The RBI policy decision does come as a surprise given that the overall inflation projections have not really changed significantly for the year being put at 4.6%
Category: MPC–Dec 21 and for earlier periods
Ahead of the curve | Business Standard Editorials
The six-member monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India had a difficult job on hand in an uncertain environment. While headline retail inflation
RBI strikes another blow in inflation fight – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday decided to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per
Higher interest rates are here to stay – The Hindu BusinessLine
With the credit policy of the RBI being announced six times a year, the expectations are that the action to be taken would be based
MPC overreacts – The Hindu BusinessLine
Citing “uncertainty over domestic inflation”, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has opted for back-to-back repo rate hikes, as a result of which the borrowing rate
To boost priority sector lending, RBI allows banks to co-originate loans with NBFCs – The Hindu BusinessLine
In a bid to give a leg-up to priority sector lending, the Reserve Bank of India, on Wednesday, said all scheduled commercial banks will be
Rate hike: all’s not well in economy | Deccan Herald–20.06.2018
Rising inflation and high fuel prices prompted the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to increase the benchmark short term interest rates by 0.25% for the
Going on a hike | The Indian Express–13.06.2018
In its most recent meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI raised the policy interest rate for the first time since it was
Taming India’s core inflation: Rate hike was inevitable, but sticking to neutral stance risks MPC’s credibility – The Financial Express–12.06.2018
It is difficult to comprehend a situation in which we confront inflation outside food—the so-called “core inflation”. The narrative about food inflation being the key
Monetary tightening – more to come – The Financial Express–08.06.2018
Pre-empting this week’s interest rate hike, RBI governor, Urjit Patel, published a very interesting article in the Financial Times over the weekend which provides some insight into
RBI says rate hike wasn’t meant to boost rupee; analysts say it will | Business Standard News–08.06.2018
Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel signaled that Wednesday’s interest-rate hike was not aimed at defending the rupee. Analysts say that the move will still provide the much-needed
All options open: Repo rate increase signals RBI’s intent | Business Standard Editorials–08.06.2018
Taken in isolation, the unanimous decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to increase the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points 1 the first
RBI minutes: Patel, most MPC members in favour of more data before changing policy stance – Times of India–20.04.2018
Favouring status quo on key policy rate, RBI Governor Urjit Patel preferred to wait for more data before changing monetary stance though he took note
Why volatility is back to haunt bond markets? – Business Line–14.04.2018
The party in bond markets that began with the Centre lowering the borrowing programme for the first half of 2018–19 and the RBI topping it
Too much caution hurting growth recovery? – Business Line–12.04.2018
The RBI’s pause is in order as inflation is a heady mix of structural and cyclical factors As expected, the RBI in its first bi-monthly
Inflation: India could face high inflation, low growth – Mr. Madhavan Kutty–The Economic Times–11.04.2018—–*****
The Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) bi-monthly monetary policy announced on April 5 maintained a status quo on rates but it contains a strange contradiction. This
The monetary policy committee report – Business Line–08.04.2018
So, Chotu, what was Urjitbhai up to today? Bank stocks seem to have had a lot of fun. Arrey Motu, you know that Urjitbhai has
RBI: Store data locally, RBI directs payment facilitators – The Economic Times–07.04.2018
According to RBI data, the value of card transactions, including credit and debit instruments, has gone to Rs 3.5 lakh crore a month from Rs
RBI: Working capital loans to now come with withdrawal commitment & fees – The Economic Times–07.04.2018
Banks expect the RBI to fix a limit of minimum drawdown based on the size of the loan and the industry. The Reserve Bank of India on
RBI lowers inflation projection, but these two concerns may spoil the party, says CARE – The Financial Express–07.04.2018
Even though RBI (Reserve Bank of India) lowered its inflation projection sharply from previous forecasts in its first monetary policy review for the new financial year,
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