monetary policy

Mumbai, April 8 The Reserve Bank on Wednesday projected India's GDP growth for the current financial year at 6.9 per cent, lower than the 7.6 per cent estimated for 2025-26, amid elevated commodity prices and supply chain disruptions originating from the West Asia crisis.Unveiling the first...

April 08, New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India announced its latest monetary policy decision on Wednesday. The Monetary Policy Committee, led by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, has maintained the repo rate at 5.25 percent, while maintaining a "neutral" policy stance.This decision comes amid...

The Reserve Bank of India has maintained interest rates at 5.25 percent. Announcing the first bi-monthly monetary policy for the current fiscal, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated that the Monetary Policy Committee has unanimously decided to keep the repo rate at 5.25 percent with a neutral...

Mumbai, April 8 The Reserve Bank on Wednesday decided to discontinue the Investment Fluctuation Reserve (IFR), an additional buffer that banks were required to maintain to mitigate the risk of depreciation in the value of investments, as a measure to support the capital adequacy of lenders...

Mumbai, April 8 – The Reserve Bank of India maintained its key policy rate unchanged on Wednesday, adopting a cautious approach while assessing the impact of the six-week Iran conflict on energy supplies, inflation, and economic growth.The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee voted...

Mumbai, April 8 The Reserve Bank projected retail inflation for the current fiscal year at 4.6 per cent, well within the government-mandated inflation target range of 4 per cent with a tolerance band of +/- 2 per cent.Before the outbreak of the West Asia conflict, India's macroeconomic...

Mumbai, April 8 Indian bond yields eased by around 0.12 percent on Wednesday, following the conditional two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, while the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept policy rates unchanged.The yield on the 10-year benchmark bond, GS 2035 at 6.48 percent, fell to 6.92...

Mumbai, April 8 The Reserve Bank projected India's GDP growth for the current financial year at 6.9 per cent, lower than the 7.6 per cent estimated for 2025-26, driven by concerns over elevated commodity prices and supply chain disruptions originating from the West Asia crisis.Unveiling the...

Mumbai, April 7 The rupee depreciated by 16 paise to close at 93.06 against the US dollar on Tuesday, as investors remained cautious ahead of US President Donald Trump's deadline for opening the Strait of Hormuz and the Reserve Bank's monetary policy review.Forex traders said the USD/INR pair...

Mumbai, April 7 The rupee depreciated by 10 paise to close at 93.00 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, as investors remained cautious ahead of US President Donald Trump's deadline for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the Reserve Bank's monetary policy review.Forex traders...

Mumbai, April 7 The rupee depreciated by 17 paise to 93.07 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by continued withdrawal of foreign capital, a strong dollar, and higher crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation.Forex traders said the USD/INR pair remains...

New Delhi, April 6 – India's strong fiscal position and robust foreign exchange reserves provide the Reserve Bank of India with more policy flexibility, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of the National Institute of Public Finance and...

New Delhi, April 5 Gold and silver are expected to remain within a range with a positive bias next week as investors monitor geopolitical developments in West Asia and key global macroeconomic data, analysts said.On the domestic front, investors will also be looking for the Reserve Bank of...

New Delhi, April 5 The domestic stock market is expected to remain volatile this week as investors track the Reserve Bank's monetary policy decision, key global macroeconomic data, and the impact of the West Asia conflict, analysts said.Movements in crude oil prices and foreign fund flows will...

Mumbai, April 5 The Reserve Bank is likely to keep the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent in the April monetary policy review meeting, as the West Asia crisis is likely to push up inflation, according to economists.The continuing geopolitical tensions in West Asia...

Mumbai, April 3 If crude oil prices remain above USD 100 per barrel, headline inflation is likely to exceed 6 per cent, the upper limit of the RBI's tolerance band, and trigger interest rate hikes, a foreign brokerage has said.Economists at HSBC said that consumer price inflation (CPI) will...

New Delhi, April 2 Gold prices plunged by Rs 6,004 to Rs 1.47 lakh per 10 grams in futures trading on Thursday, amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that boosted the US dollar and dampened investor sentiment.Breaking a four-day winning streak, the yellow metal for June...

Mumbai, April 1 Amid the West Asia conflict, domestic rating agency Crisil on Wednesday estimated that banks' credit growth would moderate marginally in FY27 and delinquencies would rise.The banking system is expected to report a 13 per cent credit growth in 2026-27, a marginal dip compared to...

New Delhi, March 30 ICRA said on Monday that it estimates India's GDP growth to moderate to 6.5 per cent in 2026-27, from 7.6 per cent in the current fiscal year, due to the adverse impact of high energy prices and concerns about energy availability amid the West Asia conflict.The growth...

Mumbai, March 30 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) injected ₹84,582 crore of short-term liquidity into the banking system on Monday through two variable rate repo (VRR) auctions.The central bank injected ₹50,001 crore through the first three-day VRR auction early in the day at a cut-off rate of...