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The Reserve Bank of India could consider further repo rate cuts if GDP growth underperforms and the US Federal Reserve adopts aggressive easing. HSBC Mutual Fund says liquidity will stay ample, with corporate bonds offering attractive spreads

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced a 50 bps repo rate cut to 5.5% amid falling inflation, now at 3.2%. The central bank also slashed CRR by 100 bps in phases, while shifting its policy stance from accommodative to neutral.

As of April 9th, 2025, the RBI reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps). It brought it down from 6.25% to 6.00%. This is the second reduction in 2025, with the previous cut also being 25 bps in February 2025.

According to an SBI report, With RBI’s 50 basis points cumulative reduction in policy rates, transmission of the rate cut by banks is expected in the coming quarters

RBI signals its cautious approach to balance the twin factors of inflation and growth

The CRR has been reduced from 4.5 per cent to 4 per cent. This is the first time since March 2020 that the CRR has been cut

Raises inflation target to 4.8 per cent from previous projection of 4.5 per cent for current fiscal

The RBI’s stance suggests a continued focus on price stability, given the current economic climate

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: MPC Decides to Maintain Current 6.5% Repo Rate

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announces MPC's decision to maintain the repo rate at 6.5% after three-day deliberations.

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One should not hope for a rate cut this financial year since inflation is set to hover above 5%

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday that the committee unanimously decided to keep the repo rate at 6.5 per cent.

The pause in the policy rate hike must be seen as a pragmatic move given the global uncertainty

Reserve Bank of India has decided that the standing deposit facility (SDF) will remain unchanged at 6.25 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) and bank rates unchanged at 6.75 per cent.

The Governor made the announcement during a RBI Monetary Policy Committee meeting where the repo rate was hiked by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent.

The repo rate, also called the policy rate, is the interest at which RBI lends money to the commercial banks.

Economic experts expect the MPC to hike the repo rate by 25-35 basis points (bps) with industry lobby body ASSOCHAM also urging the central bank to do the same.

Contrary to NDA govt’s glib pronouncement that India will witness a high growth trajectory, gloomy clouds hover over the country

With the latest hike, the repo rate or the short term lending rate at which banks borrow from the central bank is now close to 6 per cent.