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RBI MPC Updates: Shaktikanta Das headlines inflation, says no room for knee-jerk reactions
RBI Monetary Policy Meeting Dec 2024 Updates: Catch all the updates here
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Repo rate unchanged: A look at car loan interest rates of various banks
Interest rates likely to stay the same for now, but lenders may still adjust terms based on their considerations
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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, lowers FY25 GDP growth forecast
Reserve Bank of India Monetary Policy Committee: Food prices likely to keep headline inflation up in the near future
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Will RBI announce a rate cut? MPC meet date, time, and what to expect
The RBI is expected to revise its growth forecast for the financial year 2024-25 following low Q2 GDP figures
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Forward guidance loses steam in downward cycle: RBI's Deputy Governor Patra
Patra said that under heightened uncertainty, discretion in forward guidance has increasingly gained legitimacy among major central banks
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Piyush Goyal wants RBI to cut rates, questions food inflation-driven policy
RBI's Monetary Policy Committee has kept the repo rate at 6.5% since February 2023. Retail inflation hit a 14-month high in October
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RBI to keep repo rate at 6.50% in October, cut by 25bps in December: Poll
Inflation held below the RBI's medium-term target of 4.0 for a second month in August
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25 or 50: How much will the Fed cut rates to begin its policy easing cycle?
The FOMC meeting is widely expected to see policy rates reduced by 25 or 50 bps, but investors will also be looking at the Fed's commentary to determine the frequency and quantum of future rate cuts
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China central bank rolls over maturing medium-term loans, injects cash
Monday's reverse repo operation was meant to "keep month-end banking system liquidity conditions reasonably ample," the central bank said in an online statement.
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SBI raises MCLR by 10 basis points for all tenors; 3rd hike in 3 months
The latest increase in MCLR by SBI comes days after the RBI left the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent
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RBI MPC Meet: Repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, check GDP, CPI projections here
The RBI MPC has also decided to keep its stance of 'withdrawal of accommodation' unchanged with a majority of 4-2
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RBI's monetary policy committee keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
Monetary policy stance retained at 'withdrawal of accommodation' to aid the MPC's focus on bringing inflation towards the target
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Is India's economic growth really weak and could a repo rate cut boost it?
An external member of the MPC highlighted that India's economic growth is below potential, with weak consumption contributing to the slowdown
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RBI's MPC minutes: External members make a strong case for rate cut
Internal members, however, cited food inflation risk for maintaining the status quo and said the last mile of disinflation has been slow
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BoE keeps key interest rate at 16-year high of 5.25% despite inflation fall
The Bank of England on Thursday kept its main interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25 per cent, even though inflation has fallen to its target of 2 per cent. In a statement, some policymakers on the bank's nine-member Monetary Policy Committee voiced worries that some underlying measures of inflation, such as in the services sector, remain elevated, which could be stoked further if interest rates are cut too soon. The decision, which was widely anticipated by economists, is likely to disappoint the governing Conservative Party ahead of the UK's general election in two weeks time. A cut would have been seized upon by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as positive economic news.
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US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged at 5.25%-5.5%; sees 1 cut this year
The rate-setting panel unanimously voted to hold the policy rate at the 23-year high mark
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Pakistan cuts benchmark interest rate for first time in four years
The State Bank of Pakistan reduced the target rate by 150 basis points to 20.50 per cent, compared to a median estimate for a 100 basis point cut. Only two economists predicted the decision
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MPC likely to maintain status quo for eighth time in a row: BS poll
Respondents cite moderate inflation data, outlook for food prices, high growth
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