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Rate cut to be based on long-term inflation trajectory: RBI Governor
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Rate cut to be based on long-term inflation trajectory: RBI Governor

New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the decision on interest rate moderation will be based on long-term inflation trajectory…

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A bird flies past a window of a HDFC Bank branch office in Mumbai, India, October 21, 2015. (Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)
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HDFC Bank raises 3-month lending rates, see latest September 2024 MCLR and other rates

HDFC Bank has increased its loan interest rates by up to 5 basis points (bps) for tenure of 3 months after raising its marginal cost…

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MPC should pay more heed to core inflation, says outgoing member Ashima Goyal
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MPC should pay more heed to core inflation, says outgoing member Ashima Goyal

The Monetary Policy Committee needs to give more importance to core inflation as this component of the consumer price gauge has the largest impact on…

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MPC should pay more heed to core inflation, says Ashima Goyal
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MPC should pay more heed to core inflation, says Ashima Goyal

The Monetary Policy Committee needs to give more importance to core inflation as this component of the consumer price gauge has the largest impact on…

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Dissenting outgoing MPC members say a restrictive monetary policy could cost growth
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Dissenting outgoing MPC members say a restrictive monetary policy could cost growth

The common argument of the two dissenters in the monetary policy committee, external members – Prof Ashima Goyal and Prof J R Varma is that…

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RBI MPC Minutes: Food inflation pressures showing little signs of abatement, warns RBI
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RBI MPC Minutes: Food inflation pressures showing little signs of abatement, warns RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Friday, highlighting that the headline inflation has seen…

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Food inflation to stay sticky, rate cuts may get pushed to FY26: Economists
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Food inflation to stay sticky, rate cuts may get pushed to FY26: Economists

The central bank is unlikely to consider softening rates this fiscal year even after the consumer inflation gauge declined below the mandated 4% target for…

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Nirmala Sitharaman: FM Nirmala Sitharaman attends RBI Board of Directors meeting
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Nirmala Sitharaman: FM Nirmala Sitharaman attends RBI Board of Directors meeting

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday attended a meeting of members of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India…

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Two MPC members dissent for a second time in a row
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Two MPC members dissent for a second time in a row

Two of the six monetary policy members, Ashima Goyal and Jayanth Varma, continued to vote for a reduction in the policy rate by 25 basis…

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RBI MPC: RBI Guv Das says premature to talk about US recession but will remain vigilant
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RBI MPC: RBI Guv Das says premature to talk about US recession but will remain vigilant

The recent data on US unemployment should not be taken as a sign of recession in the US, world’s largest economy, said Reserve Bank of…

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