Rbi Interest Rate Policy

Jim Walker, managing director of Asianomics Limited, in an interview with CNBC-TV18's Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee, said that a hike of 50 basis points has come like a surprise.

Will RBI's anti-inflationary stance hurt economic growth?

March has been hard on the Indian consumers. Inflation for the month came in at a sharply higher 8.98 % surging past the expected 8.3-8.4 %. CNBC-TV18's Latha Venkatesh and Gopika Gopakumar find out why.

Nifty to remain bearish unless crude, inflation slide down

Domestic market has taken a sharp downturn on spiking oil prices. The NSE Nifty closed at 5367.5 down 79.25 points or 1.46% and BSE Sensex ended at 17878.81 down 271.06 points or 1.49%. Most analysts were watching crude oil movements carefully thinking that crude will bounce back with renewed energy and hurt market sentiments.

Inflation will slide below 7% in April: Kaushik Basu

The Reserve Bank of India hiked key policy rates by 25 basis points in a bid to keep a tab on rising inflation. Most analysts expected a similar result from the policy including Chief Economic Adviser Kaushik Basu.

RBI to hike interest rates by 25 bps: Rajeev Malik

The Reserve Bank of India is meeting today to review its mid-term monetary policy. Most analysts on the street including Rajeev Malik, senior economist at CLSA, feel that the RBI will raise interest rate at least by 25 basis points.