The RBI has revised the GDP forecast for the current FY 24-25 to 7.2 per cent from 7 per cent earlier, and the CPI inflation is projected at 4.5 per cent.
Governor Das addressed by referencing the provisional estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), which placed India's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth at an impressive 8.2 per cent for the fiscal year 2023-24.
The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained the status quo on the Repo Rate, keeping it unchanged at 6.5 per cent. The decision comes amidst a backdrop of economic uncertainties both domestically and globally.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), chaired by Governor Das, has been convening in Mumbai this week to deliberate on key policy decisions amidst a challenging economic landscape.
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut the key interest rates for the first time in five years on Thursday. It reduced three key policy rates by 25 basis points (100 basis points is equal to 1 percentage point).
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to reduce the benchmark interest rate in its upcoming monetary policy review meeting. The meeting, chaired by Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, is underway in Mumbai
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a further interest rate hike from here is unlikely and the central bank is currently focused on its restrictive monetary policy stance.
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said it was prepared to maintain the current interest rate for "as long as appropriate" so as to align the inflation rate with its 2 per cent target.
The US Federal Reserve, in its latest monetary policy meeting, voted to leave the key interest rate unchanged at 5.25-5.50 per cent, keeping the policy rate unchanged for the sixth straight time on the trot.