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Thursday, October 23, 2025
TopicInterest rate cut

Topic: Interest rate cut

Slowing growth a bigger problem than inflation—lowered interest rates will help

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

RBI’s new MPC should focus on transmission. Without that, more rate cuts can be pointless

RBI must work towards better transmission mechanism, for which India needs deep & liquid bond market, competitive banking sector & regulatory framework.

High inflation expected to prevent ‘dovish’ RBI from cutting interest rates tomorrow

While RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das led the previous monetary policy committee in cutting rates by 115 basis points, he’s taken a more cautious approach recently as consumer prices spiked.

Interest rate cut to counter coronavirus could backfire for economies like India

Interest rate cuts could push emerging economies such as India into a quagmire of runaway inflation and currency weakness.

How India has become an economy facing stagflation from one that was a world-beater

At the heart of India’s problems is a slump in consumption following a combination of policy missteps. Now, stagflation is looming.

RBI needs to take unconventional steps as rate cuts aren’t helping economy: Bond manager

RBI should pull down long-term yields by selling short-tenor bonds and reinvesting in longer-term ones, says IDFC AMC’s Suyash Choudhary.

HDFC Bank sees signs of economy reviving in rural and semi-urban areas

Loan outreach programmes in rural areas have given the sense that consumption in rural & semi-urban areas is turning more positive, HDFC Bank says.

RBI’s 5th repo rate cut this year decade’s lowest, making home and auto loans cheaper

The repo rate cut, the 5th in a year the economy has seen a slowdown, is aimed at pushing up consumption during festival season by lowering borrowing costs.

Growth, inflation, financial stability – issues to watch as RBI is set to cut rates today

While all 33 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News expect a reduction, their forecasts range from 20 basis points to 40 basis points.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.