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A low inflation environment, characterised by low core inflation, primarily provided policy space. (AI image) By Dipti DeshpandeAfter a five-month pause, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India reduced the repo rate again.This action was complemented by additional liquidity-easing measures aimed at speeding up transmission to the real economy at a…
MUMBAI: The RBI delivered its first rate cut since June 2025 on Friday, lowering the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%. The move is expected to soften home loan rates, which may fall to a record low.The RBI also raised the growth projection for FY26 to 7.3% from 6.8% while lowering the inflation…
Inflation at a benign 2.2 per cent and growth at 8.0 per cent in H1:2025-26 present a rare goldilocks period, said RBI. RBI monetary policy: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% in the December meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). While most…
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, down from 5.50% in the October 1 policy review, while retaining a neutral stance. The RBI also hiked FY26 GDP forecast to 7.3% from 6.8% earlier and lowered inflation forecast to 2%.RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra…
The RBI’s three-day monetary policy committee meeting opens in Mumbai on Wednesday, marking the start of the central bank’s latest policy review. Over the course of the discussions, members of the six-member panel is set to hold discussions on how the central bank should navigate policy, in accordance with the newest growth and inflation readings….
As the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) prepares to unveil its policy decision this week, economists and industry experts are divided over whether the central bank will cut rates or maintain its current stance.The meeting, which begins on Wednesday, has raised curiosity about the central bank’s decision. Here is what the…
MUMBAI: RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta defended the central bank’s inflation projections, saying there is “no systematic bias” in forecasts issued by the Monetary Policy Committee. Speaking at a workshop here on Wednesday, she said inflation forecasting is difficult everywhere, “equally challenging in India, if not more so”, because of the high food weight in…
Representative image (AI-generated) India’s economic growth is expected to remain strong in FY 2026 even as global trade challenges persist, the finance ministry said in its monthly economic review released on Monday.The report highlighted that India’s growth will be driven by robust domestic demand, easing inflation and the positive impact of recent reforms.It further pointed…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could reduce policy rates once more before the year ends, according to a new report by Goldman Sachs. Recent GST simplifications and easing of domestic regulations suggest that the period of strict fiscal tightening is over, potentially supporting a gradual recovery in credit demand. “We expect an additional policy…
MUMBAI: Two academics on the RBI’s monetary policy committee — Nagesh Kumar and Ram Singh — called for shifting the policy stance to accommodative, citing subdued inflation and the need to support growth but governor Sanjay Malhotra said such a move would amount to giving “definitive forward guidance” on the next step, which he felt…
