Tag: Repo Rate
Priority should be restoring inflation-growth balance: Das at last MPC meet
Policy priority should be on restoring the inflation-growth balance, said Shaktikanta Das, former Reserve Bank governor, while voting for a status quo on the short-term…
What are repo rate & reverse repo rate?
Repo rate and reverse repo rate are financial tools that are used by the central bank of a country to manage liquidity, control inflation and…
Need to go beyond ‘band-aid’ to address liquidity: Economists
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have to infuse more liquidity into the banking system through additional measures as the expected impact of…
The CRR cut now may deliver more than lower rates
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has a nickname: ‘Helicopter Ben.’ This he acquired not because he threw currency bills from the helicopter literally, but…
Home loans may become more affordable and boost the real estate sector, experts say
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) December 2024 monetary policy decision will make home loans cheaper and benefit India’s real estate sector, according to several…
RBI’s credit policy on expected lines, CRR cut to support growth: Experts
The Reserve Bank’s credit policy was on expected lines, and the reduction in the cash reserve ratio (CRR) would help support growth, after the sharp…
RBI’s MPC didn’t cut rates this time around. But, there is more to this story…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday decided to keep the repo rate—the key lending rate—unchanged at 6.5%. While announcing…
Why RBI cut CRR to 4% and reduced GDP growth forecast to 6.6%
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 4% and reduced its GDP forecast to…
Inflation horse needs a tight leash: RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das
Continuing his analogy of the inflation horse and Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) persistent battle with it, Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said that it…
FX-Retail platform to be linked to NPCI Bharat Connect: Easy access through bank, non-bank payment apps
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to link to the FX-Retail platform with Bharat Connect platform of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)….