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RBI hikes lending rate by 50 basis points to curb inflation; home loans, EMIs to get costlier

The latest RBI action follows the Bank of England raising rate by 50 basis points, the biggest hike in 27 years, to 1.75 per cent.

PTI Written By: PTI New Delhi Updated on: August 05, 2022 11:11 IST
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Highlights

  • RBI hikes lending rate by 50 basis points to curb inflation
  • This is 3rd consecutive rate hike after 40 basis points in May and 50 basis points increase in June
  • All 6 members of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted for the rate hike

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday raised the benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 5.40 per cent to tame inflation. With the latest hike, the repo rate or the short term lending rate at which banks borrow has crossed the pre-pandemic level of 5.15 per cent.

This is the third consecutive rate hike after a 40 basis points in May and 50 basis points increase in June. In all, the RBI has raised benchmark rate by 1.40 per cent since May this year. All six members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, unanimously voted for the rate hike. 

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation, which RBI factors in while fixing its benchmark rate, stood at 7.01 per cent in June. Retail inflation has been ruling above the RBI's comfort level of 6 per cent since January this year. Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) remained in double-digit for 15 months in a row. The WPI reading was at 15.18 per cent in June.

(PTI Inputs)

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