Monetary Policy
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Top 10 Highlights of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's Monetary Policy Review
Jun 02, 2015, 11:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on tuesday lowered its short-term lending rate by 25 basis points in a move that could potentially reduce the cost of borrowings on personal and corporate loans. In
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Know how repo rate cut may reduce your EMI
Jun 02, 2015, 06:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India today slashed its short-term lending rate by 25 basis points in its bi-monthly monetary policy review. After the cut, the repo rate will decline to 7.25 per cent
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RBI monetary policy review today; industry waits for rate cut
Jun 02, 2015, 07:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: With inflation and fiscal deficit under control, bankers and industry leaders expect the Reserve Bank to lower its key policy rate today to support economic activity and boost investment.The wholesale price index based
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RBI may cut policy rate to spur investment: Bankers
May 31, 2015, 04:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: RBI is expected to cut its policy rate on Tuesday to prop up economic activity and boost investment as inflation remains low and fiscal deficit has been contained.Deflationary pressure persisted for the sixth
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SBI cuts lending rate by 15 bps
Apr 07, 2015, 08:53 PM ISTMumbai: Nudged by RBI, country's biggest bank SBI today cut base lending rate by 0.15 percentage point to 9.85 per cent, becoming the first major lender to ease the rate in many months.The new rate
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RBI monetary policy review: Rajan keeps repo rate, cash reserve ratio unchanged
Apr 07, 2015, 12:27 PM ISTMumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today kept policy rate unchanged awaiting clarity on impact of unseasonal rains on food inflation even as he wanted banks to pass on benefits of previous two rate cuts.The
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Monetary policy review: India Inc pitches for rate cut; RBI may not oblige
Apr 07, 2015, 08:24 AM ISTMumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will today announce its first bi-monthly monetary policy review of the current fiscal.India Inc has pitched for rate cut to boost economic activities, but the central bank may
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With new law to curtail Governor's power, rift within RBI ranks likely to become more public
Mar 14, 2015, 04:40 PM ISTMumbai: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's decision to cut rates last week took many top officials by surprise. The contrast between conservative top ranks and Rajan's position could become more conspicuous as the bank is preparing
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Another 50 bps of rate cut in first half of 2015 likely: Experts
Feb 17, 2015, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The ongoing slowdown in inflation momentum has given room for the Reserve Bank to adopt a more accommodative monetary policy and cut policy rates by 50 basis points in the first half of
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India tells G20, tackle spill effect
Feb 12, 2015, 11:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: India has urged the Group of 20 nations (G20) to put in place an effective mechanism to deal with negative spillovers of unconventional monetary policies pursued by advanced economies, the finance ministry said
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India Inc wants rate cut, says inflation likely to remain low
Jan 15, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: Notwithstanding the marginal rise in December inflation, India Inc on Wednesday said low oil prices and measures undertaken by the government are likely to keep inflation under check, even as it reiterated the
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India's monetary policy lost credibility between 2007-13: CEA Arvind Subramanian
Dec 19, 2014, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a scathing criticism of the RBI, covering the tenure of previous two governors, the mid-year economic analysis today said that monetary policy lost its credibility between 2007 and 2013.“For a long time,
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Government efforts brought down inflation: Arun Jaitley
National | Oct 15, 2014, 07:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: Attributing the fall in inflation to initiatives taken by the government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley exuded confidence that the country is on the way to achieve a low and stable price regime."It is
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Raghuram Rajan likely to hold onto key rates today
Sep 30, 2014, 07:57 AM ISTMumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan is widely expected to hold the key rates citing high inflation at the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy announcement on Tuesday, even though the pro-growth lobby has been wishing for
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Monsoon to be critical factor for monetary policy: Barclays
Jun 06, 2014, 06:53 PM ISTMumbai: The southwest monsoon, which hit the mainland a bit late today is a “crucial variable” for monetary policy, British brokerage Barclays said today and projected retail inflation would be below 8 per cent if
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RBI's monetary policy review to dictate trend on bourses
Jun 01, 2014, 08:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) monetary policy review on Tuesday will dictate the trend on the bourses this week, experts said. Besides, automobile stocks will be in focus as companies from this sector
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Sensex gives up early gains; logs worst weekly drop in 4 mths
May 30, 2014, 06:26 PM ISTMumbai: The benchmark Sensex today failed to hold to to early gains and ended 17 points lower due to losses in banking and consumer durable shares, logging its worst weekly drop since January.Profit-booking ahead of
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India calls for communicating monetary policy with clarity
Apr 13, 2014, 05:40 PM ISTWashington: Calibrated and clearly communicated monetary policies will build trust and improve business sentiments globally by leaving little room for speculations, economic affairs secretary Arvind Mayaram said on Saturday.“We believe monetary policy cooperation is extremely
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Air India to sell 7 Dreamliners to raise $840 million
Dec 22, 2013, 11:18 PM ISTMumbai: National carrier Air India plans to raise up to $840 million by way of sale of its seven Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner planes, which it will then lease back, to pay off the bridge loans
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Chidambaram says some functions of RBI need to be revisited
Dec 14, 2013, 09:12 PM ISTMumbai: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today pitched for limiting the Reserve Bank's mandate to monetary policy formulation and banking regulation, and for delegating its other functions to government or other regulators. "It (RBI) is the