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Friday, October 10, 2025
TopicMonetary policy

Topic: monetary policy

Inflation concerns after oil price surge spark first RBI interest rate hike in four years

With all six members voting for an increase in rates, the Monetary Policy Committee, raised the repo rate by 25 basis points, RBI said.

India can kiss goodbye to 8 per cent growth if it does not fix its banks

The financial system is still a drag on the economy and underlines the need for improving banking practice, regulation and oversight.

Minutes of RBI policy meeting indicate an interest rate increase, not a cut

Despite lowering inflation projections just two weeks ago, the tone of the minutes show the debate was veering toward a possible interest rate increase and...

Consumer confidence in India falls in Q1 of 2018, remains below pre-demonetisation levels

Consumer confidence index had seen the steepest fall post demonetisation and hasn’t come back to November 2016 level even in 2018.

RBI Paints a ‘Goldilocks’ Economy as Trade War Looms

Investment banks such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expect India to grow at 7.6 %. The pace is probably insufficient for PM Narendra Modi to create enough jobs in time for the national elections due next year.

RBI expected to keep policy rates unchanged despite easing inflation & recovering economy

Opinion, however, is split on whether the central bank will tighten its stance in the later part of the year.

RBI keeps rates unchanged, but raises its inflation forecast

The central bank has raised its inflation forecast for the fourth quarter of the fiscal to 5.1 per cent

RBI keeps policy rates unchanged, revises inflation forecast for Q3 & Q4

The repo rate remains at 6 per cent and the reverse repo rate at 5.75 per cent after improvement in growth numbers, due to inflationary pressures.

Interest rates only instrument for enhancing growth, says economist Surjit Bhalla

RBI to announce monetary policy today; interest rates tripled from 1.25 per cent to 3.2 in past 14 months, says Bhalla, a member of PM’s eco advisory panel.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.