Repo Rate Archives

February 6, 2026 11:13 AM

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, maintains neutral stance

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent while maintaining a neutral policy stance. Announcing the dec...

December 5, 2025 10:59 AM

RBI Governor revises inflation outlook downward to 2% for FY26, cuts projection by 0.6%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday revised its inflation outlook for the current financial year, FY26, projecting Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation at 2 per cent—down by 0.6 percentage points from its earlier estimate. The announcement w...

December 5, 2025 10:27 AM

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25% amid robust GDP growth, record-low inflation

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down to 5.25 per cent. The decision was announced by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra after the conclusion of the three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) m...

October 1, 2025 1:58 PM

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.5%, maintains neutral stance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent, with the monetary policy committee (MPC) maintaining a “neutral” policy stance. A neutral stance implies that the central bank neither seeks to...

June 6, 2025 11:16 AM

RBI cuts repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5%, shifts policy stance to neutral

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced a sharp 50 basis points cut in the repo rate, bringing it down from 6 per cent to 5.5 per cent. Announcing the decision, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the central bank was responding to the shar...

May 29, 2025 4:04 PM

RBI to continue liquidity operations in line with policy stance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said it will continue to undertake liquidity management operations in line with its monetary policy stance, to ensure adequate liquidity in the banking system that supports the productive needs of the econo...

April 9, 2025 10:55 AM

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6% amid deepening global trade war

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday cut the repo rate by 25 basis points, reducing it from 6.25 per cent to 6 per cent, in a bid to support the economy amid growing global headwinds stemming from sweeping tariffs and retaliatory duties impos...

February 7, 2025 10:57 AM

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25% in first policy review

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra confirmed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had unanimously decided to reduce the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps), from 6.50% to 6.25%. Malhotra addressed the challenges posed by the g...

February 7, 2025 9:56 AM

RBI likely to cut repo rate by 25 Bps in Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s first policy move

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to announce its first monetary policy under new Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday. Experts predict that the central bank may reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to ...

February 6, 2025 8:38 PM

RBI may cut repo rate by 50 basis points to boost economy: ASSOCHAM

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to cut the benchmark policy repo rate, which stands at 6.50 per cent, by at least 50 basis points to support economic growth, a top industry body said on Thursday. To help the economy tide over the crisis ...