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RBI bid to drain surplus liquidity and improve rate transmission sees muted response
Kolkata: The central bank’s first major bid Thursday to drain surplus liquidity and improve transmission of its first rate increase in nearly four years met…
RBI rate hike will not stem outflows, leaving central bank in a bind
MUMBAI: India’s first rate hike in four years is unlikely to slow or reverse record high capital outflows, leaving the central bank battling the vicious…
Sharper, bigger RBI moves coming in December? SBI economists put things in perspective
The Reserve Bank of India may step up monetary tightening in December amid pressures from rising inflation and a more and more volatile global environment,…
A new rate game begins. What’s inside the RBI’s new playbook?
The RBI’s October policy marks a clean break from the easing cycle that began last year. The 25-basis-point increase takes the repo rate to 5.5%,…
More RBI rate hikes loading? Decoding what Malhotra’s ‘caliberated tightening’ stance means
After cutting rates by 125 basis points in 2025 and then keeping the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% for four straight policy reviews, the Reserve…
RBI may increase rates by 0.25 pc in Oct policy amid inflationary pressures, experts poll shows
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to increase the repo rate by 0.25 per cent in the October monetary policy review due…
RBI’s success on dollar flows raises stakes in inflation fight & clamour for rate hike
Just months ago, India’s central bank pulled out all the stops to draw in dollars to bolster its foreign-exchange reserves and defend the rupee. The…
Fitch raises India FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.9% from 6.4%, sees 25 bps RBI rate hike in October
Fitch Ratings has raised India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 6.9% from 6.4%, citing stronger-than-expected expansion in the June quarter and the…
RBI rate hike imminent? Fed’s move pressures India to tighten monetary policy amid rising inflation
Mumbai: Calls for India to join central bank peers from Tokyo to London in tightening rates have grown louder after Washington, despite looming midterm polls,…
‘Fed’ up with inflation? US rate hike leaves RBI with an October-or-December dilemma, economists say
The US Federal Reserve’s return to interest rate hikes is turning up the pressure on India, pushing the rupee past 96 against the dollar and…