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Watershed moments: Introduction of RBI's flexible inflation targeting model

FIT model set to be reviewed amid call for excluding food inflation

FM Nirmala Sitharaman nudges public sector banks to push credit growth

After slipping to 12% in FY25, loans growth has fallen below 10%

India's external debt rises to $736 billion, 19.1% of GDP, says RBI

Short-term debt to total debt ratio dips to 18.3

States, UTs may borrow ₹2.87 trn via govt securities in Q2, says RBI

Bond market participants said that the borrowing amount for both state government securities and T-bills was tad lower than the expected

India's economy to hold top spot for growth, but weaknesses remain: Poll

Private sector spending is still trailing far behind, and analysts generally agree the economy is still failing to create enough quality jobs for its large young population

High input costs weighed on profit margins in FY25, says RBI study

The OPM of manufacturing firms moderated by 20 basis points (bps) from 14.4 in Fy24 to 14.2 per cent in Fy25

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RBI extends trading hours of call money, repo, tri-party repo markets

RBI extends interbank call money hours to 7 pm from July and repo, TREP market hours to 4 pm from August following a working group review of trading timings

RBI bulletin: India's economic activity 'resilient' amid global flux

Trade policy outcomes in July, after the temporary tariff hiatus is over, and the future course of geopolitical events would likely shape the medium-term economic prospects

RBI extends interbank call money market timings by 2 hours from July 1

The revised timings for the call market will be 9:00 a.m. IST to 7:00 p.m. IST

RBI's surplus fund withdrawal set to dampen money market sentiment

The Reserve Bank of India will conduct a seven-day variable rate reverse repo (VRRR), for Rs 1 trillion ($11.64 billion) on Friday, its first such operation since November-end

RBI to conduct seven-day VRRR auction on Friday to mop up liquidity

The average liquidity surplus in the system over the past two weeks-reflected by the daily absorption by the RBI-was around Rs 2.5 trillion

PSL norm easing provides limited room for SFBs to make gains: CareEdge

RBI cuts priority sector lending target for Small Finance Banks from 75 to 60 per cent starting FY26, easing compliance burden but offering limited short-term profit

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RBI relaxes PSL norms to help SFBs de-risk, diversify loan portfolio

RBI lowers PSL target to 60% for SFBs, unlocking Rs 40,000 crore for lending to secured segments such as LAP and personal loans and aiding transition to universal banks

India's outward FDI declines to $2.83 billion in May, shows RBI data

India's outbound FDI declined in May as equity and guarantees fell sharply while debt commitments surged compared to last year and the previous month

Limit on duration for state debt STRIPS may dent demand, say insurers

STRIPS allow dealers to sell principal and interest payments independently, enhancing liquidity in the state government securities by enabling distinct trading of these components

Neutral stance gives flexibility to move up or down: Nagesh Kumar

Since the February 2025 MPC, the RBI has started to support growth by cutting policy rate

Business Standard CEO Poll: Wars, trade frictions test biz confidence

75% of CEOs are "cautiously optimistic" about the future

Policy easing call this cycle to be more data-dependent: MPC member Saugata

This (West Asia conflict) is just one of the sources of uncertainty, albeit the 800 pound gorilla at the moment