Long way to go before inflation eases: RBI deputy governor
India`s inflation has a "long way" to go before it eases because of high input costs, while the reasons for elevated food price inflation remain "structural," Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor H.R. Khan said on Friday.
Nov 07, 2014, 11:41 AM IST
Bonds post sharpest monthly gain in 18 months on rate cut hopes
The 10-year bond yields have fallen 24 basis points this month, its steepest since May 2013, on strong demand from foreign investors and continued expectations of a rate reduction.
Oct 31, 2014, 17:35 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley favours interest rate cut
Jaitley favours a cut in interest rates to trigger demand in the construction sector but the RB has signalled it will not ease policy until it is confident of lower inflation.
Oct 25, 2014, 12:46 PM IST
`Diesel price cut to reduce WPI by 0.20% in next two months`
RBI may cut rates 2-3 quarters ahead of consensus expectations on the back of these developments, says Motilal Oswal.
Oct 20, 2014, 10:09 AM IST
India's GDP to pick up from 5.6% in FY15 to 7% in FY17: Citi
India's growth rate is expected to improve to 7 percent by FY 2017, while inflation and current account deficit are likely to moderate in the coming years, a Citigroup report said.
Oct 09, 2014, 18:28 PM IST
RBI's fresh agility helps tame India's money market volatility
The overnight cash rate, a key indicator of liquidity, has recovered from a summer of wild swings that threatened RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan`s key goal of reforming India`s money market.
Oct 09, 2014, 15:57 PM IST
India recovered from its relative slump: IMF
India has recovered from its relative slump and its growth is expected to exceed five percent again, a top IMF official said even as the global lender forecast the world growth to be 3.3 percent in 2014, down 0.1 percent.
Oct 07, 2014, 19:47 PM IST
FinMin, RBI to decide on monetary policy framework by Dec end
India has long struggled with prices rising at double digit levels annually, causing most distress for the poor.
Oct 07, 2014, 19:22 PM IST
'RBI should have seized opportunity to cut interest rate'
Reserve Bank should have cut the key policy rate to push investments and boost economic growth, India Inc on Tuesday said.
Sep 30, 2014, 15:15 PM IST
RBI monetary policy: Key Highlights
Following are the highlights of RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy statement.
Sep 30, 2014, 12:23 PM IST
RBI policy review: Rajan keeps interest rates unchanged
The short-term lending rate (repo) rate now stands at 8 percent, and the cash reserve requirement of banks at 4 percent.
Sep 30, 2014, 11:46 AM IST
Can reach inflation target of 6% by January 2016: Rajan
Expressing optimism that situation is better than it was in August, Rajan also added that RBI will bring SLR down as government finances improve.
Sep 30, 2014, 11:28 AM IST
RBI seen holding rates until Q2 2015, then ease
All but three of 46 economists surveyed over the past week said the bank would leave its key repo rate unchanged at 8.0 percent when it meets on Sept. 30.
Sep 24, 2014, 12:54 PM IST
RBI needs to raise policy rates to bring down inflation: IMF
IMF said India needs to take more steps to reduce stubbornly high inflation and the large fiscal deficit.
Sep 18, 2014, 21:23 PM IST
Dip in IIP shows recovery is still uneven: Rajan
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan said the latest weak IIP data only underlines the fact that the economy needs a pick up in investment growth and that the recovery is still uneven.
Sep 15, 2014, 15:07 PM IST
Inflation eases to 5-year low of 3.74%
The inflation measured on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was at 5.19 percent in July and 6.99 percent in August 2013.
Sep 15, 2014, 12:17 PM IST
Don't follow straightjacket approach on inflation: RBI director
Reflecting on differences within the Reserve Bank, noted economist and RBI's independent director Indira Rajaraman on Thursday said the central bank should not follow a straightjacket approach of controlling inflation.
Sep 11, 2014, 20:11 PM IST
Household financial savings rate inch up to 7.2% of GDP
Savings in deposits by the households rose, however, to Rs 1 trillion (17 percent) in the year to Rs 6.91 trillion in FY14 as against Rs 5.91 trillion in 2012-13.
Aug 31, 2014, 14:31 PM IST
High inflation constraining recovery, rating: Moody's
Moody's assigns a 'Baa3' rating on India, with a stable outlook.
Aug 28, 2014, 15:28 PM IST
Inflation rising, tough to expect a rate cut from RBI:Analysts
The industrial output growth slowed down to 3.4 percent in June, after rising 5 percent in May.
Aug 13, 2014, 19:26 PM IST
