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RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut interest rates by 25 basis points - repo rate to 6% (the first reduction in 10 months and the lowest rate since October 2010) and the reverse repo rate to 5.75% (reversing the 25 bps hike announced only four months ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... 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 at 6.25% following its 7 December policy meeting. Most analysts expected the RBI to cut ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... to announce more policy easing measures in September 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% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... 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 monetary policy deliberations this month. But while lower than expected inflationary pressures prompted ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... context 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. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... the 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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... weaker rupee making imported raw materials costlier. This build-up in inflationary pressures may lead the Reserve Bank of India to hold off from cutting rates, especially as solid growth was seen."

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... that 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
... this 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 ...

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 ...