Fema / RBI : The RBI maintained key policy rates unchanged, signaling confidence in economic stability and controlled inflation. The decision r...
Fema / RBI : RBI kept the repo rate at 5.50% in the Oct 2025 policy. GDP growth is projected at 6.8%, and inflation at 2.6%. New rules for cred...
Fema / RBI : RBI cut its repo rate to 5.50% and CRR to 3% on June 6, 2025, aiming to increase liquidity and lower loan costs. See the market re...
Fema / RBI : RBI Monetary Policy April 2025: Repo rate reduced to 6.00%, GDP growth projected at 6.5%, inflation at 4.0%. New measures for stre...
Fema / RBI : When the repo rate is reduced, it usually indicates a decreased cost of borrowing for banks that should, in theory, result in redu...
Fema / RBI : Government closely monitoring transmission of repo rate cut by the Banking Sector and recognise efforts of wealth creators in scri...
Fema / RBI : Monetary and Liquidity Measures On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, it has been dec...
Fema / RBI : Based on an assessment of the current and prospective macroeconomic situation, we have decided to reduce the policy repo rate unde...
Fema / RBI : Reduce the repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 50 basis points from 8.5 per cent to 8.0 per cent with immed...
Fema / RBI : On the basis of the current macroeconomic assessment, it has been decided to: keep the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled b...
Fema / RBI : The MPC retained the repo rate at 5.25% and maintained a neutral stance despite growing inflation risks. It held that greater clar...
Fema / RBI : The Monetary Policy Committee retained the repo rate at 5.25% and maintained a neutral stance despite rising inflation risks. RBI ...
Fema / RBI : The case examines the MPC’s response to geopolitical tensions and supply shocks. The Committee held rates steady, citing uncerta...
Fema / RBI : RBI’s MPC cut the repo rate to 5.50% and shifted to a neutral stance in June 2025, aiming to balance inflation targeting with su...
Fema / RBI : The RBI's MPC cut the repo rate by 50 bps to 5.50% to support growth amid easing inflation. Policy stance moves to neutral, aiming...
In line with international practice, the RBI on Tuesday decided to anchor monetary policy through a single short term lending rate known as repo rate. Unlike in the past, the rate at which the RBI borrows from banks (reverse-repo) will be the benchmarked 100 basis points below the repo rates.
As announced today in the Annual Monetary Policy 2011-12, it has been decided to increase the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 50 basis points from 6.75 per cent to 7.25 per cent with immediate effect. Further, as announced in the Policy, the reverse repo rate under the LAF, determined with a spread of 100 basis points below the repo rate, will stand at 6.25 per cent with immediate effect.
Faced with stubborn inflation, RBI is likely to raised key policy rates by at least 25 basis points in its annual credit policy for 2011-12 to be announced on Tuesday to arrest the rate of price rise, say bankers. “Given the macro economic conditions, it is expected that the RBI would hike rates by at least 25 basis points to curb inflationary expectations,” Indian Overseas Bank Chairman and Managing Director M Narendra told PTI.
With inflation showing no signs of moderation, economists expect the Reserve Bank to hike key policy rates by at least 25 basis points in its annual monetary policy to be unveiled on May 3. The headline inflation (WPI) stood at 8.98 per cent for March, much above the RBI’s projection of 8 per cent, fuelling speculation that the central bank may go in for another hike in the repo (lending) and reverse repo (borrowing) rates.
Driven by increase in prices of food and manufactured goods, inflation soared to 8.98 per cent in March raising fears of yet another hike in key policy rates by the Reserve Bank next month.Headline inflation, measured by movement in wholesale prices, at near 9 per cent in March was much above the RBI”s projection of 8 per cent. As a result, experts feel the central bank may take further steps to tame rate of price rise at its annual policy to be announced on May 3.
On the basis of the current macroeconomic assessment, it has been decided to: * increase the repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.5 per cent to 6.75 per cent with immediate effect; and increase the reverse repo rate under the LAF by 25 basis points from 5.5 per cent to 5.75 per cent with immediate effect.
Financial service provider SMC Global Securities today said the Reserve Bank may hike key rates by 25 basis points in its policy review tomorrow. “With series of RBI actions and rise in commodity prices, India Inc witnessed pressures on margins …,” SMC Group Chairman and Managing Director Subhash Chand Aggarwal said in a statement here.
As announced today in the Mid-Quarter Monetary Policy Review, it has been decided to increase the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.50 per cent to 6.75 per cent and the reverse repo rate by 25 basis points from 5.50 per cent to 5.75 per cent with immediate effect.
Inflation rose marginally to 8.31 per cent for the month ended February, driven by high food and fuel prices, which may prompt the RBI to hike interest rates when it reviews the monetary policy later this week. However, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed hope that inflation should come down to 7 per cent by next month-end.
The country’s largest lender State Bank of India today raised lending and deposit rates on select maturities by 25 basis points in response to policy rate hike announced by Reserve Bank last month. SBI revised the base rate or the minimum lending ra
