TopicInterest rate cut

Topic: Interest rate cut

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

Ila Patnaik - 9 October, 2020

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

Anirban Nag - 8 October, 2020

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

Srinivasan Sivabalan - 6 March, 2020

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

Anirban Nag - 14 January, 2020

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

Kartik Goyal - 5 December, 2019

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

Suvashree Ghosh - 3 December, 2019

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

PTI - 4 October, 2019

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

Anirban Nag - 4 October, 2019

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

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Quran says no one can limit others’ freedom. Udaipur killing violates Islam’s golden rule

Raamish Siddiqui - 30 June, 2022

Throughout history, Islamic scholars have uniformly agreed that respecting and obeying the law of the land is an essential aspect of faith.

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30 June, 2022

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30 June, 2022

Economy

RBI intervenes with multi-pronged strategy in battle against rupee fall

Subhadip Sircar - 30 June, 2022

The Reserve Bank’s challenges include crashes in forward dollar premiums to rising open interest in futures that adds to pressure on the currency.

Topic: Interest rate cut

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

Quran says no one can limit others’ freedom. Udaipur killing violates Islam’s golden rule

You won’t get rid of me Pakistan – I am your General, Top Gun, donkey farmer

Scorpio-N ticks all boxes in the city. Want an old-school offroader? Go for the Thar

Economy

RBI intervenes with multi-pronged strategy in battle against rupee fall

Defence

Almost 4,000 enrol for IAF’s Agnipath recruitment scheme on day 1 of online registrations

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With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again

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