In an interview to a news agency, Finance Minister P Chidambaram remarked that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would take a decision on reducing policy rate after taking into consideration the fiscal moves of government. On March 19, the central bank would release mid-quarter review of monetary policy. Shifting its focus from infla
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RBI has limited room for policy easing
In an interview to a leading media, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao remarked that the roon for monetary easing is limited over the next few months because of the outlook for inflation and outlook for growth. He said the central bank would take into account the fiscal consolidation measures and deficit projections by the finance minister in the coming Budget to decide on t
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Govt to remove diesel under-pricing by mid-2015
The present under pricing of diesel will be removed progressively by mid-2015," Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said in his address at India Energy Congress recently. Recently, oil marketing companies (OMCs) were allowed to charge market price for bulk diesel consumers. Also, for retail users of diesel, the gove
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RBI hints at more policy easing if inflation, CAD falls
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao informed reporters that there would be more room for monetary policy actions if inflation eases further and the current account deficit moderates further. He said this after announcing the decision of the RBI to reduce repo rate by 25 basis points and cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled commercial banks by 25 bps in the third quarter monetary policy
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Perspective on the Credit Policy
In my opinion, RBI delivered a very balanced policy. As expected, they chose the calibrated path of a 25 bps cut in the Repo and the Reverse Repo rates as they wanted to avoid a repeat of April 2012 when the RBI had cut the Repo rate by 50 bps and then had to pause with surprises creeping in from the inflation side. On the other side, there is a clear acknowledgement from the RBI that demand side activity has remained low, growth has slowed below trend, probably needing the RBI to complement the
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Quote on RBI’s Credit Policy: CRR and repo rates slashed by 0.25%
Finally, we have the rate cut (start of the series of cuts that hopefully will follow over several quarters, influenced by the overall inflation situation and the economy's need to perk up growth rates) which coupled with the lower CRR should provide great relief to Real Estate industry reeling for quite some time now under the burden of huge debts on one side and poor cash flows caused by slowdown in sales.
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RBI cuts repo rate to support economic growth
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points from 8.0 per cent to 7.75 per cent with immediate effect in its third quarter review of monetary policy 2012-13. In order to infuse liquidity into the banking system, the central bank also reduced the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks by 25 basis points from 4.25 per
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RBI expected to reduce policy rate
Majority of economists and financial market observers expect Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut policy repo rate by 25 basis points on January 29 to 7.75 percent. The decline in inflation gauge based on wholesale price index (WPI) and the government's resolve to reduce fiscal deficit increased expectation that the central bank would redu
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Governor comments temper policy rate cut hope
Expectation that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would reduce policy rates during the monetary policy review on January 29 was tempered by the recent remarks of Governor D Subbarao. Subbarao recently remarked that reducing inflation is the priority of the central bank and will always be. Only then can the poor be given relief, he added
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RBI may cut repo rate in Jan policy; Credit Suisse
According to brokerage firm Credit Suisse, in its monetary policy meeting on January 29, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may reduce repo rate by 50 basis points, to 7.5 per cent because of decline in inflation. In a recent research report, Robert Prior-Wandesforde of Credit Suisse said the repo rate may be redu