The currency opened at 82.08 a dollar as against Monday's close of 82.33 due to weaker job data in the US and went on to touch 81.92 levels on corporate inflows
Inflation in Asia's third-largest economy remains above the central bank's upper tolerance limit of 6.00%, reaching 6.52% in January and easing only slightly to 6.44% in February
Latest reading has increased uncertainty
One cannot completely rule out the possibility that the pause button would be pressed at the next MPC meet. Future actions, both for policy rate and stance, will depend on evolving data
The RBI's caution on inflation and its relatively hawkish position demonstrate its steadfast commitment to achieving the inflation target of 4%
Central bank management speaks to the media about inflation, economy and government borrowing
RBI MPC: Shaktikanta Das said that the repo rate hike of 25 bps is considered appropriate at this juncture but the monetary policy will remain agile to inflation
RBI monetary policy: In December, Das had said that despite consecutive rate hikes, core inflation had continued to remain 'sticky'
The RBI is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) on Wednesday, which many traders believe will be the last before a prolonged pause
Economists and businesses await to see what will be committee's stance in 2023
MPC is said to have failed to achieve inflation target if average CPI inflation falls outside 2-6% range for three straight quarters. This was the case in the three quarters from Jan to Sept of 2022
Catch all the latest updates on the RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy announcement today
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Das will announce the rate decision through a webcast at 10 am in Mumbai on Wednesday, and will address a press conference at 12 pm.
The rupee appreciated 8 paise to 81.25 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday supported by a weak dollar in the overseas market. Forex traders said weak domestic equities weighed on the local unit and restricted the appreciation bias. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 81.26 against the dollar, then gained further ground to touch 81.25, registering a rise of 8 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee had settled down by 7 paise at 81.33 against the dollar. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.37 per cent to 104.15. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 1.05 per cent to USD 86.47 per barrel. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 139.99 points or 0.22 per cent lower at 62,728.51. The broader NSE Nifty fell 22.60 points or 0.12 per cent to 18,673.50. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net buyers in the capit
The expectations for a more modest rate rise follow a series of 50 basis point hikes by the RBI
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The meeting was chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and attended by all the other five members of the rate setting panel
The high inflation rate in the last three quarters is mainly a consequence of the 'exogenous' price shocks, and addressing the issue will require coordinated policy efforts, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Shashanka Bhide has said. Bhide further said the inflationary pressures are high and it certainly is a test for India's inflation targeting framework. "The high inflation rate in Q2 FY2022-23 follows high inflation in the previous two quarters. "High fuel and food prices and their spillover to other sectors have sustained the high inflation rate," he said in an email interview with PTI. The retail inflation based on CPI has remained above 6 per cent since January 2022, and it was 7.41 per cent in September. The MPC factors in retail inflation while deciding the RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy. "While this pattern is mainly a consequence of the exogenous price shocks, it is important to take measures to limit the spillover of the price shocks to the rest of the ...
MPC may decide RBI's response to govt on the matter; Unlike earlier off-cycle meetings in which interest rate action was taken outside schedule without prior notice, this one was announced in advance