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Why this MPC member proposed a change in monetary policy stance in October
Explore Ram Singh's insights on interest rates, the exchange rate and the impact of tariffs.
3 min read17 Oct 2025Behind RBI's October pause: Keeping powder dry for future rate action
Monetary Policy Committee members preferred to wait for the full impact of fiscal and monetary measures to permeate through the economy before going for another rate cut, even as tariff-related uncertainties remain.
4 min read15 Oct 2025The week in charts: RBI’s caution, EM race, India’s billionaires
In this weekly Plain Facts compilation, we present to you data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by.
3 min read4 Oct 2025RBI’s pause: When monetary flexibility meets growth uncertainty
With inflation easing, RBI has room to cut rates. But further rate cuts are contingent on how key risks to India's economic growth, including the US's steep tariffs, play out.
3 min read1 Oct 2025US tariffs may stoke inflation and make rate cuts harder, says RBI
Even as India’s economic outlook remains “resilient”, risks from evolving tariff actions, adverse weather events, and volatile global financial markets are expected to hamper growth and disinflation, the central bank said.
2 min read1 Oct 2025Top Gainers & Losers on Oct 01: Netweb Tech, Tata Motors, Adani Power, Vodafone Idea, Trent among top gainers
The Indian stock market rebounded on October 1, with key indexes gaining nearly 1%. The rally, driven by banking stocks, followed RBI's measures to boost liquidity while maintaining the repo rate at 5.5%. Nifty Media surged 3.79%, while Nifty PSU Bank lagged with a 0.30% drop.
3 min read1 Oct 2025RBI MPC holds repo rate: Is one more cut coming in FY26? What experts hint?
The RBI maintained the repo rate at 5.5% for the second consecutive meeting, revising FY26 GDP growth forecast to 6.8%. Experts suggest a cautious approach, hinting at potential future cuts while remaining watchful of external economic impacts.
2 min read1 Oct 2025Rate-sensitive stocks rise after RBI keeps repo rate unchanged; bank, financial services sectors lead gains
Rate-sensitive sectors rose after the RBI held the repo rate at 5.5%. The central bank revised FY26 GDP growth to 6.8% and inflation to 2.6%. Stock markets gained, with Nifty Bank and Financial Services leading, while broader indices underperformed.
4 min read1 Oct 2025RBI Policy Outcome: Central bank raises FY26 GDP growth outlook to 6.8% despite Trump tariffs
India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, raised the overall growth forecasts for the fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26) at the bi-monthly policy meeting, even though it lowered projections for the second half of the fiscal year amid the Trump tariff impact.
2 min read1 Oct 2025RBI monetary policy: Repo rate unchanged, growth outlook revised— 5 key highlights from RBI MPC outcome
RBI monetary policy: Meeting Street expectations, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent, and maintained the policy stance as ‘neutral’.
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