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  • RBI may hit pause again next week, drawing comfort from inflation, growth numbers: Economists June 02, 2023 04:27 PM IST

    RBI may hit pause again next week, drawing comfort from inflation, growth numbers: Economists

    The Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent in April, after raising it by 250 basis points since May 2022

  • RBI should change its stance to neutral: CII President R Dinesh June 01, 2023 06:02 PM IST

    RBI should change its stance to neutral: CII President R Dinesh

    Given the fast moderation in inflation, the RBI should continue with a pause in the repo rate and also change its stance to neutral, the CII President explained

  • 10-year bond, repo rate gap shrinks to over 5-year low. Are we near a rate-cutting cycle? May 25, 2023 03:42 PM IST

    10-year bond, repo rate gap shrinks to over 5-year low. Are we near a rate-cutting cycle?

    Spreads have narrowed further as the market's terminal rate expectations might have changed with the RBI keeping the policy rate unchanged and inflation easing, say fund managers

  • Kotak Mahindra Bank hikes lending rates by 10 bps across tenures May 16, 2023 01:45 PM IST

    Kotak Mahindra Bank hikes lending rates by 10 bps across tenures

    The MCLR-based lending rate for loan across different tenures now range between 8.35 percent to 9.35 percent.

  • Firms' inflation expectations hit 3-month low of 4.4% in March: IIM survey May 05, 2023 04:00 PM IST

    Firms' inflation expectations hit 3-month low of 4.4% in March: IIM survey

    Inflation expectations are keenly eyed by policymakers as anchoring them is critical to ensuring price stability

  • With asset quality in good shape and AUM growth on track, Poonawalla Fincorp to focus on profitability: Abhay Bhutada April 28, 2023 04:30 PM IST

    With asset quality in good shape and AUM growth on track, Poonawalla Fincorp to focus on profitability: Abhay Bhutada

    We have done with our growth and asset quality. There is no worry on that front for three, four years, and completely from the current year, the focus will be on profitability. And you can see in the last two quarters there is a reduction in the operational expenditure, says Bhutada.

  • RBI to maintain prolonged pause; FY24 retail inflation likely at 5.3%: Acuite Ratings April 21, 2023 09:59 AM IST

    RBI to maintain prolonged pause; FY24 retail inflation likely at 5.3%: Acuite Ratings

    Acuite Ratings expects the central bank to maintain a prolonged pause and gradually scale back liquidity surplus to push monetary policy transmission

  • RBI pause on repo rate hike to help sustain home loan demand: RBL Bank strategy head April 10, 2023 12:27 PM IST

    RBI pause on repo rate hike to help sustain home loan demand: RBL Bank strategy head

    Jaydeep Iyer believes that the central bank’s decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent provides relief to home loan borrowers. He expects the RBI will keep interest rate hikes on hold for the fiscal year.

  • Market sees MPC’s rate pause as pivot despite RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das’ efforts April 07, 2023 08:59 AM IST

    Market sees MPC’s rate pause as pivot despite RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das’ efforts

    Markets will always try to second-guess policymakers. So it is no surprise the Monetary Policy Committee's decision to leave the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent on April 6 is being seen as the end of the rate hike cycle, even though Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed it should not be interpreted as such

  • RBI rate pause brings cheer to homebuyers, realtors; a hike could have led home loan rates to 10% vicinity  April 06, 2023 02:43 PM IST

    RBI rate pause brings cheer to homebuyers, realtors; a hike could have led home loan rates to 10% vicinity 

    The move will provide some respite to affordable and mid-income housing segments and support the current home-buying sentiment, said real estate experts.

  • MPC keeps repo rate unchanged, raises GDP growth forecast: 10 key takeaways April 06, 2023 12:30 PM IST

    MPC keeps repo rate unchanged, raises GDP growth forecast: 10 key takeaways

    The decision to kept rates unchanged was unanimous. The Governor also highlighted that the MPC will be ready to act should the situation so warrant.

  • Bond yield eases sharply after RBI keeps repo rate unchanged April 06, 2023 01:00 PM IST

    Bond yield eases sharply after RBI keeps repo rate unchanged

    Yield on benchmark bond went as low as 7.1469 percent during announcement of monetary policy review.

  • RBI Policy: Surprise pause by MPC, repo rate kept unchanged at 6.5% April 06, 2023 01:10 PM IST

    RBI Policy: Surprise pause by MPC, repo rate kept unchanged at 6.5%

    The central bank has hiked the repo rate by 250 basis points since May last year to contain inflationary pressure.

  • Short Call: Interest rate, Bajaj Auto, IEX, Bajaj Finance, crude prices April 06, 2023 08:31 AM IST

    Short Call: Interest rate, Bajaj Auto, IEX, Bajaj Finance, crude prices

    A pause on interest rates by the RBI may be very much around the corner, but corporates and households will most likely have to deal with the pain of high interest rates for a while.

  • Monetary policy: Here's a look at comments by MPC members over the past one year April 07, 2023 10:30 AM IST

    Monetary policy: Here's a look at comments by MPC members over the past one year

    Out of the six members of the Monetary Policy Committee, two have voted against a repo rate hike in a couple of instances.

  • Morgan Stanley's Chetan Ahya sees 25 bps rate hike, says RBI unlikely to give clear signal on future course April 05, 2023 02:40 PM IST

    Morgan Stanley's Chetan Ahya sees 25 bps rate hike, says RBI unlikely to give clear signal on future course

    He said that India is estimated to grow at 6.2 per cent as slowdown in global demand will take a toll on domestic growth. He also flagged that a deeper slowdown in US could hit India's growth prospects.

  • In Charts: Key data movement since RBI's February 8 monetary policy decision April 05, 2023 08:42 PM IST

    In Charts: Key data movement since RBI's February 8 monetary policy decision

    India's central bank considers various economic indicators before deciding the interest rate. How have some of these data points moved since the Monetary Policy Committee last met?

  • Case for MPC to pause exists amid calls for one final repo rate hike April 05, 2023 10:18 AM IST

    Case for MPC to pause exists amid calls for one final repo rate hike

    The Reserve Bank of India's rate-setting panel is set to announce its interest rate decision on April 6. And whatever it decides, it would set the tone for the next several meetings

  • Firms' inflation expectations fell to 4.53% in February, IIM survey shows April 04, 2023 03:26 PM IST

    Firms' inflation expectations fell to 4.53% in February, IIM survey shows

    Inflation expectations are keenly eyed by policymakers as anchoring them is critical to ensuring price stability

  • Real estate developers’ body CREDAI urges RBI to pause rates, citing potential impact on sales March 30, 2023 06:25 PM IST

    Real estate developers’ body CREDAI urges RBI to pause rates, citing potential impact on sales

    Another hike in the repo rate would lead to even higher borrowing costs for developers, CREDAI said, ultimately leading to steeper project costs and housing prices.

  • Uday Kotak lauds India's inflation fight, calls it ahead of curve March 06, 2023 09:38 AM IST

    Uday Kotak lauds India's inflation fight, calls it ahead of curve

    The RBI has raised the key interest rates by 250 basis points in the current fiscal. Experts forecast another 25 basis points hike in the April policy as retail inflation crept up to 6.52 percent in January breaching the upper end of the RBI's tolerance band.

  • KIE sees further derating in Indian markets; Where are the buying opportunities? February 28, 2023 01:59 PM IST

    KIE sees further derating in Indian markets; Where are the buying opportunities?

    The analysts see a low-growth, high-inflation scenario ahead

  • Peak repo rate will be 7 percent in this cycle, says Bernstein’s Venugopal Garre February 09, 2023 03:14 PM IST

    Peak repo rate will be 7 percent in this cycle, says Bernstein’s Venugopal Garre

    The gains from the shift of international companies away from China is benefiting India a bit but not to the extent envisaged earlier

  • RBI's repo rate hike dampens homebuyers' sentiment; realty stocks slide February 08, 2023 01:23 PM IST

    RBI's repo rate hike dampens homebuyers' sentiment; realty stocks slide

    Real estate companies have month after month posted strong growth in bookings despite rise in repo rates. It will be interesting to see if the latest rate hike will derail that trend.

  • RBI hikes repo rate by 25 basis points, pegs FY24 GDP growth at 6.4%: Key highlights February 08, 2023 11:54 AM IST

    RBI hikes repo rate by 25 basis points, pegs FY24 GDP growth at 6.4%: Key highlights

    Retail inflation has been cooling now for two months as it printed below the RBI's upper end of tolerance band for November and December. It is expected to moderate further in January.