The Reserve Bank of India could make more cuts to the repo rate if inflation remains on projected lines, the Prime Minister's economic adviser C Rangarajan said on Tuesday. ...
01:04 PM, Jan 29, 2013
The Reserve Bank of India's decision to cut rates will help revive investment in the economy, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission said on Tuesday, adding that the economy was beginning to bottom out after a long slowdown. ...
11:57 AM, Jan 29, 2013
All eyes are on the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday as it reviews its credit policy. It is up against stubborn inflation. Will we see a cut in interest rates? CNBC-TV18's banking editor Lata Venketesh tells us what to expect. ...
09:30 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank's decision to cut the Cash Reserve Ratio by 0.25 per cent, the percentage of deposits banks keep with central bank, has received mixed response from India Inc, which has been demanding a reduction in interest rate to spur growth. Interest rates on home and car loans may ease despite the key policy rates left unchanged by the RBI which lowered the CRR by 0.25 per...
04:58 PM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) on Monday said the RBI move to infuse liquidity in the system is "more potent" than a cut in interest rate and it will help banks expand credit portfolio. "The RBI has taken a cautious step. The latest data on inflation has not been encouraging...Under the circumstances, I believe this (25 bps reduction in CRR) is the maximum the Reserve Bank could...
04:45 PM, Sep 17, 2012
The market was expecting the Reserve Bank of India to cut interest rates after the government announced some key policy reforms last week. But by keeping the repo rate unchanged at 25 basis points, the RBI has made it clear that it is more worried about curbing inflation in the short term. However, in a bid to ease liquidity in the system, the central bank has trimmed the cash reserve...
03:54 PM, Sep 17, 2012
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept its key rates unchanged in its mid-quarter monetary policy review on Monday, which means that the EMIs are unlikely to come down soon. The repo rate is unchanged at eight per cent while the reverse repo rate remains at seven per cent. Only the Cash Reserve Ratio has been cut by 0.25 per cent, which according to the RBI will release...
02:34 PM, Sep 17, 2012
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept its key rates unchanged in its mid-quarter monetary policy review on Monday, which means that the EMIs are unlikely to come down soon. The repo rate is unchanged at eight per cent while the reverse repo rate remains at seven per cent. Only the Cash Reserve Ratio has been cut by 0.25 per cent, which according to the RBI will release...
02:34 PM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the cash reserve ration (CRR) by 25 basis points, which will leave Rs 17,000 crore more with the banks. Announcing its credit policy on Monday, which came in the backdrop of some big bang reforms pushed by the UPA Government, the RBI brought down the CRR from 4.75 per cent to 4.50 per cent. However, the repo rate remained unchanged at...
11:08 AM, Sep 17, 2012
Mumbai: In a bid to boost growth, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its annual monetary policy for 2012-13 , has cut the policy rates by 50 basis points. The repo rate now stands at 8 per cent from 8.50 per cent earlier. Similarly, the reverse repo rate is now at 7 per cent from 7.50 per cent earlier. Lauding the central bank, C Rangarajan, chairman of Prime Minister's...
01:12 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Mumbai: The following are the highlights of the Annual Monetary Policy for 2012-13 announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao on Tuesday: * Short term lending rate (repo) lowered by 0.50 per cent to 8 per cent. * Cash reserve ratio retained at 4.75 per cent. * GDP growth for 2012-13 projected at 7.3 per cent. * March-end, 2012-13 inflation expected at 6.5 per cent. *...
12:52 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday cut the repo rate by 50 basis points from 8.5 per cent to 8.0 per cent but did not touch the cash reserve ratio, which remains at 4.75 per cent. The cut in the repo rate is an indication that banks could reduce the interest rates on home and car loans. Following is the full text of RBI's Monetary Policy for...
11:35 AM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Home and car loans may get cheaper as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signalled a possible interest rate cut to boost economy at its annual credit policy on Tuesday. The government said on Monday that inflation had slightly eased in March, a day before what is forecast to be the first interest rate cut in three years, but a cautious tone from the Reserve Bank of India...
07:46 AM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Real estate developers on Thursday expressed disappointment over the RBI's decision to keep key policy rates unchanged and sought a cut in interest rate to boost housing demand. "We are very disappointed at this gesture by the RBI. The economic condition is getting worse day by day. The Government and the RBI should understand the need of the hour and reduce cost of funds," Confederation of Real Estate...
12:29 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has left key policy rates untouched on Thursday mainly on the back of high fiscal deficit and rising crude oil prices. The central bank has not cut rates for more than two years. In this period, the repo rate, which is the rate at which banks borrow money from RBI, has gone up by 3.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent. The Reserve...
11:19 AM, Mar 15, 2012
RBI projects 6 per cent growth, but Finance Minister more positive. ...
03:40 PM, Oct 27, 2009
Amount banks need to keep in govt securities raised. ...
11:36 AM, Oct 27, 2009
Banks have cut down home loan rates for new customers, this festival season. ...
09:37 AM, Oct 30, 2007
