'We Still Have Distance To Cover', Says RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das Amid Moderate Inflation
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'We Still Have Distance To Cover', Says RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das Amid Moderate Inflation

News 18  

Inflation in India has moderated but still, there is a distance to cover, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday. “Inflation has moderated from its peak of 7.8% in April 2022 into the tolerance band of +/- 2% around the target of 4%, but we still have a distance to cover and cannot afford to look the other way,” said Das in a keynote address at the Future of Finance Forum 2024 organised by the Bretton Woods Committee in Singapore. “The momentum of global disinflation is slowing, warranting caution in easing monetary policy,” Das said adding monetary policy management by central banks has to be prudent and supply-side measures by the government have to be proactive. On the other hand, there are central banks that naturally and justifiably remain averse to premature loosening of policy before inflation has been durably reined in in their countries, he said.

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India’s central bank should lead the policy easing cycle that its economy needs
4 days ago

India’s central bank should lead the policy easing cycle that its economy needs

Live Mint  

The coming weeks will see two important policy events. “The hardening of input costs across goods and services and their flow into selling prices needs to be watched carefully," the Indian central bank said in its November review of the economy. This column had argued before the December meeting of the monetary policy committee that there is a compelling reason …

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

DC Edit | FM, new RBI chief signal cut
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November from above 6% in October
4 weeks, 2 days ago

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 …

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 — …

​Staying the course: On the RBI and inflation
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1 month 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 …

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

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth
1 month 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 must restore balance between inflation, growth
1 month 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 meet: Growth needs a boost, but will inflation hold back rate cut?
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1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week ago

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

Live Mint  

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RBI MPC: FX, not inflation, curbing degrees of policy freedom
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI MPC: FX, not inflation, curbing degrees of policy freedom

Live Mint  

After the recent GDP shocker, speculation is rife regarding a “policy action" in the December monetary policy meeting. Hence, we believe that in an increasingly volatile world, degrees of freedom for the RBI's monetary policy committee to ease policy to support growth would be constrained more by foreign exchange movements rather than inflation. While bond markets now anticipate rate cuts …

India’s central bank should adhere to its inflation-targeting mandate
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

India’s central bank should adhere to its inflation-targeting mandate

Live Mint  

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Piyush Goyal wants RBI to cut interest rates. Shaktikanta Das responds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Piyush Goyal wants RBI to cut interest rates. Shaktikanta Das responds

India Today  

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal shared his opinion that food price inflation should not play a role in the Reserve Bank of India's interest rate decisions. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das had earlier warned that inflation risks could rise due to factors like food prices, indicating that a rate cut should not be assumed. RBI GOVERNOR SHAKTIKANTA DAS …

India trade minister says central bank should cut rates, look through food prices
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

RBI Maintains Status Quo on Benchmark Rates, Emphasizes Price Stability
2 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI Maintains Status Quo on Benchmark Rates, Emphasizes Price Stability

Live Mint  

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das emphasizes the importance of maintaining price stability to support sustainable growth in India. He states that the central bank cannot afford another inflation surge and that a neutral stance on benchmark rates is the best approach at this juncture. The MPC decides to maintain the policy rate unchanged at 6.5 percent, marking the tenth consecutive meeting …

India's Robust Economy Maintains Stability, Sets New Fiscal Deficit Target
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India's Robust Economy Maintains Stability, Sets New Fiscal Deficit Target

Hindustan Times  

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Business News: Catch All Stock Market and Business Updates in Just 2 Minutes | ABP News

ABP News  

Retail inflation in India is projected to stay below 4% for August 2024, according to recent reports. The Consumer Price Index, a key measure of retail inflation, is expected to remain within this range due to various factors influencing the market. Additionally, the prices of essential goods and services have not seen major spikes, contributing to the overall lower inflation …

Inflation control: India doing better than advanced economies like US and Germany, says SBI report
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Inflation control: India doing better than advanced economies like US and Germany, says SBI report

Live Mint  

India has shown a largely successful inflation-targeting regime compared to advanced economies like the United States and Germany, reported ANI, quoting a State Bank of India research report. “India had a largely successful inflation targeting regime, compared to advanced economies like the USA and Germany,” as per the report. The SBI report cited government initiatives, Reserve Bank of India measures, …

Avoid haste on shift to core CPI
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Avoid haste on shift to core CPI

Hindustan Times  

Should India’s inflation targeting framework target the headline Consumer Price Index or just its core, namely, the non-food non-fuel part? REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo Inflation targeting, at a theoretical level, is supposed to use interest rates to maintain a healthy balance between inflation and growth. Because inflation targeting is a forward-looking exercise — higher interest rates today are expected to contain …

‘Abandoning RBI’s inflation target regime could be risky, counterproductive’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Abandoning RBI’s inflation target regime could be risky, counterproductive’

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India's inflation targeting regime has worked well and need not be abandoned in favour of a more discretionary regime that could be risky and counterproductive, a new research paper has said. The paper titled 'Inflation Targeting In India: A Further Assessment' said the weight of food-price inflation in the CPI inflation basket should be reduced to …

Can the Reserve Bank of India rein in food inflation?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Can the Reserve Bank of India rein in food inflation?

Hindustan Times  

On August 8, the Reserve Bank of India announced that it had kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.5% after the end of its monetary policy meeting — it marked the ninth straight meeting of the central bank in which it held rates at the same level. The paper - co-written by deputy governor Michael Debabrata Patra - cautioned …

RBI maintains calm against global noise
5 months ago

RBI maintains calm against global noise

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India’s bi-monthly monetary policy orchestrated on 8th August 2024 ensured that the “elephant” was deep in the forest before changing the policy. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee voted with 4:2 to keep the policy repo rate and stance unchanged at 6.50% and “withdrawal of accommodation” respectively. Like last policy, the two of the external MPC members, …

RBI MPC 2024: RBI can’t ignore food inflation while framing monetary policy: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
5 months ago

RBI MPC 2024: RBI can’t ignore food inflation while framing monetary policy: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

The Hindu  

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said that the central bank can not ignore food inflation while formulating monetary policy. Mr Das said with “high share of food in the consumption basket, food inflation pressures cannot be ignored.” Further, the public at large understands inflation more in terms of food inflation than the other components of headline …

Core inflation at four-year low in FY24: Economic Survey
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Core inflation at four-year low in FY24: Economic Survey

Hindustan Times  

The government’s prudent monetary policy response and calibrated trade policy measures, coupled with strong output growth helped reduce core inflation to a four-year low in FY24, according to the 2023-24 Economic Survey Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled in Parliament on Monday. The survey, which was presented a day before the first Union Budget of the third Narendra Modi-led central …

Explained: Why Economic Survey 2024 has taken a cautious stance
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Explained: Why Economic Survey 2024 has taken a cautious stance

India Today  

The Economic Survey 2023-24 has adopted a more cautious stance on India’s growth prospects, projecting an expansion of 6.5% to 7% for the fiscal year. Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran highlighted that while the Indian economy remains resilient, it faces potential challenges from geopolitical uncertainties and the risk of cheaper imports that could impact private capital formation. "The Indian …

Fed’s Powell Testifies as Inflation, Hiring Cool
6 months ago

Fed’s Powell Testifies as Inflation, Hiring Cool

Live Mint  

-- Jerome Powell is likely to tell lawmakers that Federal Reserve officials need further confirmation inflation is slowing before they’re in a position to cut interest rates, even with evidence building of softer growth and employment. Asia China may get some mildly positive news on prices, with data Wednesday expected to show consumer inflation ticked higher in June and factory-gate …

India’s retail inflation eases to 12-month low of 4.75 per cent in May
6 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s retail inflation eases to 12-month low of 4.75 per cent in May

India TV News  

Retail inflation: Retail inflation eased to a 12-month low of 4.75 per cent in May as prices of some kitchen items declined marginally, according to government data released on Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index based retail inflation was 4.83 per cent in April 2024 and 4.31 per cent in May 2023. Inflation in the food basket was 8.69 per cent …

RBI monetary policy: MPC keeps FY25 inflation forecast unchanged at 4.5%
7 months ago

RBI monetary policy: MPC keeps FY25 inflation forecast unchanged at 4.5%

Live Mint  

RBI MPC Announcement: The Reserve Bank of India maintained its 4.5% inflation projection for 2024–2025 with Q1 at 4.9%, Q2 at 3.8%, Q3 at 4.6% and Q4 at 4.5%. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Das stated that CPI headline inflation softened further in March and April, but that persistent food inflation pressures outweighed the benefits from code disinflation and fuel deflation. With growth …

Monetary policy: Things to watch out for in the coming months
7 months ago

Monetary policy: Things to watch out for in the coming months

Live Mint  

In what is expected to be a status quo policy, the main takeaway from the Reserve Bank of India’s June policy will be any signals for the start of the rat-cut cycle. Growth remains steady which will continue helping the RBI to focus on the 4% inflation target. The RBI Monetary Policy Committee goes into the June meeting with global …

DC Edit | Cautious RBI targets inflation
9 months ago

DC Edit | Cautious RBI targets inflation

Deccan Chronicle  

The Reserve Bank of India-led Monetary Policy Committee has once again kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent. Retail inflation hovered around 5.1 per cent during January and February 2024, which is a marginal decline from 5.7 per cent in December 2023. Food inflation — which is the most important focus area for the world’s populous country …

RBI Monetary Policy | MPC holds rate at 6.5% to tame inflation, FY25 real GDP growth projected at 7%, CPI inflation at 4.5%
9 months ago

RBI Monetary Policy | MPC holds rate at 6.5% to tame inflation, FY25 real GDP growth projected at 7%, CPI inflation at 4.5%

The Hindu  

April 05, 2024 10:08 am | Updated 12:45 pm IST The Monetary Policy Committee on April 5 decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility unchanged at 6.50%. The risks are evenly balanced.” On inflation the Governor said “Two years ago, around this time, when CPI inflation had peaked at 7.8% in April 2022, the elephant …

Need to be vigilant on inflation front: MPC minutes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Need to be vigilant on inflation front: MPC minutes

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A majority of members of the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India remained focused on risk of inflation in future and favoured status quo on rate cut. Five out of six members of the MPC voted to keep policy rates unchanged due to uncertainty in inflation over food prices, as per the Minutes of MPC. …

RBI pegs FY25 growth at 7%, inflation at 4.5%
11 months ago

RBI pegs FY25 growth at 7%, inflation at 4.5%

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the sixth time in a row, citing global uncertainty and the need to bring down retail inflation to 4 %, and said that it expects GDP growth in the next financial year to be at 7%. “Monetary policy must continue to be actively disinflationary to …

RBI’s battles with inflation
11 months ago

RBI’s battles with inflation

Hindustan Times  

That the Monetary Policy Committee would not change policy rates or its stance in its February meeting was widely expected. One, Reserve Bank of India seems to believe, perhaps rightly, that the monetary tightening unleashed by it in the last two years — the policy rate has been increased by 250 basis points — has not hurt growth. Despite core …

Inflation moderating, moving towards 4 per cent target: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Inflation moderating, moving towards 4 per cent target: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

India TV News  

Reserve Bank of India Chief Shaktikanta Das said that inflation in India is moderating and steadily approaching the central bank's target of 4 per cent, while growth prospects for the country remain robust. Speaking at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Das mentioned that inflation is within the range of 2 per cent to 6 per cent, with …

What is good for another market need not be good for us: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
1 year ago

What is good for another market need not be good for us: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

India TV News  

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the central bank will not follow other countries in regulating cryptocurrencies, emphasising that decisions taken in other markets may not necessarily be suitable for India. "What is good for another market need not be good for us. Therefore our views—both that of the Reserve Bank and personally that of mine—remain the …

MPC minutes: Inflation outlook clouded by food prices, weather shocks, says RBI Guv
1 year ago

MPC minutes: Inflation outlook clouded by food prices, weather shocks, says RBI Guv

Hindustan Times  

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das, in the December’s monetary policy meet, said that there is uncertain inflation outlook due to volatile food prices and weather shocks, according to minutes of the meeting released on Friday. During the monetary policy committee meeting held between December 6 to 8, all members — Shashanka Bhide, Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R. Varma, Rajiv …

Retail inflation is stable now, asserts Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 1 month ago

Retail inflation is stable now, asserts Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

December 11, 2023 02:14 pm | Updated 04:17 pm IST - NEW DELHI The country’s consumer price inflation is now “stable” and within the official tolerance band of 2% and 6%, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman conveyed to the Lok Sabha on Monday, attributing the weakening price rise pressures largely to a steady drop in core inflation. The core inflation has …

RBI retains policy rate, ups growth projection
1 year, 1 month ago

RBI retains policy rate, ups growth projection

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India’s last monetary policy of the calendar struck a happy note by increasing its growth forecast to 7% even as it signalled that it is completely in control of the inflation side of the growth-inflation balance it is expected to manage. “The summer of 2022 is behind us,” Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said …

Inflation preview: India’s CPI expected to be around 4.6-4.9% in October
1 year, 2 months ago

Inflation preview: India’s CPI expected to be around 4.6-4.9% in October

Live Mint  

Thanks to easing food inflation, India's October retail inflation, or consumer price index -based inflation, is expected to come in the range of 4.6-4.9 per cent. According to a Mint poll of 17 economists, India’s retail inflation likely cooled to 4.8 per cent in October from 5 per cent in September. Rahul Bajoria, MD & Head of EM Asia Economics, …

Growth getting stronger foothold, inflation coming under control, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
1 year, 2 months ago

Growth getting stronger foothold, inflation coming under control, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

The Hindu  

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on November 9 said economic growth in India is getting stronger foothold while inflation is also coming under control driven by the inherent dynamism and a prudent policy mix. Driven by its inherent dynamism and supported by a prudent policy mix, growth is getting stronger foothold while inflation is also coming under control," the governor …

DC Edit | Inflation falls, RBI still cautious
1 year, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Inflation falls, RBI still cautious

Deccan Chronicle  

After rising beyond the Reserve Bank of India’s comfort level for three months, retail inflation has again softened to 5.02 per cent in September on the account of fall in vegetables and fuel prices. The inflation in September last year stood at 7.41 per cent — the second highest in the entire 2022 — which resulted in retail inflation declining …

Tightrope walk: The Hindu Editorial on RBI holding rates
1 year, 3 months ago

Tightrope walk: The Hindu Editorial on RBI holding rates

The Hindu  

The decision of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee to leave interest rates unchanged even as the central bank warned of the major risk that ‘high inflation’ poses to macroeconomic stability is a clear sign that monetary authorities find themselves caught in a cleft stick. After a relatively benign first quarter, when headline retail inflation averaged 4.63% as against the RBI’s …

DC Edit | RBI keeps its focus on inflation
1 year, 3 months ago

DC Edit | RBI keeps its focus on inflation

Deccan Chronicle  

As expected, the Reserve Bank of India-led Monetary Policy Committee has left key policy rates such as repo and reverse repo unchanged, signalling its intent to keep its focus on fighting inflation. Retail inflation has declined from a 15-month-high of 7.44 per cent in July to 6.83 per cent in August, but it remains 83 basis points above the central …

RBI flags high inflation as key risk to macroeconomic stability, vows to bring inflation to 4% after status quo on rates
1 year, 3 months ago

RBI flags high inflation as key risk to macroeconomic stability, vows to bring inflation to 4% after status quo on rates

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India views ‘high inflation as a major risk to macroeconomic stability and sustainable growth’, and accordingly monetary policy has been resolutely focused on aligning inflation to the 4% target on a durable basis, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday as he announced the Monetary Policy Committee’s unanimous decision to keep the policy repo rate unchanged …

RBI forecasts retail inflation at 5.4% for 2023-24: Governor Das
1 year, 3 months ago

RBI forecasts retail inflation at 5.4% for 2023-24: Governor Das

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday its retail inflation forecast unchanged and sees it averaging 5.4 per cent in the financial year 2023-24. The Reserve Bank of India its retail inflation forecast unchanged at 5.4 per cent in the financial year 2023-24. Announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy on Friday, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said the Monetary Policy Committee unanimously …

RBI Monetary Policy: Central bank likely to hold rates, maintain hawkish stance
1 year, 3 months ago

RBI Monetary Policy: Central bank likely to hold rates, maintain hawkish stance

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to maintain key interest rates in its upcoming decision but maintain focus on inflation amid rising global crude oil prices and sustained economic growth. In a survey of 71 economists conducted by news agency Reuters in late September, all but one anticipated that the RBI would keep its key repo …

Retail inflation eases; food prices still bite
1 year, 3 months ago

Retail inflation eases; food prices still bite

The Hindu  

India’s retail inflation eased slightly to 6.83% in August, from the 15-month high of 7.44% in July, but the rise in food prices remained elevated at around 10% and rural consumers continued to face over 7% inflation. Inflation in cereals moderated marginally from around 13% in July to 11.85% in August but pulses prices maintained their pace, rising 13% again, …

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