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Beyond the status quo

Indian economy is in a comfortable position

MPC may keep repo rate, stance unchanged at FY25's 1st meet: BS Poll

The RBI will announce the review of the policy on April 5

Indian economy still growing below its potential, says Jayanth R Varma

Varma says if the economy is not overheating, there is no need of a high real interest rate, which can choke growth

RBI MPC minutes: Caution stays in last leg of fight against inflation

Patra said it was only when the inflation rate subsided and stayed close to the target lastingly that policy restraint could be eased

Status quo: Das has promises to keep...

The central theme of the MPC statement reminds one of American poet Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Best of BS Opinion: An extended pause, Manufacture or service & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Have to remain vigilant about incoming data and outlook, says RBI

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das responded to a range of issues during the post policy media interaction

A pragmatic policy

Growth prospects are robust domestically. Key drivers on the demand side, household consumption will improve further, while prospects of fixed investment remain bright

RBI MPC keeps repo rate at 6.5%: What does real estate industry think?

Repo rate unchanged: The experts in the real estate industry said that this decision is likely to keep the momentum in the industry intact

RBI MPC: Repo rate kept at 6.5%; Q4FY24 inflation forecast lowered to 5%

RBI policy meet: The RBI MPC has also decided to keep its stance of 'withdrawal of accommodation' unchanged

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%: What should borrowers do?

Home loan rates are already lower compared to 2023 levels where they had started touching 9 per cent. The lowest home loan rates today are in the 8.30 range

RBI MPC today: When, where to watch address of Guv Das and what to expect

RBI monetary policy time: The MPC decision will be announced by Shaktikanta Das at 10 am on Thursday

RBI Monetary Policy Committee meet: Check date, time and what to expect

RBI MPC: In a poll conducted by Business Standard, all 10 respondents said that the MPC might maintain the status quo for a sixth consecutive time

Monetary policy: RBI likely to hold rates for sixth time, shows BS poll

Focus on liquidity; few expect neutral stance

RBI may continue status-quo on short-term lending rate, say experts

Coming close on the heels of the interim budget which maintained the status quo on policy front, the Reserve Bank is likely to continue with the pause on the short-term lending rate in its upcoming bi-monthly monetary policy this week as retail inflation is still near the higher end of its comfort zone, say experts. It is almost a year since the Reserve Bank has kept the short-term lending rate or repo rate stable at 6.5 per cent. The benchmark interest rate was last raised in February 2023 to 6.5 per cent from 6.25 per cent to contain inflation driven mainly by global developments. The retail inflation in the current financial year has declined after touching a peak of 7.44 per cent in July, 2023, it is still high and was 5.69 per cent in December 2023, though within the Reserve Bank's comfort zone of 4-6 per cent. RBI Governor-headed Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will start its three-day deliberations on February 6. Governor Shaktikanta Das will announce the decision of the ...

Unanimity among current RBI monetary policy committee's internal members

The first MPC formulated policies between October 2016 and August 2020. The second MPC, with three new external members, was established in October 2020

Private capital expenditure to pick up in coming years: MPC member Varma

RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R Varma has said that capacity utilization has been slowly increasing and private capital expenditure would pick up in the coming years. Varma further noted that in the last couple of years, the government has shouldered the burden of investment, while private capital expenditure has been muted. "At the same time, capacity utilization has been slowly creeping up and it is approaching levels that prompt the private sector to undertake capital expenditure at least in some sectors," he told PTI. Moreover, Varma, a professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad said large public sector infrastructure investment of the recent years has the potential to crowd-in private sector investments. "On the whole, I am hopeful that private capital expenditure would pick-up in the coming years, and pick-up the baton from the public sector," he said. Asked whether India can escape the middle income trap, Varma said it is imperative that

MPC's Jayanth R Varma envisions lower inflation, higher growth in 2024

The Indian economy has withstood all geopolitical shocks in the last couple of years and it will also be able to navigate the uncertainties that lie ahead, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R Varma said on Sunday. Varma further said he expects a benign outcome in 2024 where inflation comes down and growth remains robust. "The Indian economy has withstood all these shocks ( Russia-Ukraine war, Israel-Hamas war, rising oil prices, Houthi attacks) in the last couple of years, and I do not believe that the geopolitical situation will be significantly worse in coming months than what we experienced in the recent past," he told PTI in an interview. Moreover, Varma, a professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, said the continued slowdown in China has led to sharply reduced demand for energy and other commodities, and this too has ameliorated the adverse effects of supply shock. "On the whole, I have a great deal of confidence that India will be able to ..

India's economy likely to grow nearly 7% in FY24, say economists

First Advance Estimates for 2023-24 would be released by the NSO today

Weak consumption demand key vulnerability for growth: Shashanka Bhide

Shashanka Bhide, one of the three external members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), on Thursday flagged a weak consumption demand as a key vulnerability for growth in the second half of the current fiscal as well as the next financial year. After more-than-expected Q2 growth which printed at 7.6 per cent on the back of a 7.8 per cent clip in Q2, the Reserve Bank in the December policy review revised upwards the FY24 growth projection by 50 bps to 7 per cent. While the government does not have an official GDP forecast number, it expects the economy to grow at 6.5-7 per cent this fiscal. "The September quarter growth at 7.6 per cent was significantly more than what we were expecting. But these numbers, even when they are more positive or favourable, require far more concern. "I believe there are vulnerabilities to this 7 per cent growth assessment. The few major growth drivers include investments that are driving growth, but we see weaker growth in consumption demand," Bhide s