Tag: Monetary Policy
RBI MPC Meeting: India seen holding rates as ‘Goldilocks’ phase gives way to stress
Mumbai: India’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the war in Iran, which…
Crude sustaining above $100 will push inflation beyond 6%, trigger rate hikes: HSBC
Mumbai, Crude oil sustaining above USD 100 per barrel will push the headline inflation above 6 per cent, the upper level of RBI’s tolerance band,…
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…
Fitch raises India FY26 GDP growth forecast to 7.5% on strong domestic demand
New Delhi: Fitch Ratings on Friday raised India’s economic growth forecast for FY26 to 7.5% year-on-year from 7.4% projected in December, citing strong domestic demand…
RBI likely to go for a prolonged policy rate pause: ICICI Bank report
The odds of a monetary policy rate hike are quite low given benign core inflation, according to ICICI Bank Global Markets. As a result, it…
RBI minutes signal firmer growth path, muted price pressures after February hold
India’s growth outlook has brightened while inflation remains benign, giving policymakers room to stay patient, minutes of the February 4–6 meeting of the Reserve Bank…
New CPI series shows January inflation at 2.75%| Business News
India’s inflation series is now 12 years up-to-date. The National Statistics Office (NSO) released the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series on Thursday with base…
New CPI series to improve basis for formulating monetary, fiscal policies: CEA Nageswaran
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said the new CPI series will improve the quality of data used in formulating monetary and fiscal…
RBI policy shows steady follow up action to Budget announcements, say experts
New Delhi: Reserve Bank’s monetary framework shows steady follow up action to the Budget announcements, reinforces market confidence and provides boost to the manufacturing sector,…
RBI MPC 2026: Central bank to keep repo rate unchanged amid currency volatility and bond yield pressures, as per SBI report
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India is likely to maintain a status quo on the repo rate in its policy…