Hope India will continue to prioritise low inflation: Raghuram Rajan
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, whose tenure at the central bank ended this month, hopes the process of cleaning up banks in the country will be finished and government will continue to prioritise "low inflation", even as he warned against low interest rates globally.
Sep 06, 2016, 10:41 AM IST
Banks may cut interest rates in next few days: Shaktikanta Das
Asserting that India is moving towards a low interest rate regime, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Friday said banks are expected to cut interest rates over the next few days in light of the recent monetary policy easing by RBI.
Apr 08, 2016, 17:46 PM IST
Transmission of recent rate cut to be more effective: Mundra
A day after the Reserve Bank cut policy rate by 0.25 percent, Deputy Governor S S Mundra today expressed hope that transmission of lower interest rate through banks will be more effective this time.
Apr 06, 2016, 14:22 PM IST
Strong recovery in FY17 on consumption boost: Morgan Stanley
With both real interest rate in the positive arena and inflation under check, private consumption is set to pick up strongly, leading to a better overall growth, which will be better than the 1998-2002 recovery cycle, says leading Wall Street brokerage Morgan Stanley.
Mar 25, 2016, 15:29 PM IST
RBI to cut rates next month and once more by year-end: Report
The RBI is likely to cut interest rates again next month, with analysts polled by Reuters forecasting a strong probability that will act ahead of scheduled policy meetings, as it has done so far this year.
Apr 24, 2015, 14:22 PM IST
FM wants interest rates lot lower; no difference with RBI
Despite two interest rate cuts this year by the Reserve Bank, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said he wants interest rate to be "a lot lower".
Apr 14, 2015, 21:26 PM IST
Don't intend to flip-flop on policy: Raghuram Rajan
The central bank`s talks with the government suggest "things will be on track with respect to fiscal deficit," he added during a press conference with reporters.
Dec 02, 2014, 12:22 PM IST
Chidambaram asks govt to convince RBI for a rate cut
In a statement he said, no one should be surprised that the second quarter of 2014-15 returned a growth rate of 5.3 percent.
Nov 28, 2014, 22:14 PM IST
Analysts see Rajan holding rates on Dec 2
Governor Raghuram Rajan will unveil the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review on December 2.
Nov 27, 2014, 17:37 PM IST
Markets pricing in rate cut, despite wary RBI
Rajan has resisted calls to cut the RBI`s 8% repo rate for fear of inflationary pressures.
Nov 26, 2014, 16:00 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley favours interest rate cut
Jaitley favours a cut in interest rates to trigger demand in the construction sector but the RB has signalled it will not ease policy until it is confident of lower inflation.
Oct 25, 2014, 12:46 PM IST
