Page 2 - Monetary Policy

Inflation targeting and Viksit Bharat at 2047: A framework for review

India's ill-conceived and hurriedly adopted inflation targeting is one such initiative that needs to be carefully evaluated

Bond yields likely to ease before RBI's monetary policy review meeting

Optimism building around potential announcement of an OMO calendar

State-run firms taper debt fundraise on rate-cut hopes ahead of MPC meet

₹14,735 cr raised against ₹24,800 cr plan as PFC, Nabard pull short-term bonds

PSU NBFCs plan to raise up to ₹24,000 crore through bonds next week

PSU NBFCs Nabard, Sidbi, PFC and IRFC will raise up to ₹24,000 crore next week as issuers rush to lock in funds ahead of the RBI's December policy review amid expectations of firming yields

Bond yields steady as cut-off yield on 10-year bond in line with forecast

Government bond yields remained unchanged on Friday as the cut-off for the new 10-year paper matched market expectations, with traders watching US Treasury moves next week

India's growth at 6.5% allows scope for policy easing: RBI Dy Guv Gupta

At Business Standard's BFSI Summit 2025, RBI Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta said India's strong growth outlook leaves scope for monetary policy easing while fiscal policy remains conducive for expansion

Rethinking India's Monetary Policy Framework: A response to the RBI Review

Former RBI Chair Professor Charen Singh says the 4 per cent inflation target stifles growth and jobs, calling for a flexible 5-7 per cent range and a band-only framework instead of a fixed point targe

Large pvt banks see green shoots, expect credit demand revival in H2FY26

Attribute this to fiscal, monetary measures

Corporate profits up nearly threefold since pandemic: RBI's bulletin

RBI research finds corporate profits nearly tripled in four years, aided by pent-up demand, manufacturing resilience, and deleveraged balance sheets

Samvat 2082: Rupee, bond trajectories rest on RBI rate cut, US trade talk

With inflation easing and rate cuts on the horizon, bond yields may soften while the rupee steadies as trade negotiations with the US shape market sentiment

India resilient but not immune to global headwinds, says RBI report

RBI's State of the Economy report highlights India's macro strength despite global volatility; notes negative FDI inflows and rising policy uncertainty worldwide

Martin Kocher advocates for ECB calm with policy in a 'good place'

ECB officials have largely indicated that - after eight interest-rate cuts in a year - they are happy with current policy settings, though some are still saying further cuts shouldn't be excluded

Inflation at 99-month low: Case for multiple repo rate cuts strengthens

RBI has kept the policy rate unchanged in the last two meeting

RBI appoints Sanjay Kumar Hansda as new Executive Director from March

Hansda, who recently returned from the IMF after serving as Senior Advisor, will head RBI's Department of Economic and Policy Research from March 2025

Slower growth, under-target inflation will prompt another rate cut: BMI

BMI added that the central bank's growth and inflation forecasts for FY26 are too high, pointing to it as one of the main reasons behind the possible cuts

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.5%, revises real GDP forecast to 6.8%

RBI Oct MPC meet 2025: The MPC retained the repo rate at 5.5 per cent, increased the growth estimate and revised the inflation forecast for FY26 downward to 2.6 per cent

RBI October MPC rate decision today: Here are 5 things you should know

RBI Oct MPC meet 2025: During its August meeting, the MPC retained the repo rate at 5.5 per cent after slashing it by 100 bps in three consecutive cuts since February

October MPC meet begins today: Repo rate, inflation outlook, and more

After slashing repo rates for three consecutive months since February, the MPC kept the rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent in August

Banks park ₹90,931 cr at RBI's 4-day VRR auction, against notified ₹1 trn

A VRR auction is a monetary tool used by the central bank to inject short-term liquidity into the banking system, offering funds to banks at rates determined by market demand

Powell delivers 25-bps cut but keeps markets guessing on rate path

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cut rates by 25 bps but left investors uncertain on future easing, citing inflation risks as markets priced in deeper reductions