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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... is more, real wages has flattened in October following eight consecutive months of positive annual rates of growth. India RBI policy decision Contrary to widespread expectations for a rate cut, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left the repo rate unchanged ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... following its comprehensive review of the economy. Reserve Bank of India holds As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its benchmark repo rate unchanged at a five-year low of 6.5% following its 9 August meeting. According to the RBI ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... in April, rising to 112.2 from 110.2 in March as did the lagging index, up to a 115.1 reading in April from 114.4 in March. RBI holds Similar to the RBA, inflation was the major factor that influenced the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision at its ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... that the April figure is the first positive reading since November 2014 might be of significance to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in ts conduct of monetary policy. More so, in light of the recent reacceleration of CPI inflation above its 5.0% target. Indian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... total - dropped by 1.2% over the same period. In spite of this, financial markets aren't expecting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to announce more stimulus so soon after cutting its benchmark repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25% last month - the first cut since ...

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... didn't surprise with its unchanged policy decision yesterday, that other reserve bank did too. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced no change in policy settings following the conclusion of its 4 August Board meeting and this, despite government ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... doesn't track those that have already double-dipped like the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Competitive devaluation is a zero sum game... unless, of course, we find life on the moon, on mars or another planet and export ...

No board meeting necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... majority's now betting on a May cut, maybe... maybe April. But when it comes to back-to-back surprises, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) takes the gong. The RBI announced another unexpected interest rate cut yesterday that followed its unexpected rate ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... National Bank (SNB) stomp the CHF1.20/euro line in the sand it drew way back in September 2011 and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lower its key interest rates last week. This week opened with the Danmarks Nationalbank - Denmark's central bank - surprise ...

That other surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... rates to even more negative. It also overshadowed another unexpected central bank policy move. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key interest rates by 25 bps each - the repo rate to 7.75%, the reverse repo rate to 6.75%, the marginal standing facility ...