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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Topic: Repo Rate

RBI cuts lending rate by 40 bps to record low, says Indian economy will shrink this fiscal

In his statement, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said inflation will remain high in the first half of the fiscal, but will stay below the 4% target later.

RBI sticks to script, holds rates due to inflation and fiscal deficit

RBI projects growth for 2020-21 at 6%. Repo rate retained at 5.15% and reverse repo rate at 4.9%.

RBI surprises with no rate cuts, slashes full-year growth projections to 5%

RBI's monetary policy committee retains repo rate at 5.15% & reverse repo at 4.9% in a unanimous decision, notes 'there is space for future action'.

RBI says monetary policy easing will continue as ‘long as necessary’ to revive growth

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said policy makers will continue with the "accommodative stance" while ensuring inflation remains within the target.

Dave on ‘most damaging SC verdict’, Baru on ‘quarrelling Asians’, & India’s population boom

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

RBI has done its bit to boost India’s economic growth, now the govt needs to do its share

The govt should restore Department of Economic Affairs’ role of pushing for reform & productivity growth by looking beyond short-term & sectoral issues.

Have RBI rate cuts lost their ability to boost economic growth?

With the economy facing a slowdown, the Reserve Bank of India Wednesday cut the repo rate by 35 basis points in its fourth consecutive policy rate cut this year.

RBI cuts repo rate for fourth time this year — by surprise 35 bps now

RBI’s monetary policy committee says addressing growth concerns remains highest priority as domestic economic activity continues to be weak.

RBI cuts interest rate by 25 bps: Can transmission happen unless PSU banks are reformed?

RBI Monetary Policy Committee cut the interest rate by 25 basis points Thursday, and changed its policy stance from 'neutral' to 'accommodative'

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das’s idea of a 10 basis points rate cut would be meaningless

A 10 basis points cut would hardly have any impact on the Indian market. Instead, RBI needs to consider bigger cuts to impact interest rates.

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Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.