Understanding loan terms of various companies is vital for financial planning and saving
The decision came on Saturday (April 12) after the Reserve Bank of India cut the policy repo rate by another 25 bps to 6 per cent
The WACR moved in tandem with policy repo rate. Additionally, the overnight rates in collateralised segment - that is, triparty repo (TREPS) and market repo - broadly remained aligned with WACR
The RBI decision to reduce the key interest rate by 25 bps and revise its monetary stance to 'accommodative' is a timely move and will cushion the secondary impact of tariffs on domestic economy, industry players said. Industry players, including banks, NBFCs, and realtors, also said that the Reserve Bank's latest monetary policy augurs well for the economy amid global trade uncertainties. SBI Chairman C S Setty said the RBI rate cut coupled with the revision in stance to 'accommodative' was a swift, timely move and a forward guidance to the market to stay supportive against evolving global uncertainties. "On the regulation side, the market-based securitization framework for stressed assets, review of policy on gold lending and non-fund-based facilities are timely. Widening of the co-lending framework gives wider choices to all parties concerned," Setty said. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repurchase or repo rate by 25 basis points to 6 per cent. Aditi Nayar, chief econom
RBI MPC reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6 per cent, marking the second cut this year
The likelihood of the RBI going in for another 50bps points rate cut for the rest of the calendar year is very high, says Dr Joseph Thomas, head of research, Emkay Wealth Management
With interest rates on loans likely to go down, more people may consider new buying vehicles
The benchmark repo rate was kept unchanged at 6.5 per cent for 11 consecutive MPC meetings and the first rate cut was announced in February 2025
RBI lowers repo rate by 25 bps and trims GDP projection for FY26, citing controlled inflation and global trade and policy uncertainties
RBI MPC April meet: The monetary policy committee is expected to do a second rate cut on April 9 and switch to an 'accommodative' stance. What does this mean?
While the repo window serves as a monetary stabilisation mechanism that the RBI uses as a daily liquidity management tool, the repo rate is an interest rate signal
The RBI's monetary policy committee is expected cut benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points in its policy review meeting next month to push growth, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Thursday. "We expect the headline inflation in FY25 to cool off to 4.7 per cent. Monetary easing may be limited to 75 bps in FY26," Ind-Ra Chief Economist and Head Public Finance, Devendra Kumar Pant said. However, if the impact of US reciprocal tariff turns out to be higher than expected, there may be higher easing by RBI, Ind-Ra said in a statement. The RBI's monetary policy committee is scheduled to meet 6 times in the next fiscal 2025-26 beginning April 1. The first meeting is slated for April 7-9. "Ind-Ra expects the monetary policy committee (MPC) to opt in for a 25bps cut in policy rates in its forthcoming April 2025 meeting," the rating agency said. Higher and stubborn inflation had prompted the RBI to tighten the monetary policy, and it raised the policy rate by 250 bps between Ma
Earlier, SPDs were permitted to participate in all overnight liquidity management operations, excluding the Marginal Standing Facility
Swiss investment bank UBS believes an accommodative monetary policy could help India sustain growth amid rising global uncertainties and trade disputes
In particular, there was a concern about the weaknesses of the manufacturing sector, which is important for job creation due to subdued urban consumption & slow growth of private investments, he said
SBI, PNB, BoI expected to tap market for fund raise
The Reserve Bank of India will conduct a 49-day variable rate repo for Rs 75,000 crore ($8.63 billion) on Friday, it said after market hours
RBI Monetary Policy Highlights: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced a 25 bps cut in the repo rate -- from 6.5% to 6.25%
The repo rate cut by 25 basis points by the monetary policy committee (MPC) of RBI announced Friday will give a long-awaited relief on interest rates and also be supportive of economic growth, according to experts. Repo rate is the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. Chief economist of Crisil Limited Dharmakirti Joshi said that as expected, the MPC of the central bank cut rates for the first time since May 2020. The repo rate has been cut by 25 basis points which now stands at 6.25 per cent. Joshi said that the recent easing in consumer price index (CPI) inflation and the need to remain supportive of economic growth has moved the RBI to act in this regard. However, the MPC maintained the policy stance at 'neutral', which gives flexibility to remain data dependent and respond to exigencies, Joshi said. The MPC moves in the future will depend more on domestic inflation, he said. "Elevated rates have impacted India's GDP growth, while the budget for the