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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
TopicRepo Rate

Topic: Repo Rate

RBI announces 7-day reverse repo rate auction as liquidity enters surplus stage

The move comes as an effort by the central bank to reduce cash reserve ratio and review bank liquidity. India's banking system liquidity surplus stood at Rs 2.44 tn as of 23 June.

What RBI’s 3 surprise moves in its June policy signal about its growth outlook

RBI retained its projection of 6.5% growth, but highlighted global uncertainty, particularly due to renewed tariffs from July & volatility in commodity prices as risks to growth outlook.

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%.

Our take on wealth tax, one nation one election, & RBI repo rate—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

RBI’s high interest rate failed at its only job: to slow credit growth. Something else finally did it

RBI has kept repo rate high & unchanged at 6.5% since February 2023 in an attempt to slow credit growth & thereby lower inflation. This has not come to pass, ThePrint’s analysis shows.

Interest rate cut at this stage would be ‘premature’, says RBI Governor

Shaktikanta Das said the central bank was not ‘behind the curve’ in terms of monetary policy & would base its decisions on incoming data and the outlook on 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.

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.

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, projects growth at 7% for 2024-25

Governor Shaktikanta Das also provided a positive outlook for manufacturing and services sector, while adding that agricultural sector was expected to remain resilient.

RBI hikes GDP growth estimate for FY24 from 6.5% to 7%. Demand revival & govt capex among factors

RBI’s monetary policy committee voted to keep interest rates unchanged at 6.5%, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. Adds, inflation is set to ease further to 5.2% by end of financial year.

On Camera

Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.