Tag: Monetary Policy Review

RBI’s Bi-monthly Review dt. 7th December 2022 – Key Takeaways and Highlights of the Policy

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 5th, 6th and 7th December 2022. Based on an assessment of the macroeconomic situation and its outlook, the MPC decided by a majority of 5 members out of 6 to increase the policy repo rate by 35 basis points to 6.25 per cent, with immediate effect. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate stands adjusted to 6.00 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 6.50 per cent. The MPC also decided by a majority of 4 out of 6 members to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation remains within the target going forward, while supporting growth.

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RBI Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy 5th August 2022 – Highlights & Key Takeaways

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday hiked the repo rate by 50 bps, taking the key policy rate back to the pre-pandemic level of 5.4 per cent. Today’s hike was the third such in a row, with which the cumulative rate hike since May is now 140 bps. The central bank’s MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) said that it remains focused on “withdrawal of accommodation” to combat the elevated inflationary pressures while also supporting growth.
“These decisions are in consonance with the objective of achieving the medium term target for consumer price index (CPI) inflation of 4 per cent within a band of +/- 2 per cent, while supporting growth,” Governor Shaktikanta Das said.
Sustained high inflation could de-stabilise inflation expectations and harm growth in the medium term, he added.

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RBI Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review February 2022 – Highlights and Key Takeaways

RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had began its three-day deliberations on February 8th instead of 7th due to Maharashtra government’s decision to declare February 7 as a public holiday to mourn the passing of the singing legend Lata Mangeshkar.
The RBI has decided to continue its accomodative stance and has kept repo rate unchanged at 4 percent and reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.35 percent. The Reserve Bank of India has projected real GDP Growth at 7.8 percent for fiscal year 2022-23.The CPI inflation projection has been retained at 5.3% for FY 2021-22 and 4.5% for FY 2022-23.

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RBI’s Bi-Monthly Policy Review – Key Highlights

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) six-member monetary policy committee (MPC), headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das, decided to maintain key interest rates for a ninth straight meeting, retaining an accommodative stance amid the threat surrounding Omicron coronavirus variant.

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RBI’s Bi-Monthly Review 6th August 2021- Highlights & Key Takeaways

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee has kept the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent. This is the seventh straight MPC, when RBI kept the rates steady. RBI Guv SHaktikanta Das said that MPC has decided to leave repo rate unchanged and continue with the accommodative stance as long as necessary to support growth. Das said that India is a much better position as compared to June 2021.

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Sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Review – RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.15%

RBI released the Sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy leaving the Rates unchanged and giving booster dose for the growth of Economy.

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Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Reserve Bank of India

India’s Central Bank Reserve Bank of India announced on 6th August the IIIrd Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy wherein they announced an array of conventional and unconventional measures to boost slowing economic growth, including reducing the benchmark interest rate by an irregular 35 basis points (bps), its fourth rate cut this year. The Reserve Bank of India’s six-member rate-setting…

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Can RBI policy be the blueprint for world’s central banks?

India is becoming the gold standard for monetary policy in Asia, if not the world. Reserve Bank of India has been very consistent in its message: Borrowing costs need to come down to juice growth. Passive inflation and the central bank’s full tank of gas make the case to cut even stronger.

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