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RBI hints at normalising ultra-loose policy, bond yields jump to 6.24%

This was the seventh consecutive occasion when the central bank maintained a status quo on policy rates

RBI retains real GDP growth projection at 9.5% for 2021-22 as Covid-19 ebbs

The RBI on Friday retained the real GDP growth projection at 9.5 per cent for 2021-22 as domestic economic activity has started normalising with the ebbing of the second wave of the virus

MPC reassures status quo on rates, but changes view on inflation

The temporary supply shocks that have led to higher inflation has been kept aside by the MPC while focusing on growth

Total debt expected to increase to 61.7% of GDP in FY'22: Minister

The government informed Parliament that it expects the total debt as percentage of GDP to increase to 61.7 per cent (provisional) in 2021-22 from 60.5 per cent (provisional) in the previous fiscal.

Estimation error?: Government estimates go awry when growth trends down

Historical analysis shows that the government tends to underestimate the growth in agriculture every year; as growth has slipped in the last few years, it has fallen prey to overestimation errors

India's fiscal 2022 GDP growth rate now expected at 9.6%: Ind-Ra

This is lower than an earlier estimate of 10.1 per cent

Real GDP growth likely to be 8.7% in FY22: Motilal Oswal Financial Services

Motilal Oswal Financial Services has projected real GDP growth of 8.7 per cent in FY22, down from 11.1 per cent it had forecast earlier

Economy poised to shrug off second wave

Hard-hearted as it may sound, there is no correlation between the loss of lives and national output

Equities offer best risk-reward in current environment: Validus Wealth CIO

He tells Ashley Coutinho, in an interview, that a quicker-than-expected reversal in easy monetary conditions could sap the liquidity that has elevated asset price valuations

Why GDP data is irrelevant to markets

Technology has changed how we collect data and which data set is more reliable

Best of BS Opinion: Seal a tax deal, the road ahead for SBI, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

Statsguru: A decline in growth poses risks to govt's fiscal forecast

While tax collections provided some reprieve, the government seems to be consistently underperforming on the disinvestment side.

Targeting growth

RBI should not underestimate risks

Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman

Monetary policy: RBI keeps rates unchanged, cuts growth forecast

Repo rate stays at 4%, stance accommodative; Central bank to buy Rs 1.2 trillion of bonds in Q2

A monetary policy of continuity with change

This time, RBI's rate-setting body is not only talking about sustaining growth but also reviving it

RBI lowers FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5%, CPI inflation projected at 5.1%

Going forward, the inflation trajectory is likely to be shaped by uncertainties impinging on the upside and the downside. The rising trajectory of international commodity prices, especially of crude

Sensex, Nifty end at record highs as investors bet on economic recovery

Sensex tops February peak to settle at 52,232; Nifty closes at 15,690

India's market capitalisation to GDP ratio at 115%; highest since 2008

Combined m-cap of all listed firms has doubled since last March to Rs 226.5 trillion

Onus of recovery on govt; expect over 9.5% growth in FY22: Economist

Axis Bank's chief economist Saugata Bhattacharya said that he is sceptical if the government will be able to inoculate over 40 per cent of the population with both doses by September or October.