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January 27, 2025 8:13 PM

RBI plans Rs 1.1 lakh crore liquidity infusion in banking system

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a plan on Monday to inject an additional Rs 1.1 lakh crore into the banking system through various measures, including open market purchase auctions of Government securities and a variable rate repo auction. Additionally, a $5 billion dollar-rupee swap auction will be conducted to enhance liquidity. This decision follows a review of current liquidity and financial conditions. The open market operations will involve the purchase of Government of Indi...

October 9, 2024 10:48 AM

RBI keeps repo rate at 6.5%, shifts stance to neutral for inflation-growth balance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday kept the policy repo rate steady at 6.5% for the tenth time in a row. Following the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the decision was supported by five out of six MPC members. Other key rates also remained unchanged, with the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate at 6.25% and both the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate at 6.75%. Das also highlighted a shift in the RBI's monetary...

September 16, 2024 6:39 PM

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, ups FY25 GDP forecast to 7.2%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent for the eighth consecutive time on Friday, aiming to bring inflation down to its medium-term target of 4%. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in a majority decision with four out of six members agreeing, opted to hold the repo rate steady. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains at 6.25 percent, while the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate remain at 6.75 percent. RBI Govern...

September 16, 2024 3:25 PM

RBI keeps repo rates unchanged at 6.5 percent for seventh consecutive time

The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday kept the key repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the seventh consecutive meeting, as it focused on reigning in retail inflation that has stayed above its 4 per cent target. The repo rate is the interest rate at which banks borrow funds from the RBI to overcome short-term liquidity mismatches. "It was decided by a majority of 5:1 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 6.50 per cent. Consequently, the Standing Deposit Faci...