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India Government Budget Value
The discrepancy between government revenues and expenses is referred to as the government budget balance. When outlays equal receipts, the budget is balanced, when revenues exceed expenses, the country declares a budget surplus, and when expenses exceed revenues, the country reports a budget deficit. When referring to the government budget value in India, it refers to the total amount of the central government's fiscal deficit throughout the course of the current fiscal year.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the INR while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the INR.
News (INR)
India Slashes Policy Rates By Bigger Than Expected 50 Bps; Shifts Stance To Neutral
The Reserve Bank of India lowered its interest rates by a sharper-than-expected 50 basis points on Friday, marking the third consecutive reduction as policymakers focused on propelling growth amid the softening inflation, but the central bank shifted its monetary policy stance to neutral signaling a pause ahead. The MPC decided to cut the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 percent.
RTTNews | 33 days ago
RBI Shifts Stance To Accommodative As Tariffs Loom
The Reserve Bank of India cut its key policy rates for the second straight meeting and also shifted its monetary policy stance to accommodative as trade tariffs pose risks to the outlook for both inflation and growth. At the first policy meeting of the financial year, the Monetary Policy Committee, led by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, unanimously decided to cut the policy repo rate.
RTTNews | 91 days ago
India Inflation Weakest In 7 Months
India's consumer price inflation slowed to a seven-month low in February as food price growth hit the lowest in nearly two years, raising expectations of interest rate cuts over coming months. Consumer price inflation eased to 3.61 percent in February from 4.26 percent in January, official data revealed on Wednesday. This was the lowest since July 2024.
RTTNews | 119 days ago
