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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicRepo Rate

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.

On Camera

Sudan shows what happens when the world is happy to let mass killers rule

Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.