Latest Updates on RBI MPC Meet June 2026

The growth-inflation outlook remains clouded despite easing West Asia tensions, with risks from food prices and supply chains, says Bhattacharya

RBI Monetary Policy Committee members highlighted risks of inflation becoming broad-based and stressed uncertainty around growth and prices due to the West Asia conflict

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Friday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap ended 0.35 per cent and 0.06 per cent down, respectively

RBI has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, extending its pause on rate changes. What does this mean for your home loan EMI, borrowing costs, and monthly budget? Here's a quick breakdown of the MPC

While immediate forex inflows are not anticipated from the above measures, they are likely to arrest the recent capital outflows and foster improved market sentiment

A hike in the base rate, along with the tax concessions, would have been a workable proposition given the need to shore up the forex inflows, said Joseph Thomas, head of research, Emkay Wealth

In the bond market, the pause combined with a cautious undertone suggests that yields are likely to remain range-bound in the near term, albeit with a discernible upward bias as inflation risks build.

The MPC's approach is data-dependent and cautiously hawkish: it acknowledges weaker growth, flags higher inflationary risks, and keeps policy unchanged for now to watch how the trade-off evolves.

Sarvjit Singh Samra of Capital Small Finance Bank said that RBI MPC has appropriately refrained from deploying interest rates as a tool to counter the recent weakness in the rupee.

The classical conundrum faced by RBI as it navigates through a complex set of variables appears to be of managing the currency, economic growth, and inflation, said Killol Pandya

The important question is whether or not there will there be an about turn in the flow of funds in the debt segment? This is something which will be tested in the coming months.

Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the forex reserve stood at a healthy USD 682.3 billion, adequate to provide import cover for about 11 months. Various policy initiatives are expected to strengthen the balance of payments, he said while announcing the second bi-monthly monetary policy for the current fiscal. The initiatives include the recent agreements with major trading partners, allowing 100 per cent FDI in the insurance sector, ethanol blending programme, push for energy transition, easing FDI restrictions for land-bordering countries, liberalisation of the ECB framework, and several others, he said. "As of May 29, 2026, India's foreign exchange reserves stood at a healthy USD 682.3 billion, adequate in terms of the standard metrics of reserve adequacy, including import cover (for about 11 months) and external debt (89.1 per cent)," he said. "While our foreign exchange reserves provide a strong buffer against external shocks, we have a broad range of regulato

Keeping rates on hold, the RBI flagged concerns over fuel-led inflation, supply-chain disruptions and a weak monsoon while projecting GDP growth of 6.6 per cent for FY27

RBI MPC June: The policy committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, and the committee maintained its 'neutral' stance

RBI MPC June meeting: In its policy meeting, which took place between June 3-5, the committee continued with the 'neutral' stance

The Reserve Bank of India held the repo rate at 5.25 per cent for a third straight review, raising its inflation forecast while warning of risks from the prolonged West Asia conflict

With the rupee nearing the psychologically important 100-per-dollar mark, RBI Guv Malhotra and PM Modi may need to raise interest rates and offer targeted tax incentives to stem capital outflows