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RBI not 'unduly concerned' about Russian investments in G-secs, says Das

Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said the Reserve Bank is not "unduly concerned" about the Russian investments in Indian government bonds. Without sharing the details of the trade surplus invested by Russian entities in government securities (G-secs), Das underlined that trade relations between the two countries are for the long term and there is no reason to fear a pullout of the money. In May this year, the Indian Banks Association had said that Russia is investing the surplus it earns out of oil sales to India in G-secs, but the market's estimates on the quantum vary from USD 10-22 billion. "Its not something about which we are really unduly concerned. We are not concerned unduly because market has its estimates. So far as we are concerned, it is not going to cause any (impact)," Das told reporters at the post-policy press meet here. He added that India is "far better placed" with forex reserves of over USD 600 billion to deal with any situation. Deputy Governor T Rabi Sank

May need to go beyond keeping Arjuna's eye to tame inflation: RBI governor

"We have to stand in readiness to go beyond keeping Arjuna's eye to deploying policy instruments, if necessary" to contain inflation, said Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday. Headline consumer price index-based inflation projection for the second quarter of 2023-24 has been revised up substantially, primarily due to the price shock from vegetables, at 6.2 per cent by the RBI form 5.2 per cent estimated in June. Unveiling the bi-monthly monetary policy, Governor Das said the moderation in headline inflation to 4.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2023-24 was in line with the projections set out in the June MPC meeting. There was a pick-up in headline inflation to 4.8 per cent in June due to an upturn in food inflation. "Going by the past trends, vegetable prices may see a significant correction after a few months. The prospects of kharif crops have brightened, thanks to improvement in the progress of the monsoon," he said. Uncertainties, however, remain on domestic f

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No pin needed: RBI raises payment limit on UPI lite from Rs 200 to Rs 500

The overall limit is, however, retained at Rs 2000 to contain the risks associated with relaxation of two-factor authentication.

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RBI MPC: Repo rate decision by Governor Das today; here's what to expect

RBI policy meet: The meeting started on Tuesday and will end with RBI governor Shaktikanta Das announcing the rates in the policy announcement on Thursday

RBI likely to keep rate and policy stance unchanged to control inflation

The RBI is likely to retain its "withdrawal of accommodation" stance introduced in April last year, according to 19 of 20 economists who shared their forecast on the stance

RBI may continue to hold rate amid concern over inflation: Experts

The Reserve Bank is likely to continue with the pause on the key interest rate at its upcoming monetary policy review, as concerns on the inflation front and keeping the borrowing cost stable to maintain the economic growth momentum persist, said experts. The RBI Governor-headed six-member Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) meeting is scheduled on August 8-10. The policy decision will be announced on August 10 by Governor Shaktikanta Das. The borrowing cost, which started rising in May last year, has stabilised with the RBI keeping the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent since February when it was raised from 6.25 per cent. Later, in the two bi-monthly policy reviews in April and June, the benchmark rate was retained. Punjab & Sind Bank Managing Director Swarup Kumar Saha said the RBI factors in many things, including global developments. So, it will also take into account interest rate hikes effected by many central banks like the US Fed recently. Due to interest rate increases, ..

Sensex sinks 294 pts as RBI keeps repo rate unchanged, Nifty nears 18,600

Stock market live updates: Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) monetary policy outcome, the SGX Nifty, on Thursday indicated a flat start to the bourses, quoting 18,823 levels

RBI monetary policy: Repo rate unchanged, what do experts say about it?

RBI repo rate: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that the MPC decided unanimously to keep the benchmark rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent

RBI MPC: When and where to watch policy announcement by Shaktikanta Das

RBI monetary policy: In April, the MPC had decided to pause the repo rate hike for the first time since May 2022

Repo rate unchanged at 6.%: Full list of banks offering highest FD rates

Following is a list of public and private banks and the highest Fixed Deposit interest rates they are offering

RBI Monetary Policy set to be announced today; here's what to expect

RBI Monetary Policy: This will be the third time in 2023 that the MPC will announce its policy decision

RBI's MPC starts deliberations on policy rate, decision on Thursday

The Reserve Bank's rate-setting monetary policy panel began deliberations on Tuesday amid expectations that the central bank will keep the benchmark interest rates unchanged at 6.5 per cent on the back of easing retail inflation and the need to push economic growth. Headed by Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet for three days and the decision would be announced on Thursday, June 8. After the last MPC meeting in April, the RBI paused its rate hike cycle and stayed with the 6.5 per cent repo rate. Prior to that the central bank had cumulatively hiked the repo rate by 250 basis points since May 2022 in a bid to contain inflation. The MPC is meeting in the backdrop of consumer price-based (CPI) inflation declining to an 18-month low of 4.7 per cent in April. The Reserve Bank governor recently indicated that the May print would be lower than the April numbers. The CPI for May is scheduled to be announced on June 12. On ...

RBI's balance sheet grows 2.5% to Rs 63.45 trn in FY23 on higher income

The size of the Reserve Bank's balance sheet increased by 2.5 per cent for the year ended on March 31 to about Rs 63.45 lakh crore on higher income, as per the central bank's annual report released on Tuesday. The balance sheet of the RBI plays a critical role in the functioning of the country's economy, largely reflecting the activities carried out in pursuance of its currency issue function as well as monetary policy and reserve management objectives. "The size of the balance sheet increased by Rs 1,54,453.97 crore, i.e., 2.50 per cent from Rs 61,90,302.27 crore as on March 31, 2022 to Rs 63,44,756.24 crore as on March 31, 2023," the report said. While income for the year increased by 47.06 per cent, the expenditure increased by 14.05 per cent. The year ended with an overall surplus of Rs 87,416.22 crore as against Rs 30,307.45 crore in the previous year, resulting in an increase of 188.43 per cent. The RBI transfers the surplus as dividend to the central government. "The incre

Domestic financial markets remained orderly in 2022-23: RBI report

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that in 2022-23 the domestic financial market movements remained orderly, notwithstanding persisting impact of global spillovers during the year

Despite challenges, India will be in advantageous position in 2023-24: RBI

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that domestic economic activity does face challenges from an uninspiring global outlook going forward

India's growth momentum likely to be sustained in 2023-24: RBI report

On the back of sound macroeconomic policies and softer commodity prices, India's growth momentum is likely to be sustained in 2023-24 in an atmosphere of easing inflationary pressures, said the Reserve Bank's annual report released on Tuesday. It, however, added that slowing global growth, protracted geopolitical tensions and a possible upsurge in financial market volatility following new stress events in the global financial system could pose downside risks to growth. "On the back of sound macroeconomic policies, softer commodity prices, a robust financial sector, a healthy corporate sector, continued fiscal policy thrust on quality of government expenditure, and new growth opportunities stemming from global realignment of supply chains, India's growth momentum is likely to be sustained in 2023-24 in an atmosphere of easing inflationary pressures," it said. The RBI's Annual Report for 2022-23, a statutory report of its Central Board of Directors, further said its monetary policy ..

RBI harmonises provisioning norms for UBCs irrespective of their tier

The Reserve Bank on Monday harmonised the provisioning norms for standard assets applicable to all categories of urban cooperative banks (UCBs). In December last year, the RBI had categorised UCBs into four tiers -- tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 -- for regulatory purposes. Prior to that, such banks fell only in tier 1 and tier 2 categories. "On a review, it has been decided to harmonise the provisioning norms for standard assets applicable to all categories of UCBs, irrespective of their tier in the revised framework," the central bank said in a circular. Direct advances to agriculture and SME sectors which are standard, would attract a uniform provisioning requirement of 0.25 per cent of the funded outstanding on a portfolio basis to all categories of UCBs under the revised framework. Advances to commercial real estate (CRE) sector which are standard shall attract a uniform provisioning requirement of 1 per cent of the funded outstanding on a portfolio basis. In case of Commercial Real ...

RBI paper sees enough signs of firming up disinflationary trends

Defending the surprise unanimous pause in the April policy after a steep 250 bps hikes in six consecutive steps since May 2022, an RBI paper sees "enough early signs of disinflation firming up into a central tendency" -- meaning going forward, more monetary policy actions may not be warranted. According to a paper by Michael Debabrata Patra -- the deputy governor heading the monetary policy department and also a member of the MPC -- and his department colleagues Joice John and Asish Thomas George, persistence and inflationary trends are on the decline, suggesting that inflation expectations are slowly getting re-anchored as policy actions and stance are gaining traction and have started showing demand restraining influences. Blaming the high inflation of the recent past, especially in the first half of the past fiscal, to the succession of supply shocks first arising from the pandemic and then the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, the paper, which is the opinion of .