The repo rate cut should be interpreted as a pre-emptive measure to create a buffer, ensuring that the economy enters the forthcoming year with adequate liquidity.
New Delhi: India’s policy of managing the exchange rate’s volatility hasn’t changed, central bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra said, quashing speculation that it was allowing...
RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra, in MPC statement, said the main purpose of open-market bond purchases was to infuse primary liquidity & not to influence the currency or bond yields.
A monthly publication of the Trade Exposure Inflation Index would enable markets, analysts, and the public to observe how much of inflation is actually imported versus how much is domestically generated.
The other emerging market currencies experienced a more pronounced depreciation against the dollar than the rupee in 2024, resulting in a relative appreciation effect.
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.
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%.
I have often felt that success for a Dalit person comes with a strange moral demand: be proof without being inconvenient. That is an impossible assignment.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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