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ashima goyal: Higher inflation was tolerated to protect growth because of past shocks, says Ashima Goyal
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ashima goyal: Higher inflation was tolerated to protect growth because of past shocks, says Ashima Goyal

The real repo rate, which is adjusted for inflation, should not exceed 1.5% in India, as an uncertain international environment and other risks pose hurdles…

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MPC minutes: No change in rates but RBI red-flags likely food inflation
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MPC minutes: No change in rates but RBI red-flags likely food inflation

Positive real interest rates obviate the need for further monetary policy tightening to restrain inflation, but the likelihood of a surge in farm product prices…

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MPC minutes: Uncertainties on inflation outlook has not abated: RBI Guv Das in MPC minutes
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MPC minutes: Uncertainties on inflation outlook has not abated: RBI Guv Das in MPC minutes

The uncertainties around India‘s inflation outlook for the second half of the ongoing fiscal have not abated and several factors including El Nino, geopolitical conflicts…

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RBI likely to maintain pause on interest rate as inflation moves southwards: Experts
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RBI likely to maintain pause on interest rate as inflation moves southwards: Experts

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will maintain the policy repo rate at 6.5 per cent during its upcoming June 8 announcement, considering the easing…

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rbi mpc meet: RBI-MPC may not change interest rates: Experts
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rbi mpc meet: RBI-MPC may not change interest rates: Experts

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not change the interest rates and would continue with the ‘pause’ mode at their…

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More interest rate hikes done than necessary: MPC's Jayanth Varma
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More interest rate hikes done than necessary: MPC’s Jayanth Varma

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may have carried out more rate increases than necessary, external member on the panel, Jayanth R Varma, tells Bhaskar Dutta….

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Further rate hike depends on inflation breaching the band: MPC member Ashima Goyal
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Further rate hike depends on inflation breaching the band: MPC member Ashima Goyal

Interest rate hikes could resume if fresh price shocks were significant enough to raise expected inflation above the Monetary Policy Committee’s tolerance band of 2-6%,…

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RBI may hold rates again in June; monsoon, crude key

Members of India’s rate-setting panel believe that cumulative hike since last May appears sufficient for tackling inflation, increasing the likelihood the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)…

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mpc: Caution behind MPC's rate pause
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mpc: Caution behind MPC’s rate pause

Monetary Policy Committee both internal and external would prefer to wait and watch the impact of past rate actions on inflation and even as there…

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India Retail Inflation: What happens to India's monetary policy rate after inflation eased to a 16-month low
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India Retail Inflation: What happens to India’s monetary policy rate after inflation eased to a 16-month low

Just about a week after India’s Monetary Policy Committee surprised with a status quo on rates, calling it a pause and not a pivot, the…

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