RBI Monetary Policy: Inflation remains a concern; FY25 growth estimates trimmed-5 key highlights from RBI MPC outcome
Live MintRBI 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 the 11th straight meeting. Let's take a look at the key highlights of the RBI MPC's December meeting outcome: Repo Rates unchanged RBI kept the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the eleventh straight meeting and maintained the monetary policy stance ‘neutral’, taking note of the slowdown in growth momentum and lingering food inflation pressure. A downward revision in FY25 GDP growth estimates RBI revised the FY25 GDP growth estimates to 6.6 per cent from 7.2 per cent estimated earlier. Track RBI monetary policy meeting LIVE updated here CRR cut by 50 bps The RBI cut the cash reserve ratio by 50 basis points to 4 per cent.