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Declining core inflation limits need for further rate hikes by RBI: S&P

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said core inflation in India has been declining sequentially, and an elevated 6.25 per cent policy rate limits the need for further rate hikes. The Reserve Bank has increased the short-term lending rate by 225 basis points since May last year to contain inflation, mostly driven by external factors, especially global supply chain disruption, following the Russia-Ukraine war outbreak. The policy rate now stands at 6.25 per cent. The RBI's rate-setting panel - Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) - will decide on the interest rate on Wednesday. "In India, core inflation has been elevated for longer; however, it eased sequentially in the second half of 2022. An already elevated 6.25 per cent policy rate limits the need for further increases," S&P said in a report. The RBI has been tasked to ensure that retail inflation remains at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent. However, external factors have led retail inflation to remain above the upper tolerance .

SBI economists expect RBI to hit pause button on interest rate hike

Economists at SBI on Monday said they expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to hit the pause button on interest rate hike at its upcoming monetary policy review this week. The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the six-member rate setting panel, is likely to continue with the current 'withdrawal of accommodation' stance, the SBI economists said. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das-headed MPC started its three-day meeting on Monday and it will announce the decision on Wednesday. "Even though RBI could pause as it allows past rate actions to work with long and variable lags, the RBI could still guide the markets with a rate action in future that will be purely data dependent," the note said. Expecting headline inflation to decline closer to 5 per cent by March 2023 and further to 4.2 per cent in April, the economists said they expect a pause from the RBI at the next policy announcement and the present repo rate of 6.25 per cent will be the terminal rate. With the headline ...

RBI Monetary Policy: One last rate hike now but signaling close to the peak

Inflation remains sticky and most G-10 central banks may in any case, continue with rate hikes; given India's resilient growth momentum, the MPC might increase the repo rate one final time

War in Ukraine to tech layoffs: A look at 10 events that defined 2022

2022 will be remembered for a plethora of things but these 10 events will perhaps be on top of the list

Monetary policy making: 2022 was year of reset, 2023 could be a long pause

25 bps raise likely in Feb, before RBI hits status quo button, feel experts

India may need some durable liquidity infusion: MPC member Ashima Goyal

In a Q&A, she says the majority opinion is that the country has handled the turbulence well and can do so again, though the probability is low in the immediate future

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das against pausing rate hikes: MPC minutes

MPC minutes show Das saying that in a tightening cycle, especially in a world of high uncertainty, giving out explicit forward guidance on the future path of monetary policy would be counterproductive

BS BFSI Insight Summit 2022: Leading economists to discuss recession fears

From Aditi Nayar the Chief Economist at ICRA to Mridul Saggar, professor of practice, IIM Kozhikode; formerly MPC Member and RBI ED, here is the full list of economists on BFSI panel

Liquidity slips into deficit; RBI cash injections at over one-month high

Tax outflows drive tightness; banks face pressure to raise deposit rates

Axis Bank hikes MCLR by 30 bps across the board, effective December 17

This comes after RBI's monetary policy committee raised repo rate by 35 bps earlier this month to take it to 6.25%

Govt not to make RBI report on MPC's first-ever inflation failure public

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

Podcast: RBI policy and inflation, a warmer winter, markets and ELSS

Does sticky core inflation mean more rate hikes by RBI? Will a warm winter affect Indian farm output? Is it time to pick fixed-income securities? What is ELSS? Listen to this podcast to know

Does sticky core inflation mean more rate hikes by RBI?

According to the RBI governor, persistent and sticky core inflation remains a cause for concern

RBI monetary policy review: Is it time to pick fixed-income securities?

Despite a repo rate increase on expected lines, equity markets edged lower as the governor rang alarm bells over sticky core inflation

RBI Policy: Time to be selective in rate sensitives; keep DLF, SBI on radar

As per the charts, SBI and DLF need to conquer the near resistances at Rs 620 and Rs 420, respectively, for fresh gains to emerge.

Sensex falls 216 pts, Nifty below 18,600 on RBI's moderately hawkish policy

CLOSING BELL: The central bank increased repo rate by 35 basis points and lowered GDP growth forecast for FY23 to 6.8 per cent as it remained cautious of a sticky core inflation amid global turmoil

RBI MPC: How central bank's stance on GDP, inflation changed in 2022

The RBI MPC cut down the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for FY23 from 7 per cent in the September announcement to 6.8 per cent

RBI MPC meet LIVE: No difference between paper currency and CBDC, says Das

Catch all the latest updates on the RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy announcement today

RBI introduces single-block-and-multiple debits functionality in UPI

Feature will make payments easier for e-commerce and investments in securities

RBI hikes repo rate by 35 bps to 6.25%, cuts FY23 GDP forecast to 6.8%

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das emphasises concerns on core inflation, says overall price momentum high