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RBI expected to hold rates steady in first monetary policy since West Asia conflict: SBI Report

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep key policy rates unchanged in its upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled…

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India retains inflation target at 4% for next five years

New Delhi: India has kept its retail inflation target for the central bank unchanged at 4% ( plus or minus 2 percentage points), opting for…

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New series will better reflect consumption patterns, reduce volatility: RBI Guv

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said the new CPI inflation series based on 2024 prices will better reflect Indian households’ consumption…

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RBI’s wait-and-watch stance signals confidence in growth: Economists

Mumbai: Leading economists have welcomed the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) decision to keep the policy repo rate unchanged while maintaining a neutral stance, saying…

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RBI MPC: India’s central bank to stand pat as trade deal reduces urgency on rate cuts

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep policy rates unchanged in its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday, ‍while focusing on improving the…

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RBI MPC likely to remain on extended pause; further rate cuts hinge on inflation trend: ICICI

The Reserve Bank of India‘s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to remain on an extended policy pause after its recent rate cut, with any…

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GST reforms may reduce retail inflation by 35 basis points in 2025-26: SBI report

The decline in Consumer Price Index (CPI) or retail inflation due to massive GST rate rationalisation has been around 25 bps so far in the…

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RBI likely to keep repo rate unchanged at 5.50% in December policy: BoB

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to maintain the repo rate at 5.50 per cent in its upcoming monetary policy announcement on Friday,…

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Volatile nature of food prices pose challenges to inflation forecasting, says RBI’s Poonam Gupta

Kolkata: Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Poonam Gupta on Wednesday said that the high weightage of food in the Consumer Price Index and the…

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GST rate cuts pull down October inflation by 85 bps, declining trend to continue: Experts

The GST rate cuts brought down retail inflation by 85 basis points to a record low of 0.25 per cent in October and the declining…

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