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  More measures, transmission expected to prop-up growth: RBI Oct MPR

  Business | October 12, 2019 9:59 IST

  According to RBI's Monetary Policy Report, October 2019: "Taking into account the baseline assumptions, survey indicators, the reductions in the policy repo rate since February 2019, the base effects and model forecasts, real GDP growth is projected at 6.1 per cent in 2019-20 - 5.3 per cent in Q2, 6.6 per cent in Q3, 7.2 per cent in Q4 - with risks evenly balanced."

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  17 takeaways from RBI Monetary Policy Statement

  Business | October 04, 2019 16:58 IST

  As expected, the monetary policy committee cuts repo rate for the fifth consecutive time in October 2019. After the RBIs rate cut announcement Indian market gained some points, but due to lower than expectations the rate-sensitive stocks turned negative. Even Indian rupee and crude bond prices fell. Let’s read out a few takeaways from the RBIs policy.

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  RBI may go for 25 bps rate cut on Wed for 4th time in row

  Business | August 04, 2019 16:01 IST

  The industry also expects the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das to take steps to improve liquidity situation and also ensure the transmission of rate (repo) cuts to borrowers by the banks.  

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  RBI Monetary Policy Statement: How it may affect your finances

  June 05, 2019 15:04 IST

  RBI Monetary Policy explained: Time for number crunching may again have arrived as Reserve Bank of India prepares to announce its bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement on Thursday (June 6). The policy affects our finances. Due to technical jargon, Monetary Policy Statement is often hard for most of us to understand. Here's an explainer.

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  Rupee ends flat at 69.26 a dollar ahead of RBI policy decision

  Business | June 04, 2019 18:49 IST

  The Indian rupee Tuesday settled unchanged at 69.26 against the US dollar in a lacklustre trade as participants preferred to sit on the fence ahead of the RBI monetary policy outcome on Thursday.

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  Will RBI hike interest rates again? Decision today

  Business | August 01, 2018 8:31 IST

  Experts are divided in their opinion about the likely action of Reserve Bank of India on the benchmark lending rate.

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  RBI keeps key policy rate unchanged at 6%, says GST stabilising, economic activity picking up

  Business | February 07, 2018 15:10 IST

  The RBI also lowered the economic growth projection to 6.6 per cent for 2017-18 from the previous 67 per cent. It estimated 7.2 per cent growth in the next fiscal.

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  Recent developments augur well for growth prospects: Full text of RBI’s policy statement

  Business | December 06, 2017 16:20 IST

  Maintaining a neutral stance, the Reserve Bank of India today kept the repo rate unchanged at 6 per cent.

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  Monetary Policy: RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6 pc

  Business | December 06, 2017 15:21 IST

  The MPC also kept reverse repo rate under the LAF unchanged at 5.75 per cent and marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.25 per cent.

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  Markets cautious ahead of of RBI policy decision, Sensex down 100 points

  Business | December 06, 2017 10:23 IST

  The benchmark BSE Sensex fell further by 100 points in early trade today due to selling in interest-sensitive stocks ahead of RBI's policy announcement later in the day.

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  RBI expected to hold key interest rate in MPC meet on Wednesday

  Business | December 04, 2017 13:16 IST

  At its previous bi-monthly policy review here in October, the RBI had maintained status quo on its repo, or short term lending rate for commercial banks, at six per cent, citing risks to inflation and uncertainties on the external and fiscal fronts.

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  RBI may hold rates on December 5 citing inflation worries: Icra

  Business | December 03, 2017 10:35 IST

  The retail inflation or consumer price index based-inflation inched up to a seven-month high of 3.58 per cent in October from 3.28 per cent in September.

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  Interest rates unchanged, growth forecast lowered: 10 key takeaways from RBI's monetary policy statement

  Business | October 04, 2017 15:52 IST

  Only one from the six-member monetary policy committee pressed for lowering rates by at least 25 basis points.

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  RBI monetary policy statement: Rate cut or status quo? 5 factors to watch out for

  Business | October 04, 2017 14:48 IST

  In August this year, the RBI's monetary policy committee had decided to lower interest rates to 6 per cent.

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  Markets cautious ahead of RBI policy review outcome; Sensex, Nifty open flat

  Business | October 04, 2017 9:58 IST

  The fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2017-18, to be released today, is being keenly awaited by all stakeholders.

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  Sensex pulls 332 points higher ahead of RBI meet, on global cues

  Business | October 03, 2017 11:03 IST

  Sensex surged 332 points and the Nifty was back on top of 9,800 on optimistic buying ahead of RBI policy review.

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  India Inc welcomes RBI move, but not too joyed by 25 bps rate cut

  August 03, 2017 11:19 IST

  Industry believes the RBI's move to cut interest rates by 0.25 per cent was long due, but there was more that could have been done

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  RBI cuts key rate: Five factors that triggered the decision

  August 02, 2017 16:25 IST

  In first rate cut since October 2016, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday slashed benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6.0 per cent.

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  10 key takeaways from RBI’s third bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement

  August 02, 2017 16:02 IST

  The RBI today announced a 25bps cut in repo rate following a decision by the six-member Monetary Policy Committee headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel which held a two-day meet to deliberate on the bank's stance on key policy rates

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  Key meet of RBI's Monetary Policy Committee begins, decision on rates tomorrow

  August 01, 2017 16:17 IST

  The meeting's outcome tomorrow is being keenly awaited by all stakeholders including industry and stock markets