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RBI flags widening inflation risks, puts rate cuts on ice

Mumbai: Rising price pressures dominated discussions at the monetary policy review earlier this month, with members repeatedly cautioning against generalised inflation risks, when the panel…

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Inflation remains top of mind, MPC minutes show

Mumbai: Rising inflationary pressures dominated the discussion in the monetary policy meeting earlier this month as monetary policy committee (MPC) members repeatedly cautioned against inflation…

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RBI rate hike: Extent of rate hike cycle to depend on growth-inflation outlook: RBI Governor
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RBI rate hike: Extent of rate hike cycle to depend on growth-inflation outlook: RBI Governor

Mumbai: The duration and extent of the rate hike cycle will be contingent on the actual growth-inflation developments and outlook, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said…

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Food, which now accounts for 37% of the CPI basket, has seen inflation increase from 2.1% to 7.4% between January and September 2026. (MINT_PRINT)
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With retail inflation at 5.5%, RBI’s stance vindicated

“It is clear that inflation and its outlook are not benign as they were last year…,” RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said in a statement after…

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RBI raises repo rate to 5.5% in first hike under Governor Sanjay Malhotra, shifts stance to ‘calibrated tightening’

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday expectedly raised its benchmark repo rate to 5.5% in the first such increase since February 2023,…

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RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra will announce the policy decision at 10 am after the conclusion of the three-day meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
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RBI raises repo rate by 25 points in first hike in four years, loan EMIs may rise

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% on Wednesday, marking its first rate hike in…

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RBI MPC meeting: RBI MPC begins 3-day meeting today amid expectations of first rate hike since 2023

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) begins its 3-day meeting on Monday amid growing expectations of the first interest…

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RBI has enough tools to absorb liquidity surge, ‘nothing off table’: Governor Malhotra

The Reserve Bank of India has enough tools at its disposal to absorb the surge in banking-system liquidity following the record inflows under its foreign-currency…

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RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra flags inflation risks; says rate recalibration needs greater clarity, MPC Minutes show

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said he would prefer greater clarity on the persistence and trajectory of inflation before considering any recalibration of…

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RBI measures lift FY27 BoP outlook to over $50 bn surplus, CAD seen at 1%: SBI Research

New Delhi: India’s balance of payments (BoP) is expected to post a surplus of around USD 50 billion in FY27, with the current account deficit…

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