India RBI Interest Rate Decision
The Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India is responsible for making interest rate decisions in India. The benchmark repurchase rate is the official interest rate. When the Reserve Bank of India changed its monetary policy objectives in 2014, it placed a greater emphasis on price stability, deprioritizing government borrowing, currency stability, and the need to preserve exports. In February 2015, the government and central bank decided on a goal for consumer inflation of 4%, with a range of plus or minus 2% points, starting with the financial year ending in March 2017.
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 GDP Growth Climbs To 8.4% In December Qtr
India's economic growth improved strongly to 8.4 percent year-on-year in the December quarter from 7.6 percent in the previous three months, preliminary estimates from the statistics ministry showed Thursday. Economists had forecast the growth rate to slow to 6.6 percent.
RTTNews | 73 days ago
India Inflation Softens On Cooling Food Costs
India consumer price inflation softened to a three-month low in January on moderating food price growth, data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed Monday. The consumer price index posted an annual growth of 5.10 percent, weaker than the 5.69 percent increase in December, which was the fastest in four months.
RTTNews | 91 days ago
India Central Bank Maintains Policy Stance
The Reserve Bank of India decided to leave its benchmark interest rates unchanged for the sixth straight session on Thursday as inflation tends to remain in the upper band of the target range. The Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI, led by Governor Shaktikanta Das, voted 5-1 to hold the repo rate at 6.50 percent.
RTTNews | 95 days ago
