In its previous meeting in early June, the central bank’s monetary policy committee unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, something most analysts had expected. The RBI in its April meeting too had paused the repo rate.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 24: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been periodically revising its repo rates by going on a ‘rate-hike’ spree, which began in May 2022. This has, in turn, resulted in an uptick in lending rates and Fixed Deposit (FD) interest offerings.
Delhi NCR [India], June 10: The recent decision by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) not to hike the repo rate unchanged has been met with appreciation. While the current rate of 6.5 per cent is at its highest in four years and impacts affordable housing, the momentum gained by the realty sect
"The RBI decision to pause was largely on expected lines. The communication was nuanced and tailored to anchor market expectations for the future in terms of a durable glide path of inflation. The bouquet of policy changes on the development front covers a wide spectrum and prioritizes re
Unchanged repo rate as was expected, lowering of inflation projection, and retention of previously forecasted GDP numbers for 2023-24 were some of the key highlights from the three-day RBI monetary policy review meeting.
Indian stock indices traded marginally higher Wednesday morning, but investors' focus remains on the Reserve Bank of India's decision at the ongoing bi-monthly monetary policy review.
Investors eye policy outcome of the meeting, headed by RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, to be announced Thursday. A majority of analysts expect the RBI will continue to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 6: The repo rate has been increased by a total of 100 basis points (bps) in 2023. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the repo rate by 25 bps in February, followed by another 50 bps in April and 25 bps in May. The repo rate is now at 6.50 per cent.