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MPC meeting: How has inflation behaved since RBI hiked repo rate last year

The expectations for the RBI panel to begin cutting interest rates soon are there, however, the exact timing remains uncertain

BoE moves closer to first rate cut since 2020, as second official backs cut

The BoE said on Thursday its Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to keep rates at a 16-year high of 5.25% after Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden joined Swati Dhingra in voting for a cut to 5%

Last-mile challenges

US inflation is altering expectations

Anchoring expectations

Food prices are disrupting the disinflation process

Shifting expectations

No respite from US inflation and geopolitical tensions

India's consumption story gets a facelift as rural demand shows promise

FMCG companies have also witnessed a pick-up in rural areas.

RBI's status quo on repo rate to impact retail auto sales, says Fada

Manish Raj Singhania, prez of FADA, said that favourable govt policies along with government spending, and the expected good monsoons, are likely to fuel demand, particularly in rural areas this year

The last mile

Climate issues can complicate monetary policy

Would like inflation elephant to return to forest, stay there: RBI Guv Das

RBI monetary policy: In no hurry to cut repo rate, MPC keeps status quo; retains FY25 growth, inflation forecasts

Monetary policy review: Optimism on growth, caution on inflation

Five of the six members of the RBI's MPC panel have voted for the status quo on both the policy rate and stance

REs must accord highest priority to governance, compliance: RBI Governor

Attempts to clear impression about widespread action; curbs only against outliers for major breaches

RBI monetary policy highlights: Last mile of disinflation is always challenging, sticky, says Governor Das

RBI MPC highlights: Catch all the highlights related to RBI's Monetary Policy Committee announcements here

Inflation targeting framework is the focus: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

The RBI projects CPI will be 4.5 per cent for the whole year, and growth will be 7%

First FY25 RBI MPC meeting: When, where to watch RBI governor's speech

RBI monetary policy: The MPC decision will be announced by Shaktikanta Das at 10 am on Friday, followed by a press conference at noon

How monetary transmission may hold key to policy stance, Das clarifies

The monetary policy committee of the RBI had hiked the policy repo rate by 250 basis points (bps) between May 2022 and February 2023 before hitting a pause

Best of BS Opinion: Democracy, autocracy, or both? Against the flow & more

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

'No change in RBI's stance on underlying exposure to forex derivatives'

The RBI had said in January that effective April 5, exchanges may offer forex derivative contracts involving the rupee to users "for the purpose of hedging contracted exposure"

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