Rbi's Monetary Policy

RBI forecasts economic contraction, announces a sharp 40-bp rate cut

The six-member MPC also kept policy stance unchanged at 'accommodative' for "as long as necessary" to revive growth

RBI may need to slash rates alongside providing fiscal stimulus: Economists

The only way to boost demand may be lowering interest rates to boost consumption, analysts said

Realtors say RBI decisions to boost liquidity; seek quick transmission

Anarock Chairman Anuj Puri said RBI's move will push credit flow into all industries reeling under the impact of the coronavirus

Govt may cut interest rates on PPF, other small savings schemes: Report

The finance ministry has been nudging public sector banks to pass the whole repo rate cuts to retail loans for pushing consumption

RBI to come out with last monetary policy for FY20 on Thursday

The RBI said it will place the resolution of the MPC on its website before noon on February 6

Inflation expert Michael Patra to be new deputy governor of RBI

Soft spoken, articulate, and celebrated for his disciplined and original research work, Patra is known to take hawkish stance who constantly prefers rate hikes

Policy challenges with 5 per cent growth

Since the scope of supporting growth through fiscal and monetary policy is fairly limited, economic revival will ultimately depend on policy reforms

RBI unexpectedly hits pause on rate cut; lowers FY20 GDP forecast to 5%

The 6-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, unanimously voted to hold the key repo rate at 5.15% and reverse repo rate at 4.90%

Key takeaways from RBI's monetary policy meet

GDP growth forecast for FY20 has been revised downwards from 6.1 per cent in the October policy to 5 per cent

From GDP growth revision to NEFT availability: Key highlights of RBI Policy

Citing geo-political uncertainties and elevated food prices, the RBI revised inflation projection upward to 3.4 per cent for Q2FY20, while projections were retained at 3.5-3.7 per cent for H2FY20

Monetary Policy: Here's what leading brokerages, analysts expect from RBI

The central bank is likely to cut repo rate for the fifth time in a row

RBI's dilemma

Wait and watch may be a prudent approach

Monetary policy dilemmas

One of them is how reliable the model is that the RBI uses to forecast inflation

RBI may be dovish tomorrow, cut rate in Aug if there's good monsoon: BofAML

No material risk of second-round inflation effects from HRA hikes by the 7th Pay Commision