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Rate-sensitive sectors trade mixed as RBI cuts CRR, maintains repo rate. What should investors do?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Rate-sensitive sectors trade mixed as RBI cuts CRR, maintains repo rate. What should investors do?

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy: Rate-sensitive sectors were trading on a mixed note on Friday, December 6 following the Reserve Bank of India's decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the eleventh consecutive time and policy stance as 'neutral'. Nifty PSU Bank surged 1.3 per cent, while Nifty Auto advanced 0.74 per cent. Nifty Bank, Nifty Private …

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RBI Policy: MPC meeting begins today; will the central bank cut the repo rate? Experts weigh in
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

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Why hasn’t RBI cut policy rates despite its lack of control over food inflation?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why hasn’t RBI cut policy rates despite its lack of control over food inflation?

Live Mint  

With a 8% fall in stock prices from their peak on 26 September, those who make money from the business of selling stocks seem to be getting jittery. Once RBI cuts the repo rate, the hope is that banks will cut the interest rates at which they lend, people and businesses will borrow more and spend more, and this in …

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RBI MPC maintains repo rate at 6.5 per cent for the 7th consecutive time
8 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI MPC maintains repo rate at 6.5 per cent for the 7th consecutive time

India TV News  

In the latest update from the Reserve Bank of India, the Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the repo rate steady at 6.5% for the seventh consecutive time. Governor Shaktikanta Das, during the announcement of the bi-monthly policy meeting, highlighted the committee’s majority decision of 5:1 to maintain the current stance, focusing on liquidity management to curb inflation. Economic …

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‘Monetary policy actively disinflationary’: RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
1 year ago

‘Monetary policy actively disinflationary’: RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday maintained its benchmark repo rate at 6.5%, keeping its focus on anchoring inflation and boosting growth. Monetary policy will remain actively “disinflationary”, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said after a two-day meeting of the bank’s six-member monetary policy committee. He said that the central bank’s successive policy rate hikes, a reference to increases in …

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RBI revises inflation outlook for 2023-24: CPI forecast now 5.4%
1 year, 4 months ago

RBI revises inflation outlook for 2023-24: CPI forecast now 5.4%

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India has upwardly revised the country’s retail inflation projections for 2023-24 at 5.4 per cent. “Assuming a normal monsoon, retail inflation is revised to 5.4 per cent, with Q2 at 6.2 per cent, Q3 at 5.7 per cent and Q4 at 5.2 per cent. Retail inflation for Q1 2024-25 is projected at 5.2 per cent,” RBI …

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RBI monetary policy: Shaktikanta Das-led MPC keeps repo rate steady at 6.50%
1 year, 4 months ago

RBI monetary policy: Shaktikanta Das-led MPC keeps repo rate steady at 6.50%

Live Mint  

RBI monetary policy meeting: In a bid to keep the uptrend in micro and macro economic growth in India, Shaktikanta Das led monetary policy committee unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.50 per cent for third straight meeting in a row. Announcing about the RBI policy committee meeting outcome, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said, “The monetary policy …

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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent
1 year, 8 months ago

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday hit the pause button and decided to keep key benchmark policy rate at 6.5 per cent even as inflation is trending above its tolerance level. Retail inflation in February stood at 6.44 per cent compared to 6.52 per cent in the previous month. Many institutions, including the World Bank and Asian Development …

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RBI MPC Highlights: RBI Raises Repo Rate by 50 bps; Markets Cheer Move
2 years, 2 months ago

RBI MPC Highlights: RBI Raises Repo Rate by 50 bps; Markets Cheer Move

News 18  

RBI Monetary Policy 2022 Live Updates: The Reserve Bank of India on September 30 announced a 50 basis points hike in the repo rate stepping up its fight against persistently high inflation. That would take the repo rate, at which the RBI lends short-term funds to banks, to 5.90 per cent – the highest level since April 2019 – from …

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Narendra Modi and Indian economy: What do the hard facts on repo rate, credit policy, inflation, EMIs say
2 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi and Indian economy: What do the hard facts on repo rate, credit policy, inflation, EMIs say

Firstpost  

The Repo rate, the rate at which RBI lends money to commercial banks, was hiked by 0.5 per cent or 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent on 5 August 2022. While the RBI expects the CPI to fall to 5 per cent only by the June 2023 quarter, there is good reason to believe India could see inflation tapering …

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RBI monetary policy: Repo rate hiked by 50 bps to 5.4%, back to pre-pandemic levels
2 years, 4 months ago

RBI monetary policy: Repo rate hiked by 50 bps to 5.4%, back to pre-pandemic levels

Firstpost  

Announcing the RBI monetary policy review, Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the FY23 GDP growth forecast has been retained at 7.2 per cent Mumbai: The repo rate has been hiked by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent by the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee on Friday. RBI retains GDP growth forecast for FY23 at 7.2 per cent RBI Governor …

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RBI set to hike policy repo rate tomorrow; your home loan EMIs may go up
2 years, 4 months ago

RBI set to hike policy repo rate tomorrow; your home loan EMIs may go up

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to increase the policy repo rate by 25 to 50 basis points on Friday, the third hike since April - the beginning of the current financial year. "We expect RBI MPC to hike benchmark repo rate by 50 bps as CPI continues to rule above RBIs threshold band," said Lakshmi Iyer, chief investment …

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Get ready for another interest rate hike and costly loans
2 years, 4 months ago

Get ready for another interest rate hike and costly loans

Deccan Chronicle  

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India may increase its key interest rates for the third consecutive time by 25-35 basis points to check high retail inflation, experts said. With retail inflation ruling above 6 per cent for six months, the RBI had raised the short-term borrowing rate twice -- by 40 basis points in May and 50 basis points in …

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Monetary policy actions likely to be more moderate than other nations, says RBI Deputy Guv Patra
2 years, 6 months ago

Monetary policy actions likely to be more moderate than other nations, says RBI Deputy Guv Patra

India TV News  

Highlights RBI has already raised the key policy rate by 90 basis points in May and June to 4.9 percent The Reserve Bank in its bi-monthly monetary policy review raised the benchmark repo rate Govt has tasked the RBI to ensure inflation remains at 4% with a 2 percent deviation on either side RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra on …

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RBI hikes policy repo rate by 50 bps, raises inflation forecast to 6.7 per cent
2 years, 6 months ago

RBI hikes policy repo rate by 50 bps, raises inflation forecast to 6.7 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday hiked the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent and raised the inflation projection for the current financial year to 6.7 per cent. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the Monetary Policy Committee has "voted unanimously to increase the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.90 …

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RBI repo rate hike effect: These banks raised rates on lending, deposits
2 years, 7 months ago

RBI repo rate hike effect: These banks raised rates on lending, deposits

Live Mint  

Right after the Reserve Bank of India raised India's repo rate by 40 basis points, the banking sector mimicked the same by increasing interest rates in lending and deposit schemes. Here's a list of banks that have raised their interest rates on either lending benchmarks or fixed deposits or savings after RBI's repo rate hike. It said on its website, …

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RBI may keep rates on hold
3 years ago

RBI may keep rates on hold

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: With the uncertainty around the new Covid omicron variant, the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India is likely to opt for status quo on interest rates and the accommodative stance in the monetary policy this week while continuing to drain out high banking system liquidity. The RBI had last cut the repo rate by a 40 …

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RBI Monetary Policy: Repo Rate, Stance, Inflation, Will Shaktikanta Das Surprise Market?
3 years, 2 months ago

RBI Monetary Policy: Repo Rate, Stance, Inflation, Will Shaktikanta Das Surprise Market?

News 18  

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to maintain status quo on interest rates for the eighth time in a row in its upcoming bi-monthly policy scheduled on October 8. Rising commodity prices in the international market and the need to contain inflation at home will likely to force the policymakers to signal a less accommodative stance in near future, …

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RBI Monetary Policy: Shaktikanta Das leaves repo rate unchanged
4 years, 4 months ago

RBI Monetary Policy: Shaktikanta Das leaves repo rate unchanged

Live Mint  

After a three-day meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das today announced that the key repo rate will be kept unchanged at 4%. Operational guidelines in this regard will be issued separately: RBI -RBI will set up an innovation hub: Das -Priority sector lending is also being given to startups: RBI -Stressed MSME borrowers will be eligible …

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