Inflation and central bank policy rates seem to have peaked for most countries, while the pace of economic activities remains varied across economies
The RBI expectedly left its key lending rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive time and predicted faster growth in the world's fastest-growing major economy
Closing Bell on December 8, 2023: The BSE Sensex touched a high of 69,894, whil the Nifty hit a peak at 21,006. Infosys, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were the major movers on Friday.
RBI monetary policy: The RBI also decided to maintain its policy stance at "withdrawal of accommodation"
The RBI has been raising this rate since May 2022 to tackle high inflation. For borrowers, this meant higher interest rates on their loans
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das said that the move will come into effect on December 30
With the rise in the lending rate of banks, there has been a simultaneous increase in fixed deposit rates as well. As of now, many banks are offering FD interest as high as nine per cent
As of December 7, 2023, the revised rates for overnight MCLR stand at 8.70 per cent; for one month, it is 8.75 per cent; for three months, it is 8.90 per cent; for six months, it is 9.15 per cent
RBI MPC meeting: The meeting of the six-member committee started on December 6 in Mumbai and will end with the announcement of Governor Shaktikanta Das on December 8
The swap markets are signalling that the Indian central bank will begin cutting rates in the middle of 2024, at least a quarter after the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to start loosening policy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to hold rates at 6.50% for a fifth consecutive meeting at its monetary policy meeting on Friday, according to a Reuters poll
The RBI's high-powered rate setting panel on Wednesday began its 3-day brainstorming on the next set of bi-monthly monetary policy amid expectation of continued pause on the short-term key lending rate as GDP growth is gaining momentum, and inflation manageable. RBI left the benchmark policy rate (repo) unchanged in its past four bi-monthly monetary policies. It had last increased the repo rate in February to 6.5 per cent, thus ending the interest rate hike cycle which began in May 2022 in the aftermath of Russia-Ukraine war and subsequent disruptions in the global supply chain resulting in high inflation in the country. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das would unveil the decision of the six-member MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) on December 8. On expectations from the MPC, Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist at ICRA said with the GDP data for the second quarter of 2023-24 appreciably higher than the MPC's last forecast, and continuing concerns on various aspects of food inflation, "we expect th
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is the practice of lending money to individuals or businesses through online services that match lenders with borrowers
Benchmark repo rate was kept unchanged at 6.5 per cent by central bank during October 2023
All 64 economists in the Nov. 17-30 Reuters poll expected the central bank to hold the repo rate at 6.50% at the conclusion of its Dec. 6-8 meeting
The $5 billion dollar/rupee swap that the Reserve Bank of India undertook in April 2022 will mature on Monday, meaning $5 billion can potentially be taken out of the banking system
Inflation should remain largely range bound in the coming months (5-6 per cent)
Market participants believe that the transmission did not occur because surplus liquidity in the banking system remained high due to several reasons, including the withdrawal of the Rs 2,000 banknote
According to RBI's latest Financial Stability Report, advances for unsecured retail loans rose to 25.2 per cent in March 2023 from 22.9 per cent in March 2021
The rate cut cycle may not begin before the second half of FY25