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Bond bulls bet on RBI's dovish turn to extend rally amid policy shift

While interest-rate swaps are pricing a rate cut only in December, traders are girding for a possible shift in the RBI's stance to neutral

Best of BS Opinion: Status quo on rate; stance too may not change and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

All eyes on govt as RBI Guv Das, Dy Guv Patra's terms near expiry

Govt extends M Rajeshwar Rao's term by one year

Forex reserves surged $311 billion under RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Latest RBI data showed, India's foreign exchange reserves surpassed the $700 billion mark

Money in the bank: Debate over cash reserve ratio's utility grows

Indians are flocking to invest in stocks, putting pressure on banks which need to strike a balance between deposits and loans

In a first, India's foreign exchange reserves surge past $700 billion

Reserves rose by $12.58 billion, marking the fifth-highest weekly increase

Monetary policy: RBI likely to hold rates for 10th time, shows BS poll

The RBI will announce the review of the policy on October 9

Banks' group entities cannot be used to circumvent guidelines: RBI

The central bank has made the suggestion in a draft circular on 'forms of business and prudential regulations for investments' released on Friday

RBI faces a delicate balancing act ahead of key monetary policy meet

It will be important for monetary policy not to inadvertently accentuate asset price inflation, financial exuberance and the associated financial stability risks that come with it

BofA expects India's forex reserves to reach $745 billion in March 2026

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has repeatedly stressed the need to build a forex buffer to act as a shield during periods of market volatility

RBI asks lenders to address 'irregularities' in gold loans in 3 months

Action taken by lenders have to be informed to the senior supervisory manager (SSM) of the regulator

RBI likely to continue using forex reserve to reduce volatility: Report

While most Asian currencies posted gains against the greenback following the Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate cut last month, the rupee has traded largely flat

Raghuram Rajan opposes excluding food inflation in setting interest rates

Amid suggestions for excluding food inflation while setting benchmark interest rates, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that he is against excluding food prices from headline inflation, as it would erode the 'great faith' of people in the central bank, which has been mandated by the government to keep inflation in check. Rajan further said it is best that inflation target a basket which is what the consumer consumes because that affects the consumers perception of inflation and ultimately inflationary expectations. "When I came into office, we were still targeting PPI (producer price index). Now that has no bearing to what the average consumer faces. "So, when the RBI says inflation is low, look at PPI, but if the consumer is facing something very different, then they do not really believe that inflation is down," he told PTI. Rajan was responding to a question on suggestions made in the Economic Survey 2023-24 for excluding food inflation while setting benchmark interest

Reconstituted RBI MPC with 3 new members to begin maiden meeting on Mon

Newly reconstituted Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India with three new appointed external members will commence its maiden meeting on Monday. The outcome of the three-day meeting of the MPC would be revealed by MPC Chairman RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on next Wednesday (October 9). It is widely anticipated that the MPC will keep interest rate unchanged despite change in composition of external members. This would be tenth time in a row when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will maintain status quo as far as policy rate is concerned. The MPC last revised interest rate in February 2023, when it was hiked to 6.5 per cent. Apart from the chairman, the other internal members are RBI Deputy Governor in charge of monetary policy Michael Debabrata Patra and Executive Director monetary policy department of RBI Rajiv Ranjan. The government on Tuesday appointed Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar as external members to the MPC. Singh, who is director of the .

Govt picks three new external members for MPC ahead of key RBI meet

Govt appoints Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya, and Nagesh Kumar as new external members of RBI's Monetary Policy Committee

Who are the 3 new members of the RBI’s MPC?

On October 1, the government appointed 3 new members to the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). This comes a few days ahead of the MPC policy review scheduled for October 7-9. Watch the video to k

RBI's Mibor committee backs benchmark based on secured money market

The Committee noted that banks in India are increasingly linking their personal, retail, and MSME loans to the policy repo rate, with a growing share of advances tied to this rate

Govt announces 3 new external members ahead of key RBI MPC meet

Govt appoints Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya, and Nagesh Kumar as new external members of RBI's Monetary Policy Committee

Gold financiers under RBI's lens: Muthoot, Manappuram Finance slip over 3%

Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance shares slipped after the RBI found several irregular practices being followed by gold loan financiers

Fed drives global push to cut rates despite uncertainties over 2025

Whatever happens, a sustained period of central bank activism, in contrast to the recent hiatus of higher-for-longer rates, is likely to take hold