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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicRepo rates

Topic: repo rates

Reserve Bank of India’s surprise repo rate pause lifts shares

The Nifty 50 was up 0.30% at 17,610.20 as of 11:01 a.m. IST, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.32% to 59,882.93. Both benchmarks had fallen 0.3% ahead of the RBI's rate decision.

India bond yields crash after RBI hits pause on rate hikes

The 10-year benchmark 7.26% 2032 bond yield was at 7.1987% as of 10:35 am IST, after closing at 7.2750% Wednesday. The yield fell to 7.1469% after the decision, against 7.2857% before that.

RBI holds key rate in surprise move, keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.50%

RBI said it stood ready to act against inflation if conditions warranted, with Governor Shaktikanta Das saying the decision to pause was 'for this meeting only', signalling further rate hikes were still possible.

‘Slowing growth more worrying than inflation’ — why 2 members of RBI panel opposed repo rate hike

While saying that higher interest rates affect growth more than inflation, the two members said raising rates further could result in 'unacceptably low' growth in 2023-24.

Post-Covid, RBI’s interest rate hikes have had no consequence on growth of bank credit

Although RBI has been raising repo rate to contain rising inflation & lending, it hasn't discouraged borrowers. The growth in credit could partly be attributed to ‘pent up demand’.

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, retains growth outlook for this fiscal at 10.5%

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says recent surge in infections has lent greater uncertainty to growth outlook, and warns regional lockdowns could dampen recent improvement in demand.

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