New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep policy rates on pause as liquidity tools will take centre-stage in 2026, even as crude prices sit about 50 per cent above the central bank’s $70 per barrel assumption, a report said on Tuesday.”Current oil prices are 50 per cent above RBI’s assumption of $70/bbl. Despite this, we continue to see a high bar for monetary tightening,” the report from SBI Mutual Funds said.The AMC firm noted metals and mining as sectoral…
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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting began on Monday, with analysts widely expecting the central bank to keep the repo rate unchanged amid heightened uncertainty due to the West Asia conflict.The meeting — scheduled from April 6 to April 8 — comes at a time when rising crude oil prices and global geopolitical tensions have clouded the inflation outlook.While the RBI is likely to maintain the status quo in the upcoming policy,…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to announce its decision on the key policy rate on Friday, with economists expecting Central Bank to take a pause in February after the December 2025 rate cut — with tone and forward guidance to be closely watched.The three-day RBI MPC, which began on Wednesday, is likely to signal a nimble, forward-looking response framework amid firm growth and easing external risks post US trade deal, according to Radhika Rao, Executive D…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to maintain status quo in the upcoming policy decision on Friday, as despite policy rate easing, government bond yields have exhibited persistent hardening in recent periods, among other reasons.According to economists, the choice of eligible securities itself may influence the effectiveness of OMO operations, even when the aggregate quantum of liquidity injection is unchanged.“We believe that the choice of eligible securities i…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to hold its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting from February 4-6 and according to economists, the MPC is expected to vote for a pause on a policy rate cut, while the central bank undertakes direct measures to tackle liquidity, bond stability and currency-related risks.The Central Bank has already lowered the repo rate by 125 basis points since February 2025 to 5.25 per cent.“With the government remaining on course its fiscal c…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced a series of liquidity-enhancing measures that will pump in more than Rs 2 lakh crore into the banking system to ease liquidity pressure.The RBI said it will use a combination of open market bond purchases, a foreign exchange swap, and a variable rate repo operation to ease liquidity conditions in the financial system. The steps are being undertaken following a review of current liquidity and financial conditions.As part of…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India’s nominal GDP growth is expected to improve to about 11 per cent in FY27 with real growth at 7.2 per cent, driven by domestic credit‑led consumption and policy support, a report said on Friday.The report from SBI Mutual Fund said that it is “constructive on growth” in the medium term with structural reforms and premiumisation driving the outlook, though global slowdown and geopolitics remain key risks. Real GDP growth in FY26 averaged 8 per cent year‑on‑year…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced a fresh set of steps to inject a large amount of money into the banking system to ease tight liquidity conditions. Through a mix of open market operations (OMOs) and a foreign exchange swap, the central bank will add nearly Rs 3 trillion to the system over the coming weeks.As part of the plan, the RBI will buy government bonds worth Rs 2 trillion through OMOs.These purchases will be done in four equal tranches of Rs 50,00…