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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 ...
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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...
As announced in the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20, today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the policy Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 5.40 per cent to 5.15 per cent with immediate effect. 2. Consequently, the Reverse Repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 4.90 per cent with immediate effect.
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to Keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.5 per cent. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 6.25 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent.
Today’s policy decision suggests that the RBI seems to be taking a long term view on inflation rather than remaining purely data dependent. The discussion on the possible increase in inflation early next year (Estimate of Q1 2019-20 to 5%) as well the assertion that policy rate changes impact the real economy with a lag (with a shorter lag in transmitting to lending rates) corroborates this
The RBI or Reserve Bank of India controls monetary policies to regulate credit, banking and inflation in the country. In order to ensure a balanced supply of money, the RBI oversees the functions of financial institutions affecting the mandate on which you get loans and make investments. The rates decided by the RBI, including SLR, […]
As everyone may be aware that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the repo rate by 25bps to 6.25%. But first of all let us understand some of the terminologies and correlations which can help us interpret the effects of reduced repo rate.
From April 1st 2016 onwards, banks and NBFCs have been instructed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to shift to a new system of setting loan rates. Termed as Marginal Cost-of-funds-based Lending Rate (or MCLR) system, under this system, the lending institutions link their loan rates to marginal funding costs.
On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, it has been decided to: keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.5 per cent; keep the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks unchanged at 4.0 per cent of net demand and time liabilities (NDTL); and
Repo (Repurchase) rate also known as the benchmark interest rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to the banks for a short term. When the repo rate increases, borrowing from RBI becomes more expensive. If RBI wants to make it more expensive for the banks to borrow money, it increases the repo rate similarly, if it wants to make it cheaper for banks to borrow money it reduces the repo rate.
Since our last statement, global economic activity has recovered modestly in Q2 of calendar 2015. The US economy rebounded on stronger consumption growth and steadily improving labour market conditions, though recent wage data suggest continuing slack.
Interest is nothing more than the cost someone pays for the use of someone else’s money. Homeowners, credit cards users etc know about this scenario very well. They borrow money from bank and in return they pay interest to bank for using the privilege.
