RBI monetary policy: Corporate India pitches for rate cut going forward; welcomes economy-boosting measures
4 years, 11 months ago

RBI monetary policy: Corporate India pitches for rate cut going forward; welcomes economy-boosting measures

Firstpost  

New Delhi: India Inc on Thursday welcomed the measures announced by the RBI to boost growth and improve liquidity, but called for slashing the policy rate, which was kept unchanged for the second time in a row. The repo rate – at which the RBI lends short term money to banks – was kept unchanged at 5.15 percent at the central bank’s last bi-monthly monetary policy announcement for 2019-20 on rising inflationary concerns. “While RBI has chosen innovative ways, like changing the repo mechanism and liberal CRR window to the banks for fresh lending to housing and automobile sectors and the MSMEs, the assertion by Governor Shaktikanta Das that policy space is still available with the central bank is re-assuring,” Assocham President Niranjan Hiranandani said. “Going ahead, there must be a significant cut in policy repo rate to the level of 4.5 percent in the coming quarters to boost domestic demand, provide a fillip to investments and revive economic growth,” said D K Aggarwal, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The lending rates must move down if demand is to be supported in the economy.” RBI said the Monetary Policy Committee decided to continue with the accommodative stance as long as it is necessary to revive growth, while ensuring that inflation remains within the target.

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Delaying cuts will lead to more growth sacrifice; RBI must deliver 0.25 pc reduction in Feb review
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Delaying cuts will lead to more growth sacrifice; RBI must deliver 0.25 pc reduction in Feb review

Live Mint  

Mumbai, Jan 14 The RBI must start a rate cut cycle with a 0.25 per cent reduction in key rates at the next policy review in February, a German brokerage said on Tuesday. Delaying rate cuts will only lead to more sacrifice on growth, analysts at Deutsche Bank said, adding that the RBI also risks falling behind the curve if …

BOJ Deputy Chief Says Will Raise Rate If Outlook Is Realized
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BOJ Deputy Chief Says Will Raise Rate If Outlook Is Realized

Live Mint  

-- Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino reiterated that the central bank will raise rates if its outlook continues to be realized, while adding that there are risks both at home and abroad that require attention. “If this outlook will continue to be realized, the Bank will raise the policy interest rate accordingly and adjust the degree of monetary …

Revise India’s inflation gauge but handle the revision with care
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Revise India’s inflation gauge but handle the revision with care

Live Mint  

The remarkable insights into the changing pattern of household consumption thrown up by the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 are of special relevance for a wide range of policy decisions. In recent months, Union ministers have expressed qualms over RBI’s apparent unwillingness to look through inflation driven by food prices in its formulation of monetary policy. In December, the …

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

Why inflation will matter more in 2025: Explained
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Why inflation will matter more in 2025: Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: It has been what one may call, a bittersweet year for the economy, with a sweet first half, when growth surprised everyone, including the government. Top government functionaries have been making noises since late November about the need for RBI to cut rates, with some suggesting it should ignore volatile food prices and prioritise growth and …

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
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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
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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
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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 …

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?
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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 …

Can US Federal Reserve’s revised rate cut outlook accelerate FII outflows from Indian stock market?
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Can US Federal Reserve’s revised rate cut outlook accelerate FII outflows from Indian stock market?

Live Mint  

The US Federal Reserve’s recent monetary policy decisions have sparked widespread debate about their implications for global markets, including India. While this move aligns with market expectations, the Fed’s hawkish outlook for future rate cuts has raised concerns about reduced foreign inflows into Indian markets. US Fed's cautious approach hurts Indian markets Indian stock markets faced a sharp decline on …

US Fed rate cut decision: How will it impact Indian stock markets?
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US Fed rate cut decision: How will it impact Indian stock markets?

India Today  

Benchmark stock market indices have been under pressure over the past few sessions, extending losses as global cues remain weak. Palka Arora Chopra, Director at Master Capital Services Ltd., highlighted the global fallout: "The US Federal Reserve's recent 0.25% interest rate cut, accompanied by their indication of a more measured pace of future reductions, has triggered a wave of uncertainty …

RBI May Begin Shallow Rate Cut Cycle From Feb Amid Global Turmoil
4 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?
4 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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, …

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

Inflation likely eased to 5.5% in November: Mint poll
1 month 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Pivot wait: RBI's monetary policy points to a rate cut in February
1 month, 1 week ago

Pivot wait: RBI's monetary policy points to a rate cut in February

Live Mint  

The speech made by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday started by reminding the audience that the mandate of the Monetary Policy Committee is to target inflation and ensure that it remains within the specified limits. But it is not surprising that this time, two of the MPC members voted for a rate cut, which means that …

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 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 …

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 …

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 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 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 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 …

Lending rate: Most analysts still expect easing rate cycle to begin from February
1 month, 1 week ago

Lending rate: Most analysts still expect easing rate cycle to begin from February

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The dual action of the RBI keeping the policy rates unchanged for the 11th time and at the same time slashing the cash reserve ratio by 50 bps to 4 percent, offering a long rope to lenders to push credit at a comparatively cheaper rates, has left the analysts community divided on the immediate next repo rate cut. Stating …

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth
1 month, 1 week 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 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 …

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 …

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth
1 month, 1 week 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 cuts growth forecast to 6.6 per cent, revises inflation estimate to 4.8 per cent for FY25
1 month, 1 week 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 …

RBI keeps key lending rate unchanged at 6.5%, focus remains on tackling inflation
1 month, 1 week 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 MPC Meeting: What happens if the central bank cuts interest rates tomorrow? D-Street experts weigh in
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

Rupee weakness will not deter India cenbank from cutting rates, Nomura says
1 month, 1 week ago

Rupee weakness will not deter India cenbank from cutting rates, Nomura says

Live Mint  

By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI, Dec 5 - Nomura stuck by its contrarian call that the Reserve Bank of India will lower interest rates on Friday as concerns over economic growth overshadow worries about high inflation and the rupee's weakness. The other 62 expect status quo after retail inflation jumped above the RBI's tolerance limit for the first time in over …

RBI Policy: MPC meeting begins today; will the central bank cut the repo rate? Experts weigh in
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI Policy: MPC meeting begins today; will the central bank cut the repo rate? Experts weigh in

Live Mint  

Against the backdrop of sticky inflation and slowing growth, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India has begun its three-day meeting on Wednesday, December 4, to decide on interest rates and its policy stance. The pivot to a neutral stance in October does provide the space to take more growth-supportive actions, and this could come in the …

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  

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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1 month, 1 week 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, …

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 …

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