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MPC maintains status quo to guard against looming inflation risks: Expert

The MPC revised its inflation projection for H2 FY2018 to 4.2-4.6%, including the impact of the revision in house rent allowance

Fresh investments to remain muted as slowdown continues

Conserving cash new India Inc mantra

RBI to stay on status quo for the rest of 2017: Here's what experts say

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to the repo rate unchanged at 6 per cent

MPC provides stimulus noting receding inflation risks

In a first, MPC did not refer to the second round effects through demand conditions from HRA hike

RBI's 25 bps rate cut has little to cheer the market

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s Monetary Policy Statement is one of the most tracked events for Indian equities given its relevance on interest rate, inflation trajectory as well as economic growth. With the easing of Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation to 1.54 per cent in June, the market had high expectations that RBI will adequately pass on this comfort. While the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) did not disappoint the Street and obliged it with a 25 basis point (bps) cut in repo rate, the move has not entirely pleased the market.For one, most experts say a 25 bps cut was already priced-in as the overall fundamentals looked in favour of low interest rate regime. Therefore for equities, a 50 bps repo rate cut may have been more substantive to take home. Andrew Holland, CEO, Avendus Capital says MPC's move hasn't exceeded market expectations. "It is only a disappointment considering the positive macros," he adds. That said, with this being nearly the third consecutive quarter of ...

Post RBI rate cut, rupee hits over 2-yr high; foreign lenders sell dollars

The rupee rose to as much as 63.59 per dollar, its strongest level since July 22, 2015

RBI monetary policy: Retail inflation to be kept near 4% on 'durable basis'

RBI Monetary Policy Committee decided to reduce repo rate at which it lends to banks by 0.25% to 6%

Time to cut rates

Reasons for caution have evaporated over time

Statsguru: Is RBI's status quo justified?

Recent economic data make it difficult to justify the policy stance

Keep official abuse of governance in check

Govt representatives should take decisions independently

Economy, interest rates and jobs

Have conditions in the real economy altered dramatically in the last two months?

Meet Ravindra Dholakia: MPC's sole dissenting member

This was the first MPC meeting that had a dissent note

Decoding MPC's shifting stance on inflation

Education inflation in April had actually risen up to 5.32% from 5.2% in March

India Inc disappointed as RBI keeps rates unchanged

Assocham said RBI has 'disappointed India Inc' by not reducing the policy interest rates

RBI stays firm on pause button: Rate reduction likely in August

The MPC decision to adopt a wait-and-watch stance on Wednesday is based on sound factors

Farm loan waivers by states may risk fiscal slippages, inflation: Patel

Says unless states' budgets allow fiscal space for waiver, it would be risky to tread on that path

RBI expected to be less hawkish, may leave interest rates unchanged

RBI to look at monsoon distribution, the impact of GST and pay hike

Jaitley makes case for rate cut; experts say RBI may wait for GST roll-out

FM said inflation has been under control for long and is likely to remain so due to good monsoon

RBI monetary policy, macro data, monsoon to influence markets this week

Over the past week, the benchmark Sensex rose by 245 points to end at 31,273.29.

RBI to come out with final guidelines on MDR charges on debit card payments

Existing MDR cap is 0.75% for transactions up to Rs 2,000 and 1% for over Rs 2,000