RBI MPC Meeting

His remarks come amid a debate over whether Tata Sons, the holding company of India's largest conglomerate Tata group, is required to go public

Market-driven prices and tax reforms can support monetary policy and attract foreign capital

The RBI raised minimum daily CRR maintenance to 99 per cent from October 16 and announced a ₹25,000 crore bond sale on October 13 to align overnight rates with the repo rate.

How to save ₹55k on home loans after rate hikes: Increase your monthly EMI instead of loan tenure. Expert guide to floating rate resets, EBLR, MCLR, and prepayments in India.

From the RBI's shift to calibrated tightening and health-insurance copayments to India's tax reform journey, aviation security, today's opinions examine policy trade-offs and institutional change

The FCNR(B) deposit flows of $135 billion was made possible by the strong macroeconomic fundamentals of India, says Malhotra

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says profit or surplus is incidental to the central bank's operations, stressing overall economic benefits amid questions over swap costs.

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Wednesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap 100 fell 0.63 per cent and the Nifty SmallCap 100 rose 0.30 per cent

The RBI raises the repo rate to 5.5% as inflation risks broaden, while keeping its growth outlook firm. Here are the key takeaways from Governor Sanjay Malhotra's statement

Malhotra said financial markets can be irrational in the short run and noted that measures including the REER suggest the rupee may be undervalued

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the central bank sees no asset-quality concerns for NBFCs despite high liquidity, while bank credit growth is expected to remain strong

VK Vijayakumar said that the pivot in stance, alongside an evolving macroeconomic outlook, strongly signals that two more rate hikes are highly probable in this tightening cycle.

Our base case pencils in the headline CPI inflation to average at 5 per cent in FY27, with risks tilted to the upside.

Going ahead, crude oil prices, food inflation, the rupee and global monetary conditions will be the key variables to watch.

A 25-bps hike today may reduce some near-term policy flexibility, but it also lowers the risk of having to undertake a much sharper adjustment later, said Sujan Hajra, chief economist at Anand Rathi

The more important signal from here will be the RBI's forward guidance, analysts said, and whether this marks the beginning of a broader tightening cycle.

RBI's MPC hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent from 5.25 per cent.

The yield on India's 10-year bonds jumped 5 basis points to 7.27 per cent after the decision and was up 8 bps compared to Tuesday's close of 7.19 per cent, according to data on Bloomberg.

At 10:31 AM on Wednesday, the Nifty Bank, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Financial Services traded up to 1% higher; while, the Nifty Auto and Nifty Realty remained in negative zone.

The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee unanimously hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent from 5.25 per cent.