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The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its policy announcement scheduled for Friday is likely to maintain status quo on repo rate amid ongoing global economic uncertainty, pressure on government bond yields and volatility in the domestic currency, a State Bank of India report said. The report said that despite earlier policy […]
Private loans made up 55% of customer assets, corporate loans made up 34%, while commercial loans made up the rest Private sector lender Federal Bank on Friday reported a 9 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit for the quarter ended December at ₹1,041 crore, led by steady growth in core income and asset quality. […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may cut the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) at its monetary policy meeting in February, bringing down the benchmark interest rate to 5 percent, a Union Bank of India report showed. The report highlighted that there is scope for a final rate cut of 25 basis points […]
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra | Photo credit: PTI The possibility of a slowdown in growth momentum in the second half of FY26 and the first half of FY27 due to headwinds from trade and rate-related uncertainties prompted the RBI’s six-member interest rate panel to opt for a growth-supportive rate cut of 25 basis points (bps), […]
Retail inflation, as measured by the CPI, stood at 0.7% in November 2025, up slightly from 0.3% in the previous month. | Photo credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS With India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) remaining well below 2 per cent for the past three months and inflation expected to remain favorable through the first half of FY27, […]
Bank of Baroda (BoB) says the Baroda Repo Based Lending Rate (BRLLR) will drop to 7.90% from the existing 8.15%. | Photo credit: ANUSHREE FADNAVIS Hours after the RBI cut the key policy rate, state-owned lenders Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Bank of India on Friday announced a 25 basis point rate cut on loans […]
**EDS: THIRD-PARTY IMAGE** In this screenshot from a video posted on December 5, 2025, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra speaks as he announces the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy for the current fiscal in Mumbai. (@reservebankofindia593/X via PTI photo) (PTI12_05_2025_000036B) | Photo credits:- After slashing the repo rate by 125 basis points (bps) […]
Sanjay Malhotra, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) | Photo credit: PTI The RBI’s interest rate panel on Friday voted unanimously to cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points as favorable inflation prospects opened up policy space to support growth, which is expected to moderate somewhat after growing at 8 per […]
Indian government bonds rose on Friday after a policy rate cut and liquidity injection measures, even as the 10-year benchmark ended flat on profit-taking and supply.The Reserve Bank of India cut its key repo rate by 25 basis points, leaving the door open for further easing. She took steps to increase liquidity in the banking […]
