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RBI postpones MPC meet to Feb 8 as Maharashtra declares holiday on Monday

The meeting of the interest rate setting body, which was scheduled to start on Monday, will now begin on February 8

Bond market message

Conducting monetary policy will become more challenging

RBI's MPC likely to leave policy rates unchanged till April: Report

The key repo rate has been at 4 per cent since May 2020, an all-time low, even though bond yields have been heading north for many months now

Union Budget 2022: Govt borrowing plan may prompt reverse repo hike

15-40 bps raise likely in MPC meeting next week, say market participants

Budget 2022 proposals to determine trajectory of Indian equities this week

The Union Budget FY23's proposals will determine the trajectory of the Indian equities markets during the coming week

Budget should maximise capex, set stage for MPC to control inflation

Budget 2022: ICRA expects a satus quo on the stance of the monetary policy as well as the reverse repo rate in the upcoming meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee.

India seen breaking ranks with peers on unwinding easy monetary policy

Policy makers will stick to their resolve of keeping their stance easy to achieve the growth goal for now, said economists, including Standard Chartered Plc's Anubhuti Sahay

RBI monetary policy: MPC goes for normalisation by stealth

It is difficult to predict whether we will see a reverse repo rate hike in February or whether it will be held over until April

Monetary policy committee: RBI holds key rates to boost recovery

Repo rate unchanged at 4% and reverse repo at 3.35%

Supporting growth

Govt action will be more important than monetary policy

MPC cuts GDP growth projection for Q3, Q4, cites supply crisis and Covid

The economy grew 8.4% in Q2, higher than the MPC's expectations of 7.9%

RBI's accommodative stance to pave way for 9.5% economic growth: Experts

The Reserve Bank's decision to continue with its accommodative monetary policy stance would pave the way for a double-digit economic growth, said the industry and experts on Wednesday

Fitment panel's GST recommendations may cause immediate spike in inflation

The 5% tax rate broadly covers most food items, so an increase here would directly impact the monthly grocery budget of households

RBI leaves key rates on hold amid Omicron risks; analysts weigh in

The committee held the lending rate, or the repo rate , at 4%. The reverse repo rate, or the key borrowing rate, was also maintained at 3.35%

Rupee falls to near two-month low ahead of monetary policy on Omicron fears

Indian unit could be under pressure in the coming days as trade deficit and Fed's increase of monthly taper plan could further upset the sentiment for the foreign portfolio investors

RBI MPC starts deliberations amid expectations of status quo in policy rate

The Reserve Bank's rate-setting panel began its three-day deliberations on Monday to decide the next monetary policy amid expectations that the central bank will maintain status quo on interest rate

Monetary policy: Status quo on rates and stance likely

The economy is recovering fast but nobody knows yet how serious the Omicron threat is. The RBI can afford to err on the side of caution and hold on to rates for now

RBI may wait and watch, say economists; status quo likely on all fronts

Bond market participants are factoring in a reverse repo hike

Stay the course

RBI should not stop the normalisation process

Short-term interest rates rising, loan rates to stay low a while: experts

The low interest rate phase hasn't really helped investors or investment; Covid-19 was actually a supply side shock