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MUMBAI, March 30 (Reuters) - Indian bonds tumbled in the fiscal year ending March, snapping a two-year rising streak, as demand weakened and the Middle East war sent oil prices surging, outweighing the impact of record debt purchases and cash infusion by the central bank. Elevated oil prices threaten to raise inflation and widen India's current account deficit, and could force the central bank to start raising policy rates earlier than anticipated. Bonds could extend their losing run in the we ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 5 (PTI) The RBI's decision to cut repo rate by 25 basis points drew a positive response from market participants, with the move set to support growth, improve liquidity conditions and help ease pressure on yields. Announcing the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy for the current fiscal, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to cut the short-term lending rate or repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent with a neutral stance. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a move to further ease the liquidity situation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced a 100 basis points reduction in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) in a staggered manner through the remainder of 2025. This cut, from 4% to 3% of net demand and time liabilities (NDTL), is expected to release around ₹2.5 lakh crore of primary liquidity into the banking system by November. Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the CRR reduction is aimed at easing the cost of funds for banks and ...Read More >
This was a significant drop from the 6.7 per cent growth recorded in the previous quarter and fell short of Morgan Stanley's forecast of 6.3 per cent and the consensus estimate of 6.5 per cent. The slowdown was evident in both private consumption and capital expenditure (capex), although private consumption outpaced capex, growing by 6 per cent compared to 5.4 per cent. On the other hand, the services sector demonstrated resilience, growing at 7.1 per cent, while the industry sector lagged at ...Read More >
RBI MPC Meeting December 2024: Experts say the MPC may set the stage for a February rate cut and ease some liquidity conditions this time. The RBI MPC's 3-day meeting is set to begin on Wednesday, December 4, and the monetary policy decision will be announced on December 6, the last day of the meeting. Economists expect the RBI's rate-setting committee to maintain the status quo on the key repo rate but they said the central bank might ease some liquidity conditions by cutting CRR or undertakin ...Read More >
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