Tag: Monetary Policy
Govt keeps small savings interest rates unchanged for March quarter
The government on Wednesday retained interest rates for a dozen small savings schemes, including the tax-saving Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Sukanya Samriddhi accounts, for…
Concerns over slowing economic expansion in second half of fiscal led to 25 bps rate cut: RBI MPC minutes
Kolkata: Concerns over slowing economic expansion in the second half of the fiscal prompted Reserve Bank of India‘s monetary policy committee members to vote for…
RBI did its part, now time for markets to show maturity: SBI report
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has done its best to ensure monetary policy continues to support India’s economic growth and it is…
RBI Governor expects deposit rates to ease but that may not be easy
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra Friday said he expects deposit rates to moderate in line with bank lending rates, after the…
RBI does not target any band for rupee, allows it to find its own level: Guv Malhotra
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the central bank does not target any band for the rupee in the forex market, and…
RBI MPC meet highlights: From India’s ‘goldilocks moment’ to rate cut, here’s what RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said today
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday described the current macro-economic environment as a “rare Goldilocks moment for India”, with inflation at a benign 2.2% and…
The deviance in risk-free yields in India: What is driving the wedge?
India’s long-term government bond yields have risen since June and remain elevated despite a troika of favourable factors—continued monetary easing, exceptionally low inflation and soft…
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…
No systematic bias in inflation forecasts; RBI mulling monthly BoP data release: Poonam Gupta
Mumbai: RBI Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta on Wednesday said there is no “systematic bias” in the central bank’s inflation forecasting. In comments that come amid…
The Great Indian inflation bust
India’s retail inflation plunging to 0.25 percent in October 2025 has created a moment of unusual macroeconomic clarity and complexity at the same time. The…