Monetary Policy Committee to meet 6 times during 2021-22
NEW DELHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which decides on key interest rates, will meet six times during the next financial year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Wednesday. The first meeting of the six-member MPC to decide on the first bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2021-22 will be held from April 5 […]
Inflationary woes: RBI retains rates, maintains accommodative stance
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday retained its key short-term lending rates to subdue the unabatedly high inflation rate. However, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank maintained the growth-oriented accommodative stance, thus opening up possibilities for more future rate cuts. Resultantly, MPC voted to maintain the repo rate […]
Inflation likely to remain elevated, Q3 CPI seen at 6.8%
MUMBAI: As India battles to break out of the Covid cloud and the severe setback inflicted by the pandemic on the economy, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) expects inflation to remain high and the consumer price index (CPI) for the October-December quarter of FY21 is projected at 6.8 per cent. In […]
RBI’s MPC may keep rates steady in next policy review: Barclays
NEW DELHI: The Central bank is best served by maintaining the policy approach outlined in the October statement, even as it likely acknowledges some optimistic turn in growth indicators and sticky inflation, investment banker Barclays said on Wednesday ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) policy review early next month. “We expect the Reserve Bank […]