RBI rate cut

RBI disappoints by keeping its rates unchanged: FICCI

 Real interest rates remain unduly high and a cut in policy and lending rates would have helped propel demand for interest sensitive sectors such as consumer durables, auto and housing

Oct 04, 2017, 18:57 PM IST

RBI cuts SLR by 0.5 percent; frees Rs 57K crore for lending

The Reserve Bank will soon put in place a framework for authorisation of electronic trading platforms (ETP) for financial market instruments regulated by the Reserve Bank.

Oct 04, 2017, 16:54 PM IST

Stimulus, farm waiver to push up fiscal deficit by 1%: RBI

The RBI, in August, had pegged growth at 7.3 per cent for 2017-18 on a GVA basis.

Oct 04, 2017, 16:52 PM IST

RBI on GST: Adverse impact on mfg, may delay investment

Growth of the manufacturing sector, which makes up 77.6 per cent of the industrial production measuring index, decelerated sharply to 0.1 per cent in July compared to 5.3 per cent in the same period of 2016.

Oct 04, 2017, 16:50 PM IST

RBI comes down heavily on MCLR, moots external

The base rate/MCLR regime is also not in sync with global practices on pricing of bank loans, it said, adding that "the study group has, therefore, recommended a switchover to an external benchmark in a time-bound manner".

Oct 04, 2017, 16:47 PM IST

RBI comes down heavily on MCLR, moots external

The base rate/MCLR regime is also not in sync with global practices on pricing of bank loans, it said, adding that "the study group has, therefore, recommended a switchover to an external benchmark in a time-bound manner".

Oct 04, 2017, 16:47 PM IST

RBI maintains status quo; cuts growth forecast to 6.7% in FY18

Some analysts have been saying inflation has been off the lows and will be pushing up in the second half of the fiscal.

Oct 04, 2017, 15:03 PM IST

RBI monetary policy review: 10 major highlights

The reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 5.75 percent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.25 percent. 

Oct 04, 2017, 15:01 PM IST

Expert views: RBI keeps repo rate unchanged as expected

The impending tightening of monetary policy globally, easing in fiscal discipline, rise in commodity prices are all factors which will reinforce its hawkish stance further.

Oct 04, 2017, 14:59 PM IST

RBI fourth monetary policy review for 2017-18- Full text

Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 5.75 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.25 per cent. 

 

Oct 04, 2017, 14:53 PM IST

RBI offers no relief to borrowers, keeps repo rate unchanged at 6%

Headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today left the repo rate - the rate at which the central bank infuses liquidity in the banking system (or lends to banks) - unchanged at 6 percent. 

Oct 04, 2017, 13:50 PM IST

RBI monetary policy: MPC meet begins; industry, govt want rate cut

The fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2017 -18, to be released on Wednesday, is being keenly awaited by all stakeholders -- especially the industry which has been demanding for lower interest rates.

Oct 03, 2017, 14:35 PM IST

RBI Monetary Policy Review: This is why MPC may not go for a rate cut

In its last policy review in August, the RBI reduced the repo rate by 0.25 percent to 6 percent, citing reduction in inflation risks.

Oct 03, 2017, 11:53 AM IST

Scope for RBI rate cut; fiscal stimulus 'less likely': ADB

The committee is scheduled to come out with next bi-monthly monetary policy decision on October 4.

Sep 26, 2017, 18:26 PM IST

Scope for further rate cut by RBI: Finance Ministry

Asserting that the slowdown in the manufacturing sector is due to various reasons, the official said the response has to be from across the board, including interest rate, exchange rate for boosting the manufacturing sector.

Sep 23, 2017, 18:38 PM IST

Lending rate cuts key to economic recovery: Report

The report said that structural reforms take long time of 5-10 years to reflect in growth rate or reviving the stranded projects.

Sep 22, 2017, 16:10 PM IST

'RBI still has room to slash key rate in current fiscal'

The Reserve Bank still has room to cut the key policy rate in the current fiscal, veteran banker Naina Lal Kidwai has said, while stressing that banks should pass on the benefits of lower rates to customers.

Aug 17, 2017, 16:01 PM IST

Banks' borrowing rates will fall with lending rates: Arun Jaitley

"When lending rates go down, the borrowing rates will obviously come down. These are all inter-connected," Jaitley said in the Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour in reply to a question on the issue by Derek O`Brien of the Trinamool Congress.

Aug 03, 2017, 23:56 PM IST

Know how much your EMI will be after RBI cuts interest rates!

This segment brings to you experts take after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut repo rate to 6% from 6.25% and slashed reverse repo rate to 5.75% from 6%.

Aug 03, 2017, 19:26 PM IST

RBI widens Basel-III-compliant asset base of banks

Other term deposits with the central bank are not eligible for this. However, if the term expires within 30 days, the term deposits could be considered as an inflow, the RBI circular added.

Aug 02, 2017, 23:16 PM IST