During the recent monetary policy review meeting held between February 5 and 7, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made the decision to reduce the policy repo rate from 6.50% to 6.25%. This marks a change after maintaining the rate unchanged for eleven consecutive meetings, which is about five years. The new Governor, Sanjay … Read more
Central banks cagey about joining the global interest-rate cutting cycle may reveal themselves this week with a quartet of decisions in advanced economies. Days after the Federal Reserve pared back projections for US monetary easing this year, policymakers from the UK to Australia are likely to signal that they’re still not convinced enough about disinflation … Read more
Retail inflation remained above the 7% mark for the second consecutive month in October heightening worries about a further delay in monetary easing by the RBI. The CPI inflation for October came in at 7.61 per cent as food prices continued to remain sticky on account of supply-side distortions. The combined food inflation shot past … Read more