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Banks may report lower single-digit profit growth, margin compression in Q3
Banks' Q3 profits seen rising 2.4%, led by private lenders, as repo rate cut creates mixed NIM trends and deposit growth remains a challenge
 "Banks may report lower single-digit profit growth, margin compression in Q3")
GST rate cuts spur credit growth for banks in third quarter of FY26
Banks report strong loan growth in Q3 FY26 as GST rate cuts lift demand, with credit outpacing deposits for most lenders even as funding pressures persist
 "GST rate cuts spur credit growth for banks in third quarter of FY26")
Real estate developers expect rate cut to boost housing sales momentum
Developers say lower home loan rates after RBI repo rate cuts have improved affordability across major cities, supporting buyer confidence and housing sales momentum into 2026
 "Real estate developers expect rate cut to boost housing sales momentum")
Lower home loan rates improve affordability in 7 of 8 cities: Knight Frank
Knight Frank's Affordability Index shows lower home loan rates improved affordability in seven of eight top cities in 2025, with Mumbai's EMI stress falling below 50 per cent
 "Lower home loan rates improve affordability in 7 of 8 cities: Knight Frank")
Indian banks face deposit dilemma as RBI rate cuts squeeze margins
Indian banks are struggling to balance deposit mobilisation and margin protection after the RBI's latest rate cut, as savers shift away from banks even as credit growth remains strong
 "Indian banks face deposit dilemma as RBI rate cuts squeeze margins")
Inching up: 10-year bond yield rises 14 bps since RBI's 25-bp rate cut
The 10-year benchmark government bond yield has risen 14 bps since the RBI's 25 bps repo rate cut, as traders price in the move as the last of the cycle and foreign investors unwind positions
 "Inching up: 10-year bond yield rises 14 bps since RBI's 25-bp rate cut")
Sanjay Malhotra's first year as RBI governor: Stability with reforms
The RBI under him prizes stability, yet remains open to reform. The onus is on the banking industry to prove it deserves Malhotra's trust
 "Sanjay Malhotra's first year as RBI governor: Stability with reforms")
Bond yields rebound from day's low after RBI cut; profit booking weighs
Government bond yields pared early gains on Friday as mutual funds and private banks sold at a profit after the RBI cut the repo rate by 25 bps and announced Rs 1 trillion of OMO purchases this month
 "Bond yields rebound from day's low after RBI cut; profit booking weighs")
RBI's MPC delivers again, takes 2025 rate cut tally to 125 basis points
Repo rate cut by 25 bps, stance still neutral; liquidity boost via ₹1 trn OMO in Dec
 "RBI's MPC delivers again, takes 2025 rate cut tally to 125 basis points")
RBI's 25-bps repo rate cut may revive housing demand as EMIs ease
The rate cut comes at a time when housing sales across the top Indian cities are moderating, with affordability concerns being one of the key factors behind the plateauing
 "RBI's 25-bps repo rate cut may revive housing demand as EMIs ease")
RBI brings early Christmas: Room left for another 25-bps rate cut
If inflation undershoots RBI projections and growth faces roadblocks from trade barriers and geopolitics, another 25-bps rate cut will not be a surprise
RBI MPC meeting HIGHLIGHTS: US tariffs have minimal impact on economy, says Guv Malhotra
RBI MPC meeting December 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra will announce the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC's) December meeting today
 "RBI MPC meeting HIGHLIGHTS: US tariffs have minimal impact on economy, says Guv Malhotra")
RBI MPC meet: What stayed the same, what changed in December policy review
The most significant change in the December policy meeting was the reduction of the repo rate, the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks
 "RBI MPC meet: What stayed the same, what changed in December policy review")
Auto, realty, bank stocks gain after RBI MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps
At 10:25 AM; Nifty Realty and Nifty PSU Bank index were up 1 per cent each, while, Nifty Auto, Nifty Bank and Nifty Financial Services index up in the range of 0.30 per cent to 0.60 per cent.
 "Auto, realty, bank stocks gain after RBI MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps")
RBI MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25%, projects FY26 growth at 7.3%
The RBI MPC revised its inflation forecast downward from 2.6 per cent to 2 per cent in the December meeting
 "RBI MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25%, projects FY26 growth at 7.3%")
RBI MPC December 2025 meeting: When and where to watch rate decision live
Economists believe that the six-member committee will maintain the status quo on its stance at the December policy meeting
RBI December MPC meet begins: Repo rate, growth outlook, and more
After slashing repo rates for three consecutive months since February, the MPC kept the rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent since August
 "RBI December MPC meet begins: Repo rate, growth outlook, and more")
8% GDP growth in Q2 may evince pause in RBI's MPC December review
Interestingly, the US Federal Reserve's December 2025 meeting is a few days after the MPC's last scheduled review for 2025, in which it may cut rates further.
 "8% GDP growth in Q2 may evince pause in RBI's MPC December review")
India's current account deficit narrows to $12.3 bn in July-Sept: RBI data
In the preceding quarter, the current account had recorded a deficit of $2.4 billion ot 0.2 per cent of GDP
 "India's current account deficit narrows to $12.3 bn in July-Sept: RBI data")
RBI's MPC likely to hold steady on rate, keep neutral stance: BS Poll
OMOs for liquidity infusion expected, say economists
 "RBI's MPC likely to hold steady on rate, keep neutral stance: BS Poll")