RBI monetary policy: Interest rate unchanged at 4%, real GDP growth projected at 7.8%
2 years, 11 months ago

RBI monetary policy: Interest rate unchanged at 4%, real GDP growth projected at 7.8%

India Today  

In its first monetary policy review after Union Budget 2022, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday announced that it is maintaining the status quo on the benchmark interest rate or repo rate at 4 per cent. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced the policy resolution today. The RBI's rate-setting panel began its three-day deliberations on Tuesday to decide monetary policy in the backdrop of Budget 2022-23, inflationary concerns and an evolving geo-political situation. The last MPC held in December 2021 had kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent and decided to continue with its accommodative stance against the backdrop of concerns over the emergence of the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

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RBI may cut policy rates by 50 basis points in first half of 2025: Report
1 week, 5 days ago

RBI may cut policy rates by 50 basis points in first half of 2025: Report

India TV News  

The Reserve Bank of India is expected to reduce policy rates by 50 basis points in the first half of 2025, according to a report by Jefferies. This follows the central bank's shift to a neutral liquidity stance and its recent reduction of the Cash Reserve Ratio by 50 bps during the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting. "After easing stance …

Consumer, business confidence to drive growth: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Consumer, business confidence to drive growth: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra

Live Mint  

Prospects for the Indian economy are expected to improve in 2025 thanks to high consumer and business confidence, Reserve Bank of India governor Sanjay Malhotra said in his foreword to the Financial Stability Report, which pegged the real GDP growth for the current fiscal year at 6.6%. In the bi-annual report released on Monday, Malhotra said that despite global uncertainties, …

India FY25 GDP: Indian economy poised to grow 6.6% in FY25 on revival in urban, rural demand: RBI Report
2 weeks, 1 day ago

India FY25 GDP: Indian economy poised to grow 6.6% in FY25 on revival in urban, rural demand: RBI Report

Live Mint  

India FY25 GDP: India's gross domestic product is projected to grow at 6.6 per cent in 2024-25, aided by a revival in rural consumption, a pickup in government consumption and investment, and strong services exports. RBI's economic review: Key metrics from December issue According to the RBI, the real GDP growth is expected to recover in Q3 and Q4 of …

India’s Economy Is Likely to Grow by 6.5 per Cent in the Current and the Next Financial Year
2 weeks, 6 days ago

India’s Economy Is Likely to Grow by 6.5 per Cent in the Current and the Next Financial Year

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India's economy is likely to grow by 6.5 per cent in the current and the next financial year, attributing lower than anticipated expansion in the September quarter to fall in private consumption expenditure and gross fixed capital formation. The economy continued to be negative even in October 2024 at 8.4 per cent, implying that in the first seven …

Fed's rate cuts and hawkish outlook: Implications for Indian markets
3 weeks ago

Fed's rate cuts and hawkish outlook: Implications for Indian markets

Live Mint  

The US Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in its December 2024 policy meeting has raised questions about how this move might influence India’s monetary policy and asset classes. With the Fed signalling a slower pace of rate cuts in 2025, foreign capital inflows into India could diminish, especially as US treasury yields become increasingly …

Economy rebounds in Q3 with boost from festivals and rural demand: RBI
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Economy rebounds in Q3 with boost from festivals and rural demand: RBI

India Today  

The Indian economy is recovering from the slowdown in momentum witnessed in the September quarter, driven by strong festival activity and a sustained upswing in rural demand, according to a Reserve Bank of India bulletin released on Tuesday. "High frequency indicators for the third quarter of 2024-25 indicate that the Indian economy is recovering from the slowdown in momentum witnessed …

RBI: After another status quo year, all eyes on a growth-propping rate cut with new Guv at helm
3 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI: After another status quo year, all eyes on a growth-propping rate cut with new Guv at helm

Live Mint  

Mumbai, Dec 22 The RBI under former governor Shaktikanta Das resisted pressures to cut interest rates through 2024 as it kept its 'Arjuna's eye' trained on inflation, but the central bank under a new detail-oriented head will soon have to take a call if it can continue sacrificing growth. At his last policy announcement, Das said that the growth-inflation dynamic …

RBI’s monetary policy panel divided over timing of rate action
3 weeks, 4 days 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 …

Price stability crucial for India’s economic growth, says RBI
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Price stability crucial for India’s economic growth, says RBI

Live Mint  

The foundations for high growth in the Indian economy can be achieved through durable price stability, the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India said. "The MPC emphasises that strong foundations for high growth can be secured only with durable price stability," the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting held in December said. "The MPC also decided …

RBI MPC Minutes: India’s inflation-growth balance unsettled, food CPI to moderate in Q4; 5 key highlights
3 weeks, 4 days ago

RBI MPC Minutes: India’s inflation-growth balance unsettled, food CPI to moderate in Q4; 5 key highlights

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India released the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Friday, December 20, highlighting that India's inflation-growth balance is unsettled for now, and the rate-setting panel's priority is to restore that balance while continuing with its neutral stance a durable alignment of headline inflation with the target is achieved. The RBI, at its last bi-monthly …

RBI MPC may delay rate cut to April 2025 amid US Fed’s hawkish stance: Will this impact growth?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

RBI MPC may delay rate cut to April 2025 amid US Fed’s hawkish stance: Will this impact growth?

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India may delay the beginning of its rate cut cycle to April 2025 due to the US Federal Reserve's move towards a more hawkish monetary policy approach. “Given INR weakness and developing volatility in financial markets, we see the start of the rate cut cycle to shift to April 2025,” ANI reported, citing Yes Bank. It …

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?
1 month ago

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?

Live Mint  

Chapter 16 in the Book of Leviticus, Old Testament, enjoins Aaron to organize sacrifices and expiate the sins of all Israelites. Various ministers, government officials and sundry industry representatives have been hinting at RBI culpability in India’s economic slowdown and have called upon its monetary policy committee to cut rates in support of growth. The debate began with this year’s …

Why RBI is central to the country’s economy
1 month ago

Why RBI is central to the country’s economy

New Indian Express  

The art of setting interest rates Maintaining macroeconomic stability and financial stability is the holy grail of any central bank. The pursuit of sustainable growth and low and stable inflation have been fundamental to central banking activities since the early 19th century, though financial stability got equal prominence, thanks to black swan events like the Great Depression of 1930s and …

India FY25 GDP: Fitch slashes India’s growth forecast to 6.4% from 7% for 2025-26
1 month ago

India FY25 GDP: Fitch slashes India’s growth forecast to 6.4% from 7% for 2025-26

Live Mint  

India's growth forecast: US-based credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings on Friday revised India's GDP forecast to 6.4 per cent to 7 per cent for FY25. This cut comes after the Reserve Bank of India, in its recent monetary policy committee, revised India's growth forecast to 6.6 per cent from 7.2 per cent. In the July-September quarter of FY25, the Indian …

RBI repo rate cut expectations build as CPI inflation moderates; Economists expect shallow rate-cut cycle from February
1 month ago

RBI repo rate cut expectations build as CPI inflation moderates; Economists expect shallow rate-cut cycle from February

Live Mint  

India’s retail inflation in November aligned with market expectations and remained within the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance band. Analysts anticipate that the RBI could initiate a shallow rate-cut cycle in its February 2025 policy meeting, provided inflation continues to decline. Hitesh Suvarna of JM Financial anticipates that the next step in RBI’s policy action will involve a rate cut, …

DC Edit | FM, new RBI chief signal cut
1 month 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 …

DC Edit | Will RBI tweak inflation focus?
1 month 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 — …

RBI cuts banks’ reserve requirements, a precursor to policy rate easing
1 month ago

RBI cuts banks’ reserve requirements, a precursor to policy rate easing

Live Mint  

We have been talking about the Reserve Bank of India easing interest rates for quite some time. In the previous policy review on 9 October, the RBI changed its stance on interest rates from “withdrawal of accommodation" to neutral. Before the 9 October review meeting, the RBI had projected CPI inflation at 4.5% in FY25. At the previous meeting on …

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

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 …

​Staying the course: On the RBI and inflation
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1 month, 1 week ago

​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 …

DC Edit | RBI still cautious, but cuts CRR
1 month, 1 week ago

DC Edit | RBI still cautious, but cuts CRR

Deccan Chronicle  

The RBI-led Monetary Policy Committee continued its cautious approach by keeping the repo rate unchanged for the 11th time. The central bank has also allowed small finance banks to extend credit lines through UPI, which typically target borrowers of small ticket size loans. Lower middle class, which is said to be badly hit by low wage growth, will benefit from …

Stalled demand, sluggish growth
1 month, 1 week ago

Stalled demand, sluggish growth

Hindustan Times  

Markets got the September quarter GDP number wrong when it came in at 5.4% instead of the widely expected 6.5%. Growth forecasts for quarters ending December 2024 and March 2025 now stand at 6.8% and 7.2%, respectively, instead of the 7.4% for both these quarters in the October resolution. To be sure, RBI’s latest growth projection is still in the …

RBI signals cautious optimism on growth-inflation balance
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI signals cautious optimism on growth-inflation balance

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy on 6 December voted 4:2 to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50%. After the October ’24 inflation data came in at over 6%, the RBI revised the FY25 inflation forecast to 4.8% from 4.5% in its Oct ’24 policy. Liquidity infusion and rate cut prospects Persistent FPI outflows and RBI intervention …

Home loans may become more affordable and boost the real estate sector, experts say
1 month, 1 week ago

Home loans may become more affordable and boost the real estate sector, experts say

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India's December 2024 monetary policy decision will make home loans cheaper and benefit India's real estate sector, according to several industry experts. The central bank's monetary policy committee decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for the 11th consecutive time, but slashed the cash reserve ratio by 50 basis points, bringing it down to …

RBI MPC Dec 2024: Central Bank Slashes CRR By 50 Bps, Here's What It Means
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI MPC Dec 2024: Central Bank Slashes CRR By 50 Bps, Here's What It Means

ABP News  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee on Friday announced a reduction in the Cash Reserve Ratio by 50 basis points. Kaushal Agarwal, Co-Founder and Director, The Guardians Real Estate Advisory stated, "The RBI's decision to keep the repo rate unchanged and lower the CRR shows strategic efforts to balance more cash flow with inflation control. Reducing the CRR …

RBI MPC Dec 2024: Repo Rate Remains Unchanged, CRR Slashed; Here's What The Experts Have To Say
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI MPC Dec 2024: Repo Rate Remains Unchanged, CRR Slashed; Here's What The Experts Have To Say

ABP News  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee on Friday kept the status quo on key interest rates and decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent. Kaushal Agarwal, co-founder and director, The Guardians Real Estate Advisory noted, “The RBI's decision to keep the repo rate unchanged and lower the CRR shows strategic efforts to balance more …

Why RBI cut CRR to 4% and reduced GDP growth forecast to 6.6%
1 month, 1 week ago

Why RBI cut CRR to 4% and reduced GDP growth forecast to 6.6%

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India has cut the Cash Reserve Ratio by 50 basis points to 4% and reduced its GDP forecast to 6.6% from the earlier 7.2%, Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Friday, December 6, during his monetary policy decision announcement speech. The RBI cut the CRR because “even as liquidity in the banking system remains adequate, systemic liquidity …

RBI MPC meeting: Repo rate unchanged. What are other key takeaways? 10 points
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI MPC meeting: Repo rate unchanged. What are other key takeaways? 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday announced several key decisions taken at the recent three-day meeting of the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee. Previously, the repo rate was changed in February 2023, when it was raised to the current 6.5% This was MPC's last meeting of the year and followed the one in October. Here are the …

RBI MPC Dec 2024: Panel Keeps Key Rates Unchanged, Borrowers To Benefit From Stability In Home Loans, EMIs
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI MPC Dec 2024: Panel Keeps Key Rates Unchanged, Borrowers To Benefit From Stability In Home Loans, EMIs

ABP News  

RBI MPC Dec 2024: The Reserve Bank of India ’s Monetary Policy Committee met this week and decided to keep the key rates unchanged. Impact On Home Loans, EMIs, And Real Estate This stability in the key rates would also translate into relief and steadiness for the homeowners. This continuity provides a stable environment for the real estate sector, enabling …

RBI monetary policy decision: Is an RBI rate cut coming after Union Budget 2025? What experts suggest
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1 month, 1 week ago

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 …

Headwinds: RBI keeps key rate unchanged, lowers growth forecast
1 month, 1 week ago

Headwinds: RBI keeps key rate unchanged, lowers growth forecast

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.5% in this year’s last meeting of its monetary policy committee despite a dip in economic growth, citing continued risks from inflation. RBI governor Shaktikanta Das delivering the monetary policy statement on Friday The central bank kept the repo rate steady after raising it by 250 basis points …

Changes to India’s repo rate since June 2000
1 month, 1 week ago

Changes to India’s repo rate since June 2000

Live Mint  

MUMBAI - The Reserve Bank of India kept its key interest rate unchanged, as widely expected, retaining its focus on bringing inflation down even as global market volatility left other major central banks poised to ease policy. The monetary policy committee kept the key lending rate, or repo rate, unchanged at 6.50%, but cut the cash reserve ratio that banks …

RBI cuts GDP growth projection to 6.6%, repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
1 month, 1 week 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 Policy Outcome: RBI cuts cash reserve ratio by 50 bps to 4%
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI Policy Outcome: RBI cuts cash reserve ratio by 50 bps to 4%

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday, December 6 as part of its policy decision decided to cut the cash reserve ratio by 50 basis points to 4%. This move is likely to ease liquidity conditions The cash reserve ratio is the percentage of deposits that banks are required to hold as cash. CRR cut of 50 …

RBI Monetary Policy: MPC projects FY25 GDP growth at 6.6%; cuts estimates from 7.2% earlier
1 month, 1 week 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%
1 month, 1 week 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: Repo rate to remain unchanged at 6.5%, says Shaktikanta Das
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI monetary policy: Repo rate to remain unchanged at 6.5%, says Shaktikanta Das

Firstpost  

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has announced that the Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the repo rate, the interest rate at which RBI lends to banks, unchanged at 6.5% The new monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India, led by Governor Shaktikanta Das, will announce the policy interest rate today, which currently stands at 6.5 per cent.File …

Amid high inflation, RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
1 month, 1 week ago

Amid high inflation, RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

The Hindu  

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India on Friday held steadfast in its battle against inflation amid weakening growth momentum, with four of its six members voting to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for the eleventh bi-monthly review in a row. While noting the RBI’s mandate is to ensure price stability while supporting growth, …

RBI keeps repo rate at 6.5% for 11th time in a row
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI keeps repo rate at 6.5% for 11th time in a row

Hindustan Times  

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, RBI Governor Shatikanta Das announced on Friday. Further, Das notified that the central bank's projection of India's Gross Domestic Product growth for the ongoing financial year now stood at 6.6%, down from the earlier estimate of 7.2%. Das said, “Growth …

RBI Monetary Policy: Inflation remains a concern; FY25 growth estimates trimmed-5 key highlights from RBI MPC outcome
1 month, 1 week 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 to Announce Interest Rate Decision Amid High Inflation
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI to Announce Interest Rate Decision Amid High Inflation

Deccan Chronicle  

The Reserve Bank on Friday morning will announce the decision on interest rate after the conclusion of the three-day monetary policy panel meeting, amid high inflation and weak GDP growth numbers.Experts are of the view that the central bank is likely to opt for status quo on the short-term lending rate, and will possibly tinker with cash reserve ratio keeping …

RBI MPC Highlights: Sensex, Nifty Close In Red As RBI Keep Repo Rate Unchanged At 6.5%
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI MPC Highlights: Sensex, Nifty Close In Red As RBI Keep Repo Rate Unchanged At 6.5%

ABP News  

Business News Highlights: Hello and welcome to ABP Live's Business LIVE blog. In the last MPC meeting, held from October 7-9, the committee decided to keep the benchmark interest rate at 6.5 per cent, marking the tenth consecutive meeting with no change in rates. However, Nomura predicts a 25 basis point repo rate cut by the RBI in this Monetary …

RBI monetary policy meeting: Will governor Shaktikanta Das announce a rate cut? What to expect?
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI monetary policy meeting: Will governor Shaktikanta Das announce a rate cut? What to expect?

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India is set to announce its interest rate decision on Friday, December 6, following a three-day monetary policy meeting. "Coming up: Monetary Policy Statement by #RBI Governor @DasShaktikanta on December 06, 2024, at 10:00 am," the Reserve Bank announced on social media platform 'X'. Reserve Bank governor Shaktikanta Das, headed a six-member Monetary Policy Committee, started …

RBI MPC verdict today: Repo rate to GDP, inflation forecasts— here are 5 key indicators to watch
1 month, 1 week ago

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 …

Stable interest rates to bring predictability for homebuyers and developers: Real Estate Industry
1 month, 1 week ago

Stable interest rates to bring predictability for homebuyers and developers: Real Estate Industry

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The real estate industry players and other stakeholders have largely welcomed the Reserve Bank of India's decision to maintain the repo rate at 6.5 per cent, adding that the stability in the policy rate will promote market confidence by giving developers and homeowners. On Friday, RBIs MPC decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent …

RBI governor refuses to pay heed to Finance Minister, says GDP shocker is behind us
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

RBI keeps interest rate unchanged at 6.5%, lowers GDP projection to 6.6%, cuts CRR to 4%
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1 month, 1 week ago

RBI keeps interest rate unchanged at 6.5%, lowers GDP projection to 6.6%, cuts CRR to 4%

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.5%, marking the 11th consecutive time the lending rate has remained steady. The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee opted against any knee-jerk reaction to the growth slowdown in the second quarter with a repo rate cut, emphasising the need to be prudent and measured in its …

Lower GDP forecast to CRR boost: 6 key takeaways from RBI MPC
1 month, 1 week ago

Lower GDP forecast to CRR boost: 6 key takeaways from RBI MPC

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the key lending rates unchanged for the 11th consecutive time since February 2023. LOWER GDP GROWTH PROJECTIONS The Reserve Bank has slightly reduced its real GDP growth forecast for 2024-25, projecting it at 6.6%. Quarterly projections for GDP growth are as follows: Q3 of 2024-25: 6.8% Q4 of …

RBI MPC announcement: Will RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das cut key lending rates?
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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