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Raising the rate and the bar

Finally, the RBI is right in not providing a forward guidance in the current uncertain environment but providing a detailed explanation of keeping the stance unchanged

Rupee weakness likely to pressure RBI on 50-bps rate hike: Analysts

Currency closes at 81.85/$, 9 p higher than previous close

RBI MPC: Experts see a 50 bps hike, pressure on the real estate sector

Costlier EMIs and the limited ability of banks to transmit the rate hikes to customers may lead to the real estate sector becoming among the worst impacted sectors

Will RBI go for 50-bps rate hike this week?

This hike is par for the course - not to fight inflation alone but also to stem currency depreciation

IndusInd Bank and RBL Bank increase MCLR days ahead of MPC meeting

MPC has increased the repo rate by 140 bps cumulatively since May in an effort to rein in inflation

India will not miss estimated 11.1% FY23 nominal GDP growth: Bibek Debroy

Says country will the milestone assumed in the Budget despite the tense geopolitical situation

Geopolitical tensions biggest risk to India's growth outlook: Jayanth Varma

The biggest risk to India's growth outlook is an escalation of geopolitical tensions, especially if these tensions spread to the Asian region, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R Varma said on Wednesday. Varma, in an interview to PTI, said that inflation and inflationary expectations appear to be moderating and high inflation will certainly not become the 'norm' in the country. He is cautiously optimistic about the Indian economy for several reasons. "The MPC is determined to bring inflation down close to the target rate of 4 per cent as quickly as possible without imposing intolerable costs in terms of economic growth. "I would like to emphasize that high inflation will certainly not become the norm in India," he said. The Reserve Bank in its latest MPC meeting in August had decided to increase the benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 5.40 per cent to quell inflation. The central bank has been tasked by the government to ensure that retail inflation rema

Is India ahead of 'unacceptably and uncomfortably high' phase of inflation?

The state of the economy report authored by RBI staff said the fall in the inflation rate in July was a heartening development

Have expressed clear preference for front-loaded rate action: Jayanth Varma

I expect the rate-setting exercise to become increasingly data-driven in the months ahead, said Varma

Most economists see GDP growing at slower pace in Q1 than MPC projection

At the MPC's estimate of 16.2%, the economy would have grown 6.1% over the corresponding quarter of 2019-20

Time to diversify debt investment; Rs to stay under pressure: Sandeep Yadav

The higher yields have provided a good entry point for debt investors after years of low yields

Cooling food prices pull inflation down to five-month low in July

Industrial output remains robust

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

Normalising policy

The pace of rate hikes could moderate

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 stays hawkish in fight against inflation; MPC reverses Covid-era cuts

RBI hikes repo rate by 50 bps, keeps FY23 inflation, growth forecasts at 6.7% & 7.2%; home loan rates set to exceed 8%

RBI Monetary Policy 2022: RBI MPC, Key points, changes, Repo Rate history

RBI surges repo rate by 50 bps to 5.4%; 10-year-old bond yields up by 10 bps to 7.25%. Here are all the key points and changes in RBI MPC in August 2022 you need to know.

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

Trading desks should prepare for much lower liquidity surpluses: B Prasanna

Expects rupee to trade in the range of 78-80 per US dollar in the near term because of still relatively weak BoP fundamentals

Top Headlines: Debate on RBI rate hike, Zomato biz structure change & more

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