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Global monetary policy to stay accommodative in 2026 despite easing peak i
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Global monetary policy is expected to remain largely accommodative in 2026, even though most of the easing in the current cycle has already taken place during 2024 and 2025, according to a report by MUFG Bank (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group).
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India's real GDP growth to become more broad-based in 2026: Report
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Indian economic growth is expected to stay robust going into 2026, supported by both monetary and fiscal interventions, according to a report by Standard Chartered.
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RBI to inject Rs 2 Lakh Crore via OMO purchases, dollar swap to boost liqu
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The purchases will be carried out in four equal tranches of Rs 50,000 crore each, scheduled for December 29, 2025; January 5, 2026; January 12, 2026; and January 22, 2026," the RBI said.
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RBI may further cut repo rate by 25 bps to 5% in February policy meet: UBI
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) in its February monetary policy meeting, taking the benchmark rate down to 5 per cent, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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MPC likely to remain on extended pause; further rate cuts hinge on inflati
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to remain on an extended policy pause after its recent rate cut, with any further monetary easing contingent on inflation consistently undershooting its current trajectory, ICICI Bank's Economic Research Group has asserted
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RBI Governor considered benign inflation outlook for rate cut: MPC Minutes
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Considering the benign inflation outlook - headline as well as core - real interest rates need to be lower. Therefore, I vote for a 25-bps rate cut. This will also stimulate demand and be growth-supportive," the statement from the RBI Governor said in the minutes.
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Bearish bond cycle to persist through FY26; 10-year yield seen at 6.55-6.7
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The bearish cycle in India's bond market is likely to continue through the rest of FY26, with the benchmark 10-year government bond yield expected to hover in the 6.55-6.70 per cent range, according to a report by Emkay Research.
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India's GDP to grow 7% in FY26, Crisil raises growth forecast
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Indian economy is poised to grow at 7.0 per cent in the current fiscal 2025-26, Crisil said as it raised projections by 50 basis points soon after the country registered robust growth in the first half.
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GST reforms may reduce retail inflation by 35 basis points in 2025-26: SBI
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The decline in Consumer Price Index (CPI) or retail inflation due to massive GST rate rationalisation has been around 25 bps so far in the September-November 2025 period, according to estimates put forth by SBI Research.
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RBI to conduct Rs 50,000 crore OMO purchase on December 18
Updated : 3 months ago IST
According to the statement, the OMO purchase will be carried out through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method. The operation will cover government securities maturing between 2029 and 2054, including 6.75% GS 2029, 6.10% GS 2031, 6.54% GS 2032, 7.18% GS 2033, 6.33% GS 203
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US Fed meet: Powell-led FOMC trims key rate by 25 bps, taking it to lowest
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The US Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate to 3.5-3.75 per cent, its lowest level in over three years, CBS News reported. Officials signalled only one rate cut next year amid slowing job growth and persistent inflation, while divisions emerged within the committee over the latest de
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ICRA expects extended policy rate pause, unless economic growth moderates
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
An extended pause on policy rates is expected going ahead unless India's economic growth materially undershoots the projections, rating agency ICRA has asserted in a report, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in an unprecedented move reduced repo rate when both GDP and inflation are congenia
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