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RBI lets benchmark lending rate stay unchanged at 6.25%

The Reserve Bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 6.25%, on April 6, 2017, for the third policy review in a row, citing upside risk to inflation. It however increased the reverse repo &#82

CARE expects 50 basis points cut in repo rate in FY16

CARE Ratings has come out with its report on RBI's Monetary Policy. The rating agency foresee a 50 basis points cut in the repo rate in FY16, the same is unlikely to be seen till June '15, says the report.

RBI's status quo on optimistic CPI inflation nos: Angel

The RBI in its third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy review on 5th Aug 2014 maintained its status quo by keeping the repo and reverse repo rate unchanged at 8% and 7% respectively.

Rajan says rate hike not for cushioning EM contagion

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan also said he would have liked to see a stronger reduction in core inflation, which stayed steady in the past few months.

Bond yields may drift 25 bps down on another OMO: HSBC

Manish Wadhawan, MD & HD - Interest Rates, HSBC feels the RBI is trying to inject some kind of permanent liquidity into system because OMO is a manifestation of that. RBI has announced OMO for bond buyback.

Is the worst of retail inflation behind us? Experts debate

Sajjid Z Chinoy, Asia Economics, JPMorgan says the main disinflationary force has been the cooling of vegetable prices. Retail vegetable prices have corrected by more than 30 percent and the first 10 days of January has already seen another 20 percent cooling.

Monetary policy to focus on inflation, liquidity: Rajan

The central bank will take steps to improve liquidity situation, especially in the government securities (G-Sec) market.

RBI may hike repo rate again by 25 bps during H2FY14: ICRA

ICRA has come out with its comment on RBI's second quarter review of monetary policy 2013-14. The research firm believes that, the RBI could increase the Repo rate again by 25 bps during the second half but provide liquidity using other monetary tools at its disposal.

RBI must continue its hawkish monetary stance: HSBC

HSBC's Leif Eskesen believes the Reserve Bank of India may raise interest rates further to deal inflationary pressures. The apex bank on Tuesday raised the repo rate by 25 bps to 7.75 percent and reduced the MSF by 25 bps to 8.75 percent.

No let up in RBI's war on inflation

As mentioned in its macro-economic report on Monday, the RBI reiterated its warning that both wholesale and consumer inflation would remain high for the rest of this financial year, and hinted at further rate hikes if the situation so warranted.

RBI policy: Bank Nifty gains; SBI, ICICI Bank, Axis up 1-2%

Country's top lenders State Bank of India and ICICI Bank gained 1 percent and 2 percent, respectively. Axis Bank and Bank of Baroda rallied more than 2.5 percent. Bank Nifty climbed 146 points to 10919.

RBI hikes repo rate, cuts MSF by 25 bps each; CRR unchanged

The RBI acted on expected lines by hiking the repo rate as inflation remained at elevated levels and lowering the MSF rate.

Sensex choppy, Bank Nifty up; RBI hikes repo rate by 25 bps

After rising around 100 points, the market has become volatile. The Sensex is up 12.85 points at 20583.13, and the Nifty is up 7.45 points at 6108.55. The Reserve Bank of India has cut repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 7.75 percent.

Base rate hike unlikely; see 15-16% credit growth: IndusInd

25 bps repo rate hike is unlikely to translate to base rate hikes, says Romesh Sobti, MD & CEO, IndusInd Bank. Though it would mean elevated rates of lending, elevated rates of borrowing for atleast the next two quarters.

RBI to go with consensus; see cautious optimism: Blackridge

Arindam Ghosh, MD & CEO, Blackridge Capital Advisors, believes RBI will go with the consensus and hike repo rate by 25 bps and lower MSF by an equivalent amount. As far as the mkt goes, he feels the move from 5,200 to 6,200 level is kind of huge and one needs to be cautious at these levels.

10-year yield seen between 8.50-8.75% today: Sandeep Bagla

Additional liquidity may be infused through repo window which may take operational overnight rate towards the repo rate., says Sandeep Bagla, ICICI Securities.

RBI won't tweak MSF; 50bps repo rate hike possible: Goldman

Most market experts see the central bank announcing a 25 bps hike in repo rate in its next policy meet, October 29. Tushar Poddar, Asia Economics Research, Goldman Sachs also seconds this expectation, but adds that a possibility of 50 bps repo rate hike can‘t be ruled out either.

Assocham expects 0.25% cut in policy rate

Reserve Bank of India is likely to cut interest rate by 0.25 per cent in its upcoming policy review as inflation is high, industry chamber Assocham said.

RBI may hike interest rate, MSF rate cut likely

Worsening price situation may prompt the Reserve Bank to raise interest rate by 0.25 percent in its policy review on Tuesday, but it is also likely to announce some liquidity easing steps.

RBI to up repo 25 bps on inflation; may cut MSF: Morgan

In September, the headline inflation accelerated to a seven-month high of 6.46 percent, while the retail inflation quickened to 9.84 percent.

IIFL's Amar Ambani on what's driving the market higher

If one further looks at the weightage, then defensives, the weightage of defensives has gone up and that of cyclicals have come down in the last five years.

Food inflation unlikely to fall despite favourable monsoon

India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) believes despite the favourable impact of monsoon, it is quite unlikely that overall inflation will decline sharply any time soon.

Credit growth of 17-18% feasible for FY14: BoB's Mundra

According to SS Mundra, the RBI's move to inject more liquidity into the system by cutting the MSF rates does not indicate a long-term change its policy plan given the high inflation and the repo rate hike.

Critical to assess data ahead of RBI Oct policy: HSBC

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Andre De Silva, Managing Director, Head of Asia-Pacific Rates, Global Research, HSBC spoke about marginal standing facility (MSF) rate cut.