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Writer's pictureNehal Rana

RBI raises key rate zero.50% to 5.40%, highest since 2019

Updated: Aug 7, 2022


National Economy policy 2022 Written By Nehal Rana.................


The Federal Reserve Bank of India hiked its key loaning rate by fifty basis points to pre pandemic levels of five.40 per cent on weekday, a 3rd increase during a row to tame billowing inflation that has remained on top of the higher finish of the central bank's target this year.


With Gregorian calendar month retail inflation at seven per cent, well on top of the RBI's 2-6 per cent medium-term target, the financial policy committee (MPC) raised the key loaning rate or the repo rate by fifty basis points (bps) to five.40 per cent, the best since 2019.





RBI raises interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.40 percent


With the most recent hike, the repo rate or the short term disposal rate at that banks borrow crossed the pre-pandemic level of five.15 per cent.


All the six members of the financial Policy Committee (MPC), headed by run Governor Shaktikanta Das, nem con voted for the speed hike.


The run had caught markets off guard with a forty rate hike at associate degree extra meeting in could, followed by a fifty €rate increase in Gregorian calendar month, however costs have shown very little signs of cooling to this point.


RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das weighed in on the quandary the financial organization faces, with pressing economic considerations to be self-addressed.


Retail inflation, supported the patron index number (CPI), that run factors in whereas fixing its benchmark rate, stood at 7.01 per cent in Gregorian calendar month.


Inflation has been ruling higher than the RBI's comfort level of vi per cent since Jan this year and therefore the Governor expects that trend to continue.


Retail inflation, supported the buyer indicator (CPI), that the tally takes into consider a tiononce setting the benchmark, stood at 7.01 p.c in Gregorian calendar month. Inflation has been higher than the RBI’s comfort level of half dozenp.c since Jan this year, and also the governor expects that trend to continue





Inflation supported the Wholesale index number (WPI) remained in double-digit for fifteen months during a row. The WPI reading was at fifteen.18 per cent in June.


The latest run batted in action follows the Bank of European country raising rate by fifty basis points, the largest hike in twenty seven years, to 1.75 per cent.


Last month, the America FRS accomplished its second consecutive zero.75 mathematical notation rate increase, taking its benchmark rate to a vary of two.25-2.5 per cent. Traders currently a wait the run batted in governor's comment on the outlook and any clues on the pace of alteration going ahead.


“The tally continuing to ‘advance’ rate hikes in line with our expectations. The financial organization stressed that whereas inflation may moderate within the coming back months, uncertainty around these pressures remains high, necessitating the necessity for a 50bp rate hike rate hike. Expect the tally to push the repo rate to five.75 %during this cycle,” aforementioned Sakshi Gupta, chief social scientist at HDFC Bank.


Following are the highlights of the RBI's monetary policy review of fiscafinancial organisationed by Governor Shaktikanta Das:

  • Key short-term lending rate (repo) raised by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.4 per cent; third consecutive hike

  • In all, 140 bps hike in repo since May 2022 to check inflation

  • GDP growth projection for 2022-23 retained at 7.2 per cent (pc).

  • GDP growth projection: Q1 at 16.2 pc; Q2 at 6.2 pc; Q3 at 4.1 pc; and Q4 at 4 pc

  • Real GDP growth for Q1:2023-24 projected at 6.7 per cent

  • Domestic economic activity exhibiting signs of broadening

  • Retail inflation projection too retained at 6.7 pc for 2022-23

  • Inflation projection: Q2 at 7.1 pc; Q3 at 6.4 pc; and Q4 at 5.8 pc; Q1:2023-24 at 5 pc

  • India witnessed large portfolio outflows of USD 13.3 billion in FY23 up to August 3

  • Financial sector well capitalised and sound

  • India's foreign exchange reserves provide insurance against global spillovers

  • Monetary Policy Committee decides to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodative stance to check inflation

  • Depreciation of rupee more on account of appreciation of US dollar rather than weakness in macroeconomic fundamentals of the Indian economy

  • RBI to remain watchful and focused on maintaining stability of rupee

  • Rupee depreciated by 4.7 pc against US dollar this fiscal year till August 4

  • India's foreign exchange reserves remain fourth largest globally

  • Mechanism to be activated to allow NRIs to use Bharat Bill Payment System for payments of utility and education on behalf of their families in India

Next meeting of rate-setting panel scheduled for September 28-30, 2022.





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