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RBI opens term money market to NBFCs, corporates to boost liquidity

RBI allows NBFCs, corporates and AIFIs to participate in term money market to deepen liquidity, improve price discovery and strengthen policy transmission

RBI simplifies MSME onboarding on TReDS, removes due diligence norm

RBI proposes removing due diligence requirement for MSMEs on TReDS platform to improve access to working capital and encourage wider participation

Rupee curbs due to excessive speculation, not a structural shift: RBI Guv

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday said "excessive speculation" on the rupee prompted surprise actions on the currency front in the last fortnight, but clarified that its measures will not remain forever. "In the last few weeks of March, we have witnessed heightened volatility in the foreign exchange market. These measures are reactions to the specific market movements. They are not signalling any structural changes. These are not measures going to remain forever," Malhotra said in a post-policy press conference. Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar said there was an "artificial drying up" of supply in the market during those days, which led to the measures. The comments from the apex bank came for the first time after it capped NOP (net open positions)-rupee positions in the onshore deliverable market at USD 100 million and barred authorised dealers from offering non-deliverable forwards. The first measure helped the local currency to appreciate sharply, but gains were reversed withi

Average unclaimed deposit payouts rise to ₹760 crore per month: RBI

RBI says average monthly payouts of unclaimed deposits rose to Rs 760 crore after campaigns and incentives, up from Rs 180 crore earlier, reflecting improved recovery efforts

India's forex reserves sufficient, not a matter of concern: RBI governor

Forex reserves ‌rose to $697.1 billion as of April 3, per the latest data, from $688.06 billion in the previous week

Markets at crossroads: Policy framework must for sustained up move

While the Iran-US ceasefire has triggered a risk-on rally, amid falling oil prices, and improved investor sentiment, Apruva Sheth writes that the RBI policy will decide long-term trend sustainability

RBI holds repo rate: What it means for equity, bond market investors?

RBI, on Wednesday, kept repo rate unchanged at 5.25% but trimmed FY27 growth outlook. Pankaj Pandey of ICICI Securities explains the policy impact onequity markets, bond yields, and investor strategy

RBI policy shows it may be time to give fixed income investment a chance

West Asia conflict shifts RBI tone to caution; Rajkumar Singhal suggests investment strategy as RBI cuts growth outlook, raises inflation forecast

RBI policy carefully balances growth and inflation control: Somil Mehta

On the growth side, the RBI has maintained a positive outlook, projecting gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6.9 per cent for FY27

RBI policy highlights underlying risks for India despite US-Iran ceasefire

RBI flags inflation risks and trims FY27 growth to 6.9% despite US-Iran ceasefire relief. Gaura Sengupta highlights 5 key risks that RBI policy flags for India's economy

RBI signals liquidity range to retain overnight rates closer to policy rate

RBI maintained that the weighted ​average call rate (WACR) is its operative rate, and it aims to keep ‌it as close to the policy repo rate as possible

RBI plans to ease bank's board norms to boost ease of doing business

In a bid to promote ease of doing business, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday proposed to revise and rationalise guidelines to facilitate better utilisation of bank board's time and draft directions in this regard would be released shortly. The matters to be placed before the Boards of banks, along with their periodicity, are determined by the Boards themselves, guided by the seven broad themes prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank has also mandated certain policies and matters to be placed before the Board for approval, review, or information. "In an endeavor to enable Boards to utilize its time effectively, and to facilitate a more focused and qualitative engagement on strategy and risk governance, the Reserve Bank has undertaken comprehensive review and rationalisation of all such instructions. Draft directions in this regard will be issued shortly for public consultation," RBI said in its statement on Developmental and Regulatory .

RBI sees resilience despite West Asia crisis as it keeps repo rates steady

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the West Asia conflict has raised risks to growth and inflation via oil, trade, and supply chains, but government steps on supply chains and exports may limit the imp

RBI MPC April 2026 meet: When and where to watch policy decision live

RBI MPC meet: In the February policy review, the MPC kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent and continued with the 'neutral' stance

No personal hearing needed before banks tag loan accounts as fraud: SC

In its ruling, the apex court said that borrowers must be given access to the forensic audit report based on which the classification is reached

RBI MPC likely to hold repo rate: 5 indicators to watch out for on April 8

In its MPC decision on April 8, even if RBI holds rates, markets will track crude, rupee, yields, liquidity and intervention signals to gauge stress from oil volatility and external risks

RBI set to hold rates while confronting weak rupee amid West Asia conflict

RBI now faces a dilemma over whether to raise interest rates to support the currency or keep borrowing costs low to cushion economic growth

RBI MPC begins policy meet amid West Asia crisis; decision on Wednesday

The Reserve Bank's rate-setting panel on Monday started its three-day brainstorming session on the first bi-monthly monetary policy of the fiscal amid expectations of a status quo on the benchmark lending rate in view of apprehensions of a spike in inflation due to ongoing West Asia crisis. The decision of the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra, will be announced on Wednesday. The RBI has cut rates by a total of 125 basis points since February 2025, marking its most aggressive easing cycle since 2019. It last reduced the rate by 25 basis points in December and maintained status in its last meeting in February. According to experts, the MPC members will take into account the continuing geopolitical tensions in West Asia, volatility in commodity prices and sharp currency movement hitting the value of the domestic currency. They noted that while retail inflation has moved closer to the RBI's medium-term target of 4 per cent, the

RBI may maintain status quo on repo rate, stance: Business Standard Poll

FY27 growth projection seen 6.5-7%; Inflation 4-4.9%

Street Signs: Nifty logs sixth weekly fall, sliding into your DMs, more

A clear reversal in market leadership played out across major sectoral indices between FY25 and FY26