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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicMonetary Policy Committee

Topic: Monetary Policy Committee

RBI MPC slashes repo rate by 25 basis points to 6%, second cut in a row

This comes amid looming uncertainties as Trump’s tariff regime kicks in. RBI also revised its growth estimates for FY25-26, lowering GDP estimates by 20 points to 6.5% from 6.7%.

Not all food inflation coming from bad place, says RBI Monetary Policy Committee’s Ram Singh

RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Ram Singh says Budget 2025 provides opportunity for govt to show it is doing its part to address growth-inflation dynamics.

RBI bucks govt & growth pressure to keep interest rates unchanged yet again, cuts FY25 growth to 6.6%

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that while slowing growth was a concern, the next quarters would look better. Inflation, though, is a more immediate concern & would ease only in Q4.

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

With RBI’s new Monetary Policy Committee in place, a look at challenges that await its members now

Israel-Iran conflict, along with outlook on inflation & growth in an uncertain global environment will be key areas of concerns for new members of the reconstituted committee.

RBI guv contradicts Economic Survey’s proposal to keep food out of inflation-targeting

The Economic Survey had argued that govt policies should target food inflation, while RBI’s demand-focused policies should target non-food inflation.

‘Wait and watch’: RBI leaves interest rates unchanged for 9th time, projects growth at 7.2%

Four out of six members vote to maintain repo rate while two vote for 25 basis point reduction. RBI governor cites rise in headline inflation in June, primarily driven by food component.

No coalition-linked slowdown expected as RBI raises FY25 growth outlook to 7.2%

The central bank’s monetary policy committee also kept interest rates unchanged at 6.5%, although the number of dissenting voices grew.

RBI holds key interest rates, raises growth outlook

Monetary Policy Committee Friday kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for an eighth straight policy meeting, in a continued attempt towards bringing down inflation to 4% target.

RBI keeps key repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, expects robust growth but inflation above 4% target

Repo rate was raised by 250 basis points between May 2022 and February 2023. Robust growth to provide space for monetary policy to remain focused on bringing inflation down to 4% target.

On Camera

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

Under Xi, the CCP’s political structure has become even more centralised and male-dominated. Power increasingly revolves around a tight inner circle of male loyalists.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.