The current rate hike appears to be on the back of vulnerability in the external sector
Historically, India has seen more inflows into its equity markets, which respond positively to rate cuts
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Retail payments grew by nearly 45% in volume and 30% by value during 2017-18
Key data indicates pick-up in activity, some experts sceptical of revival
RBI cited volatile crude oil prices and global financial market developments as risks that will force policymakers to remain vigilant
The move will encourage goods and services tax (GST) registration by MSMEs, said Rajiv Kumar
The move follows recommendations by a high-level task force on Public Credit Registry for India, with Yeshwant M Deosthalee as chairman
RBI hikes loan limits for banks, HFCs so they can meet their priority sector lending requirements
RBI retained its GDP growth projection for 2018-19 at 7.4%
The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept its stance neutral, despite a repo rate increase
Nifty PSU Bank (up 2%), Nifty Realty (1.4%) and Nifty Auto (up 1.5%) were up more than 1% as compared to 0.88% rise in Nifty 50 index at 02:57 pm.
He said that a big inflation uptick seems to be improbable
There are many worrying factors such as oil prices, volatile currency, large-scale selling by foreign portfolio investors, falling reserves and inflationary expectations
Recent developments suggest tighter monetary policy is inevitable; the question is one of quantum and timing
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have pulled out roughly $6.6 billion since April and the rupee has depreciated the most in the Asia ex-Japan (AXJ) region
The least the analysts, or the markets, expect is any discrepancy between the policy statement of the RBI and the subsequent minutes
Reserve Bank of India hasn't tinkered with rates since August, and even cut inflation projections last month, raising expectations that borrowing costs would remain on hold
In the first bi-monthly monetary policy for 2018-19, the central bank left the repo rate unchanged at 6%
Chief Economist of Yes Bank Shubhada Rao said, "Cut inflation forecast is sizeable, and is being done for what's seem as peak period."