New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Economists on Friday said they do not expect any change in repo rate or stance this time amid geopolitical tensions, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gears up for its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting next week.According to them, the tone will be cautious and what will be eagerly awaited is RBI’s forecast of GDP and inflation under the prevailing uncertainty. “We do not expect any measures for either liquidity or currency management as RBI will do whenever req…
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Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday that the government’s borrowing programme is on the lower side, which would enable it to raise the required resources at reasonable prices.Addressing the post-monetary policy press conference, the RBI Governor said there was a need to focus on the net borrowing figure rather than gross borrowings.“It may not be right to look at the gross borrowing number alone. There are much more redemptions in FY27 so gross borrowing is expec…
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced on Friday that the Monetary Policy Committee has unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at the current level of 5.25 per cent and stick to the neutral monetary policy stance.The RBI Governor said that the decision to maintain the status quo in the policy rate had been taken after careful consideration of the macroeconomic conditions and the outlook for the economy ahead.He said that since the last monetary policy mee…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) India continued to remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world, with GDP growth estimated at 7.4 per cent, according to the latest Market Pulse report released by the National Stock Exchange of India on Monday.The report highlights strong macroeconomic stability, rising investor participation, and record fund-raising activity in capital markets during 2025.As per the First Advance Estimates, India’s economic growth stayed well ahead of global peers, supported by…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India’s inflation rate, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was estimated at 1.33 per cent for December 2025, which is marginally higher than the corresponding figure of 0.71 per cent for November.Food inflation remained in the negative zone during December at (-) 2.71 per cent, as prices of food goods fell compared to the same month of the previous year. Food inflation has now stayed negative for the seventh month in a row, easing the burden on household budgets….
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) India’s equity markets could provide robust returns in near future due to impressive valuations, trailing performance, macro stability and the growth cycle, a report said on Wednesday.The report from MS Research predicted a 13 per cent upside for BSE Sensex to touch 95,000 by December 2026 citing a 50 per cent probability.The firm assumed continued fiscal consolidation, higher private investment and a positive gap between real growth and real rates to provide this base …
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 5 per cent in its February monetary policy meeting given the RBI’s dovish guidance, a new report has said.The Union Bank of India (UBI) said in the report that there is scope for a final 25 bps cut either in February or April 2026, also due to central bank’s repeated references to benign inflation and subdued underlying price pressures.If adjusted for around 50 bps inflation contribution…