to protect peace with blood reminding about the central bank's price stability mandate and its commitment to the flexible inflation target comes before everything else. The six-member …

'Our job is…': RBI Governor defends policy action amid criticism over lending rates
2 weeks, 3 days ago

'Our job is…': RBI Governor defends policy action amid criticism over lending rates

India Today  

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das defended the central bank’s cautious approach to cutting key rates during his address on Friday. In his statement during the Monetary Policy Committee meeting for December, Das highlighted the importance of maintaining economic stability amidst evolving global and domestic challenges. “As a central bank, our job is that of an anchor of stability and confidence, which …

RBI MPC announcement: Will RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das cut key lending rates?
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI MPC announcement: Will RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das cut key lending rates?

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee is set to make key announcements on Friday after its three-day meeting today. Others suggest a "dovish hold," where the RBI signals a willingness to cut rates in the future while maintaining the current rate. "A rate cut is more likely at the February meeting, but the recent GDP miss might push …

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged for 11th time in a row at 6.5 per cent
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged for 11th time in a row at 6.5 per cent

India TV News  

Amid high inflation and weak GDP growth numbers, the Reserve Bank on Friday kept repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent with a majority decision of 4:2. Das announced, "The Monetary Policy Committee decided by a majority of 4:2 to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5%. Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das headed six-member Monetary Policy Committee started its …

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth

New Indian Express  

Despite the disappointing slump in economic growth, the RBI on Friday left the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent amid inflationary pressures. Maintaining a firm stance on inflation control, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed that the central bank needed “more credible evidence” on the disinflationary process, which he said was getting prolonged and arduous. As Das rightly noted, there …

RBI keeps key lending rate unchanged at 6.5%, focus remains on tackling inflation
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI keeps key lending rate unchanged at 6.5%, focus remains on tackling inflation

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee has decided to maintain the status quo on key interest rates for the 11th consecutive time. Consequently, the standing deposit facility stands at 6.25%, and the marginal standing facility and the bank rate at 6.75%," announced RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das during the policy statement. "Tackling inflation is critical because high inflation reduces …

How RBI tried to balance growth-inflation matrix with a CRR cut
2 weeks, 3 days ago

How RBI tried to balance growth-inflation matrix with a CRR cut

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India continues with its tight vigil on inflation, not succumbing to pressure from the Union government to slash interest rates. At the end of the three-day meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee on December 6, the RBI announced that the repo rate—at which commercial banks borrow from the central bank—would remain unchanged at 6.5 per cent. …

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth
2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth

New Indian Express  

Despite the disappointing slump in economic growth, the RBI on Friday left the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent amid inflationary pressures. Maintaining a firm stance on inflation control, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed that the central bank needed “more credible evidence” on the disinflationary process, which he said was getting prolonged and arduous. As Das rightly noted, there …

RBI MPC Meeting: What happens if the central bank cuts interest rates tomorrow? D-Street experts weigh in
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

RBI MPC Meeting: What happens if the central bank cuts interest rates tomorrow? D-Street experts weigh in

Live Mint  

RBI MPC Meeting: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das will unveil the fifth monetary policy of the current financial year 2024-25 on Friday, December 6, after a three-day meeting that began on December 4, 2024. RBI MPC to adopt a ‘balancing act’ in December review India’s GDP growth in the July-September quarter of the current fiscal was below D-Street …

RBI MPC meet: Growth needs a boost, but will inflation hold back rate cut?
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI MPC meet: Growth needs a boost, but will inflation hold back rate cut?

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee began its three-day meeting on Wednesday, setting the stage for a critical decision on the repo rate, which will be announced on December 6 at 10 AM. The meeting takes place amid growing calls from experts and leaders for a rate cut to support India’s slowing economic growth. Piyuh Goyal has even …

Monetary policy review: RBI should stick to its price stability mandate
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Monetary policy review: RBI should stick to its price stability mandate

Live Mint  

One of the lingering effects of covid—‘long covid’—is that economic growth has begun to look a bit like the Sensex, albeit in slow motion. So, last fiscal year’s growth looked rosy in large part because growth in 2022-23 had flagged since 2021-22, when it was 9.7% but on a covid-shrunken GDP base of 2020-21. As the US Fed and major …

RBI MPC to start today: Will there be a rate cut? 3 things to know
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI MPC to start today: Will there be a rate cut? 3 things to know

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee begins its three-day meeting today. The Reserve Bank of India has kept the repo rate steady at 6.5% for the last nine policy meetings, and it appears likely to maintain this position in the upcoming MPC announcement as well. The RBI may opt for easing liquidity by announcing a 50-basis-point CRR cut, …

From RBI policy to pre-budget rally - experts highlight 3 near-term key triggers for Indian stock market
3 weeks ago

From RBI policy to pre-budget rally - experts highlight 3 near-term key triggers for Indian stock market

Live Mint  

Indian stock markets have been trading slightly higher after opening flat on Monday. Market experts suggest that the next three triggers to review immediately are the Reserve Bank of India's stance on interest rate cuts, better-than-expected Q3 earnings, and the upcoming pre-budget rally. Three triggers to review in the near-term RBI stance on interest rate cut All eyes are now …

Will RBI cut key interest rates on December 6? 3 things to know
3 weeks ago

Will RBI cut key interest rates on December 6? 3 things to know

India Today  

As the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee gears up for its December 6 meeting, market participants are weighing the likelihood of a key interest rate cut. Here are 3 things to know ahead of the upcoming RBI MPC meeting: GROWTH REMAINS UNDER PRESSURE India’s GDP growth dipped to 5.4% in Q2 FY25, a sharp decline attributed to weaker …

RBI to keep repo rate unchanged at meeting next week, chances of rate cut in Feb increased: Report
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

RBI to keep repo rate unchanged at meeting next week, chances of rate cut in Feb increased: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, November 30 : The Reserve Bank of India is expected to maintain its policy rate during its upcoming meeting next week, as GDP growth slowed significantly in the second quarter of FY25. It said "We anticipate that the RBI will maintain the current policy rate at its meeting next week, although the likelihood of a rate cut in …

RBI Likely To Hold Interest Rates Amid Inflation Surge; Economists Push Rate Cut Forecast To February
3 weeks, 4 days ago

RBI Likely To Hold Interest Rates Amid Inflation Surge; Economists Push Rate Cut Forecast To February

ABP News  

The Reserve Bank of India is expected to maintain its key policy rate at 6.50 per cent during its upcoming December 4-6 meeting, according to a Reuters poll. A sharp rise in inflation, driven by soaring food prices, has led several economists to revise their forecasts for the first rate cut in the cycle from December to February. RBI Governor …

India Expects Relief in Food Inflation with Strong Kharif Harvest
4 weeks ago

India Expects Relief in Food Inflation with Strong Kharif Harvest

Deccan Chronicle  

As per the report, India’s retail inflation jumped to 6.21 percent in October, a 14-month high, driven by elevated food inflation in a few vegetables. A bumper kharif harvest is expected to lower food inflation in the coming months," it said, adding that a favourable monsoon, adequate reservoir levels and higher minimum support prices are likely to boost rabi sowing …

Food Inflation To Calm Down In Next Few Months, Says Finance Ministry’s Report
4 weeks ago

Food Inflation To Calm Down In Next Few Months, Says Finance Ministry’s Report

ABP News  

The finance ministry in its latest economic review for October revealed that food inflation is expected to slowdown in the upcoming months. “Supply disruptions from heavy rains in major producing states contributed to price pressures in tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, while elevated global prices drove up oil and fat inflation,” the ministry in the review stated. The report, released by …

India’s GDP growth estimated to decelerate to 6.3% in 2025, says Goldman Sachs; sees shallow RBI rate cut from Q1CY25
1 month ago

India’s GDP growth estimated to decelerate to 6.3% in 2025, says Goldman Sachs; sees shallow RBI rate cut from Q1CY25

Live Mint  

India’s economic growth is expected to decelerate in 2025, said Goldman Sachs even as it believes that the economy will likely be insulated from global shocks emanating out of a potential trade war between US and China. Though India’s strong long-term structural growth story remains intact, we forecast GDP growth to decelerate to 6.3% YoY in CY25, on continued fiscal …

Inflation behaving more like a magician who tricks you again and again
1 month ago

Inflation behaving more like a magician who tricks you again and again

New Indian Express  

The main culprit is food inflation, which jumped to 10.87%, largely led by vegetable prices that rose by a staggering 42.18% in October. As Deputy governor Michael Patra noted, inflation will likely encounter a hump in the near months largely due to an adverse base and one-off shocks to prices of vegetables, edible oils and gram. The fact that inflation …

DC Edit | RBI may have to defer rate cut
1 month, 1 week ago

DC Edit | RBI may have to defer rate cut

Deccan Chronicle  

Consumer Price Index-based retail inflation has crossed the Reserve Bank of India’s comfort level of four per cent in October at 6.21 per cent, compared to 4.87 per cent in the year ago period. The 14-month high inflation figure in October dashed hopes of a repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India during its policy meeting in December. …

‘Absolutely flawed…’: RBI should boost growth with rate cut, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal; Governor Das responds
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Absolutely flawed…’: RBI should boost growth with rate cut, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal; Governor Das responds

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India should cut the key benchmark interest rates to boost economic growth and look through the food prices while deciding on monetary policy, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said. Growth needs a further impetus,” Piyush Goyal told the news portal, also stating that it's an “absolutely flawed theory” to consider food inflation while …

Rising food prices push India’s wholesale inflation to four-month high in Oct
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1 month, 1 week ago

Rising food prices push India’s wholesale inflation to four-month high in Oct

Live Mint  

India's wholesale price index -based inflation rose to a four-month high of 2.36% in October due to rising food prices, showed the ministry of commerce and industry's provisional data on Thursday. On a year-on-year basis, the core WPI print rose to 0.3% in October," said Rahul Agrawal, senior economist, Icra Ltd. Elevated food prices have also pushed India's retail inflation, …

India trade minister says central bank should cut rates, look through food prices
1 month, 1 week ago

India trade minister says central bank should cut rates, look through food prices

Live Mint  

MUMBAI, Nov 14 - India's central bank should cut interest rates to boost economic growth and look through food price while deciding on monetary policy, the trade minister said, the first time a government minister has backed calls to re-examine the nation's inflation targeting framework. Growth needs a further impetus," Piyush Goyal told news channel CNBC TV18 at an event …

October inflation wipes off rate cut hopes in Dec policy
1 month, 1 week ago

October inflation wipes off rate cut hopes in Dec policy

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai:With India’s October inflation registering the fastest pace of rise in over a year, a rate cut in the December 2024 policy review appears ruled out despite a slowing economy, said economists. Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist at ICRA Ltd said, “With the CPI inflation breaching the 6 per cent mark in October 2024 and expected to exceed the MPC's estimate …

Mint Quick Edit | Inflation above 6%: There goes a December rate cut
1 month, 1 week ago

Mint Quick Edit | Inflation above 6%: There goes a December rate cut

Live Mint  

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das’s warning of inflation rising sharply in October has turned out prescient. With the headline reading now above RBI’s 6% upper tolerance limit, the odds of a rate cut in the monetary policy committee’s December meeting look bleak. Though the rate-setting panel recently shifted its monetary policy stance to neutral, it wouldn’t want inflationary …

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