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Pivot wait: RBI's monetary policy points to a rate cut in February
2 weeks, 3 days 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 …

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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged for 11th time in a row at 6.5 per cent
2 weeks, 4 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 …

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RBI Set to Make a Big Decision on Your EMI: What You Need to Know!
1 month, 1 week ago

RBI Set to Make a Big Decision on Your EMI: What You Need to Know!

ABP News  

Amid the festive season, there seems to be no relief on the horizon for your EMIs. However, experts believe that the RBI is unlikely to make such a move anytime soon, as domestic inflation remains a significant concern. Although the Federal Reserve's rate cuts could have a global impact, including easing financial conditions in India, the RBI is cautious due …

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

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The hidden aspects of monetary policy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The hidden aspects of monetary policy

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy committee left the key policy rates unchanged for the eighth consecutive time, and maintained the policy stance as ‘withdrawal of accommodation’. Given the volatile nature of vegetable prices in India, there is a case to exclude the ‘one-off price shock’ of vegetable prices and look at the ‘underlying inflation trend’ in the context …

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Monetary policy: Things to watch out for in the coming months
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Extreme weather may roil prices again, says RBI Bulletin
8 months ago

Extreme weather may roil prices again, says RBI Bulletin

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Extreme weather conditions may pose upside risks to inflation, along with prolonged geopolitical tensions that could keep crude oil prices volatile, the Reserve Bank said in its April Bulletin on Tuesday. In the first monetary policy review earlier this month the RBI- led MPC had warned of rising food prices as the main reason for the sticky inflation, forcing …

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RBI Begins First MPC Of FY 24-25: High-level Discussions Starts Today, What To Expect?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI Begins First MPC Of FY 24-25: High-level Discussions Starts Today, What To Expect?

News 18  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee is currently meeting, from April 3rd to 5th, 2024. The repo rate acts as a key tool for the MPC to achieve its monetary policy goals, primarily maintaining price stability and promoting economic growth. Here’s what to expect according to industry experts; Shishir Baijal, chairman and managing director, Knight Frank India, feels …

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Stock markets tumble 1% after RBI monetary policy decision; bank stocks drag
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Stock markets tumble 1% after RBI monetary policy decision; bank stocks drag

The Hindu  

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tanked around 1% on Thursday dragged by selling in banking and auto shares due to increased uncertainty about the timing of interest rate cuts after the RBI’s monetary policy decision. The barometer slipped into red after the announcement of the RBI monetary policy and hit a low of 71,230.62 thereafter, reflecting a loss of …

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RBI becomes cautious of surging food prices
1 year, 3 months ago

RBI becomes cautious of surging food prices

Deccan Chronicle  

The Reserve Bank of India must ensure there’s no spillover from the surge in food prices, two monetary policymakers said, as the odds for a rate hike begin to build with inflation at a 15-month high. “The key would be to control food inflation itself,” said Shashanka Bhide, who is one of the six members of the monetary policy committee. …

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Retail inflation to ease as vegetable prices soften: RBI's MPC member
1 year, 3 months ago

Retail inflation to ease as vegetable prices soften: RBI's MPC member

Hindustan Times  

Retail inflation will return to the central bank's comfort band of 2%-6% as vegetable prices soften, according to a member of India's Monetary Policy Committee, who said the trajectory of inflation will be clearer once the recent spike ebbs. RBI MPC member Ashima Goyal The spike in prices of items like tomatoes has been "unprecedented" but normally there is a …

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RBI MPC Minutes: Governor Shaktikanta Das Says Fight Against Inflation 'Only Half Done'
1 year, 6 months ago

RBI MPC Minutes: Governor Shaktikanta Das Says Fight Against Inflation 'Only Half Done'

ABP News  

According to Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, the fight against inflation is "only half done". Last month, the Monetary Policy Committee had decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, with a focus on withdrawing accommodation of the policy stance, as the inflation came under the RBI's upper band limit. However, Governor Shaktikanta Das opined, "Our job …

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RBI MPC June 2023: Rate Hike Pause, El Nino And Inflation; What Industry Expects?
1 year, 6 months ago

RBI MPC June 2023: Rate Hike Pause, El Nino And Inflation; What Industry Expects?

News 18  

RBI MPC June 2023: The Reserve Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy panel began deliberations on Tuesday amid expectations that the central bank will keep the benchmark interest rates unchanged at 6.5% on the back of easing retail inflation and the need to push economic growth. Parag Sharma, whole-time director and chief financial officer, Shriram Finance, said, “With the customer inflation level …

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RBI Likely To Maintain Pause On Interest Rate As Inflation Moves Southwards: Experts
1 year, 6 months ago

RBI Likely To Maintain Pause On Interest Rate As Inflation Moves Southwards: Experts

News 18  

The Reserve Bank of India will maintain the policy repo rate at 6.5 per cent during its upcoming June 8 announcement, considering the easing of retail inflation in April and the potential for further decline, indicating the effectiveness of previous policy rate actions, anticipate experts. After the last MPC meeting in April, the RBI paused its rate hike cycle and …

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RBI To Hold Rates In 2023, Cut Expected In Early 2024: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

RBI To Hold Rates In 2023, Cut Expected In Early 2024: Report

News 18  

The Reserve Bank of India will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 6.50% on June 8 and for the rest of 2023 as it waits to see the economic impact of a series of hikes over the past year, a Reuters poll of economists found. Despite hitting an 18-month low of 4.70% in April, inflation was not expected to …

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RBI May Reduce Policy Rate In Fourth Quarter Of 2024: Oxford Economics
1 year, 6 months ago

RBI May Reduce Policy Rate In Fourth Quarter Of 2024: Oxford Economics

News 18  

Global forecasting firm Oxford Economics on Monday said the RBI may cut key benchmark policy rate in the fourth quarter of the current calendar year as a mix of factors will allow the central bank to shift focus and adopt a more accommodative policy stance sooner. It further said inflation has already begun easing, and consumer inflation expectations are falling, …

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RBI to raise repo rates on April 6 but future hikes undecided, says Reuters poll
1 year, 8 months ago

RBI to raise repo rates on April 6 but future hikes undecided, says Reuters poll

Live Mint  

A recent Reuters poll of economists predicts that the Reserve Bank of India will increase its primary interest rate by 25 basis points on April 6, but then keep rates unchanged for the remainder of the year while continuing to maintain its tightening stance. The poll suggests that persistently high inflation in India, which exceeded the RBI's upper tolerance limit …

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Inflation expected to come down over the year: RBI MPC member Ashima Goyal
1 year, 9 months ago

Inflation expected to come down over the year: RBI MPC member Ashima Goyal

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Inflation is expected to come down over the year, RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Ashima Goyal said on Sunday, asserting that the government's supply-side action coordinated with a flexible inflation-targeting regime has kept the rate of price rise lower than that in other countries. "Since nominal policy rates rise with inflation to maintain an expected real positive rate …

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Don’t forget growth in race to curb inflation
1 year, 10 months ago

Don’t forget growth in race to curb inflation

New Indian Express  

Amid the ongoing fight against inflation, will the elevated interest rates cripple demand and lead the country to unacceptably low economic growth? Two external members of the MPC, who voted against the hike, cautioned that the excessive front-loading of rate hikes carries the risk of overshooting, while four other MPC members espoused the hike. Ashima Goyal, an MPC member and …

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RBI hikes repo rate to 6.5%, real GDP growth at 6.4% for 2023-24
1 year, 10 months ago

RBI hikes repo rate to 6.5%, real GDP growth at 6.4% for 2023-24

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%, Governor Shaktikanta Das announced the decision of the monetary policy committee which was passed by a majority of 4 members of 6 members. The MPC also decided by a majority of 4 out of 6 to remain focussed on the withdrawal of accommodation …

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What is the target level of inflation?
2 years, 1 month ago

What is the target level of inflation?

The Hindu  

The story so far: India’s retail inflation dropped to a three-month low of 6.77% in October when compared to the same month last year. Hence, it may be hard to compare inflation figures of the current year, in which normalcy has largely returned to the economy, with those from previous years marred by stringent lockdowns. Retail inflation at 6.77% is …

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RBI To Again Hike Repo Rate In December On High Retail Inflation; Check What Experts Say
2 years, 2 months ago

RBI To Again Hike Repo Rate In December On High Retail Inflation; Check What Experts Say

News 18  

Even as the latest inflation data for September shows it rising to the five-month-high level, experts said the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee is expected to continue with its rate hikes and may raise up to 60 basis points in December 2022. This simply means cereal inflation will continue to exert pressure on retail inflation in addition to the sustained services …

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RBI hikes repo rate by 50 basis points
2 years, 2 months ago

RBI hikes repo rate by 50 basis points

The Hindu  

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India on September 30, 2022, increased the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.9% making loans expensive. Announcing the monetary policy RBI governor Shaktikanta Das while explaining the rationale behind the rate hike said the MPC was of the view that persistence of high inflation necessitates further calibrated withdrawal …

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Front-loaded rate increases needed to curb inflation, RBI officials
2 years, 3 months ago

Front-loaded rate increases needed to curb inflation, RBI officials

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India said on Friday it will have to front-load its monetary policy to fight stubborn inflation and shield medium-term growth in the world's fifth-largest economy. Inflation in India has remained above the apex bank's tolerance level since January, prompting it to raise interest rates by a total of 140 basis points in the current cycle. "Front-loading …

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