RBI will keep repo rate unchanged amid currency volatility and bond yield pressure: SBI report

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 […]

The credit growth of banks to stay low, since companies use other sources of financing in the low interest regime: SBI report

The report noted that companies tend to avoid bank loans when the interest rates are low and instead explore other sources of financing. The credit growth of banks in the country will probably remain low, because companies will continue to opt for alternative financing methods in the current environment with low interest rates, according to […]