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RBI projects 7.2% GDP growth for FY25, CPI inflation to moderate at 4.5%

October 9, 2024 admin

The RBI cited the favourable agricultural crop outlook which could ease food inflation pressures, subject to weather risks. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected India’s real GDP growth for FY25 at 7.2 per cent, while CPI inflation for the fiscal year is expected to moderate to 4.5 per…

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What It Means For Your Monthly EMIs

October 9, 2024 admin

RBI Monetary Policy: The repo rate is the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) wrapped up its three-day deliberations today, deciding to maintain the repo rate at 6.5 per cent for the fourth consecutive time this fiscal year and the tenth…

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RBI Monetary Policy Committee meeting: policy rate unchanged at 6.5%

October 9, 2024 admin

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das delivers the Monetary Policy statement, in Mumbai. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for the 10th consecutive time. Of the six members of…

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Consumer price inflation eases to five-year low of 3.54% in July

August 12, 2024 admin

Inflation in consumer prices eased to a nearly five-year low of 3.54% in July, with food price rise moderating to 5.4% from a six-month high of 9.4% in June, thanks to base effects from last July when retail inflation stood at 7.4% and the food index was up 11.5%. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar…

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Sensex, Nifty tumble post RBI monetary policy decision

August 8, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued to trade lower on Thursday (August 8) after the Reserve Bank of India decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the ninth time in a row, saying food inflation remains stubborn. Continuous foreign fund outflows and weak…

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RBI to enable UPI for cash deposit facility, to allow foreign investors in IFSC to invest in Sovereign Green Bonds

April 5, 2024 admin

Mumbai, Apr 05 (ANI): RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses during a press conference regarding the monetary policy decisions, in Mumbai on Friday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Considering the popularity and convenience of UPI, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to enable UPI for cash deposit facility. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, while…

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RBI Monetary Policy | Soon, deposit cash using UPI

April 5, 2024 admin

Image for representation only | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to facilitate cash deposit facility in banks through the use of UPI, an instant real-time payment system for inter-bank transactions through mobile phones. ALSO READ | RBI Monetary Policy LIVE updates “Given the popularity and acceptance of UPI, as…

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Markets fall in early trade ahead of RBI monetary policy decision

August 10, 2023 admin

The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 235.99 points to 65,759.82. The NSE Nifty declined 64.2 points to 19,568.35. | Photo Credit: AP Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Thursday ahead of RBI’s monetary policy decision amid a weak trend in global markets. Investors also remained on the sidelines ahead of the U.S. inflation data…

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RBI’s MPC keeps policy rate unchanged, CPI inflation projection for FY24 revised to 5.4%

August 10, 2023 admin

The Monetary Policy Committee has unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said in Mumbai on August 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India on August 10 decided unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50%. Consequently,…

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