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...