A 25 basis point rate cut by mid-2019 is to be expected.
05 Feb 2019 10:53 AM
The RBI’s mandate is to control price pressures, which historically have been difficult to tame in India.
24 Jan 2019 10:49 AM
Rupee has depreciated in nominal effective terms by 5.6 per cent since the end of March, says Patel.
05 Oct 2018 6:03 PM
Inflation is projected at 4 pc in second quarter (July-September) 2018-19, 3.9-4.5 pc in H2 (October-March) and 4.8 pc in Q1:2019-20.
05 Oct 2018 3:44 PM
A rate hike should make domestic yields on debt more attractive for foreign investors.
05 Oct 2018 10:41 AM
In June, repo rate was raised for the first time in over four years, by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent.
01 Aug 2018 8:33 AM
RBI will keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.25 per cent in its policy review meet next week says a report.
29 Jul 2018 11:48 AM
MPC will begin its three-day meeting on July 30 and announce its decision on the third bi-monthly policy.
13 Jul 2018 3:17 PM
The reverse repo rate, at which it borrows from banks, was also raised by similar proportion to 6 per cent.
06 Jun 2018 5:03 PM
RBI had estimated inflation in the range of 4.7-5.1 per cent in H1; and 4.4 per cent in H2.
06 Jun 2018 3:43 PM
Retail inflation, a key data for RBI, has remained above 4 per cent since November 2017.
05 Jun 2018 3:23 PM
GDP data showed Asia’s third-largest economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly two years in the January-March period.
05 Jun 2018 10:29 AM
MPC began 3-day meeting amid speculations that key interest rate may be hiked for the first time after four-and-half years.
04 Jun 2018 4:14 PM
The MPC was set up by amending the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, through the Finance Act 2016.
17 May 2018 11:15 AM
The flow of funds from non-bank sources to the corporate sector has also been rising.
20 Apr 2018 9:16 AM
Growth has been recovering and output gap is closing.
05 Apr 2018 2:45 PM
Govt has projected growth could accelerate to 7 to 7.5 pc in 2018-19 after expanding at its slowest in 3 years.
22 Feb 2018 10:09 AM
RBI kept key policy rate unchanged at 6 pc for third consecutive time on Feb 7 in view of firming inflation.
13 Feb 2018 12:03 PM
Fiscal deficit or gap between total expenditure and revenues has been pegged at 3.3 per cent for the next fiscal.
10 Feb 2018 3:59 PM
Patel said the MPC decision took into account all the downside risks and mitigating factors.
10 Feb 2018 2:18 PM