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RBI to hike repo rate in June, earlier than previously thought: Poll

RBI Repo rate hike: Retail inflation will likely soar further as a spike in global energy prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine seeps into consumer prices

Bond yields fall 14 bps on less hawkish stance by monetary policy committee

Fall in global crude oil prices also leads to a sharp decline in bond yields

Missing inflation mandate is a possibility: RBI's MPC member Jayanth Varma

'The markets should not assume we will guide them, because the data is coming without warning', said Varma

MPC panel to get a new face: Rajiv Ranjan likely to replace Mridul Saggar

Rajiv Ranjan likely to replace Mridul Saggar in rate-setting panel

Will the RBI's efforts to tame inflation, manage growth fail? UBS thinks so

While the RBI's monetary policy committee kept rates steady in its recent policy review in April, UBS expects the Indian central bank to hike rates starting June 2022

Shifting gear

Prepare for rate hikes faster than expected

'Turning the policy corner': What experts have to say about RBI decisions

RBI monetary Policy: As the central bank keeps the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent, here is what the industry experts has to say

Benchmark indices decline for third day ahead of RBI monetary policy

On Thursday, overseas investors sold shares worth Rs 5,009 crore, while domestic institutions invested Rs 1,775 crore

Inflation woes: 10-year bond yield near 7% ahead of RBI MPC meet

The yield on the 10-year benchmark government bond closed at 6.92 per cent on Wednesday, up from the previous close of 6.90 per cent

As multiple crises hit, a case for fresh economic assessment to Parliament

Given the Covid-19 pandemic, and now the war in Europe, economists assert there could be a case for reviving the practice for the sake of fiscal transparency at least temporarily

'RBI to remain accommodative, leave all rates unchanged in April policy'

The comfort provided by the expected improvement in inflation was the anchor for the super-dovish February policy

RBI's MPC to meet 6 times next fiscal; first meeting scheduled for Apr 6-8

The MPC announces the bi-monthly monetary policy after deliberations on the prevailing domestic and economic situations

High inflation to compel RBI to signal neutral policy stance: S&P

The RBI will likely raise the repo rate by at least 50-75 basis points through FY23, and by another 50 basis points in FY24, the ratings agency said

RBI to maintain status quo at April meet: Axis Bank Chief Economist

On the currencies front, Bhattacharya estimated the rupee to depreciate to 76.50 against the dollar in FY23 as against 74.50 in FY22

Increasing inflation risks

Global uncertainty will weaken recovery

Crude prices risk can be treated as supply shock: RBI deputy governor Patra

Michael Patra adds that while geopolitical fallout is being assessed, it is reasonable to treat it as a supply shock at this stage in setting monetary policy

MPC hasn't compromised on price stability: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

RBI governor says accommodative stance based on our domestic growth-inflation dynamics

RBI credibility at risk, says lone dissenter on monetary policy panel

'The time to ditch the Covid stuff from the monetary policy has come,' says Jayanth Rama Varma.

We shouldn't restrict our ability to respond: External member of RBI's MPC

The Ukraine situation is a shock both to growth and to inflation, and it is too early to say which of these two shocks will be bigger, says Jayanth R Varma

Uneven economic recovery nudged MPC to continue policy support: Minutes

The six-member MPC voted to keep the policy rate unchanged and continued with the accommodative stance at its meeting on February 10