Page 5 - Monetary Policy

Bank of Baroda to increase MCLR rates by up to 0.2% from August 12

The interest rate hike comes after the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) raised the benchmark repo rate by another 50 bps to 5.40 per cent last week

After rate hike, ask your lender to increase home loan EMI, not tenure

A 50-bps hike on a Rs 50 lakh loan of 20-year tenure would increase the EMI by Rs 1,545

Monetary policy: Negative interest rates are a matter of concern, says RBI

With regard to repo rate actions, if you look at other central banks, 50 bps has become the new normal. And, quite a number of central banks are hiking rates by 75-100 basis points: Shaktikanta Das

RBI: Better to be cautious than concerned

To us, the important emphasis was on external stability, which the RBI has clearly placed a lot of importance on

On policy day, indices end in green, a good week too for investors

The 30-share BSE benchmark climbed 227.89 points to 58,526.69 in early trade. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 64.35 points to 17,446.35

RBI monetary policy: Bond yields surge on fears of further rate hikes

A rise of one basis point in the 10-year bond yield corresponds to a fall of roughly 7 paise in price

LIVE: More than 60 Congress MPs released after 6 hours of detention

Latest news Live updates: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, K C Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Gaurav Gogoi were among the MPs detained

BBPS inward payments to deepen cross-border payment ecosystem in India

Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), under the aegis of the RBI, allows recurring utility bill payments through an integrated platform

Crypto wrap: RBI MPC unlikely to impact global crypto prices, say experts

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday, hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points for the second consecutive time to 5.4 per cent

Top Headlines: RBI policy review today, Sebi orders audit of FRL, and more

Ahead of the RBI MPC's statement today, while market participants are certain about a rate hike, there are also growing calls for a shift in the central bank's stance. Read more in our top headlines

The case for rate hikes heading for contested territory as recession looms

A parade of Federal Reserve officials in recent days has sought to emphasize this message - though a slump isn't their forecast

What to expect from the RBI's upcoming monetary policy announcement?

In the last policy announcement on June 8, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a repo rate hike of 50 basis points to take the rate from 4.4 per cent to 4.90 per cent

Markets snap 6-day winning streak over Fed anxiety; Sensex falls 306 pts

More than the Fed's hike, it is the commentary that would impact market sentiment

Asia's central banks forced to play catch-up in global rush to raise rates

Having bucked a global dash to tighten monetary policy for a year, Asian central banks find themselves scrambling to catch up in order to tackle rising inflation and defend weakening currencies

Central banks: Redeeming credibility

Central banks seem to have forgotten that there is one role, viz. controlling inflation, which is solely their responsibility

Singapore further tightens monetary policy, rises mid-point of its dollar

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) further tightened its policy stand by raising the mid-point of the Singapore dollar Nominal Effective Exchange Rate policy band to its prevailing level

Economists see waning urgency for India's RBI to go for large hikes

Citigroup Inc. economists expect a 35 basis-point increase in borrowing costs at the Reserve Bank of India's next Monetary Policy Committee meeting in August, a move also predicted by Barclays Plc

CEOs expect better job creation despite monetary tightening in H1FY23

A majority of CEOs in the poll anticipate improved job creation prospects in their companies in the first half of FY23, even as expectations of monetary tightening are pervasive

Don't think today's situation calls for negative real rates: Jayanth Varma

Either inflation has to come down on its own or we will have to raise the rate, or it will be a combination of the two, says MPC member Varma

'There shouldn't be intolerable growth sacrifice to tame inflation'

With a cautiously optimistic outlook for the country's economy, MPC member Jayanth Varma said growth prospects for 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years are 'reasonable'