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Will RBI's rate hike really tame inflation?

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the policy rates by 50 basis points (bps) on June 8, following the inter-meeting hike of 40bps in May. This has brought the repo rate to 4.90%. The back-to-back hikes signal that inflation has been reinstated as…

The Times of India · Jun 9, 2022

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The Hindu · Jun 9, 2022

Inflation’s long shadow: On RBI’s actions

The Reserve Bank of India is finally acting to rein in galloping prices

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2022

RBI enhances e-mandate limit on cards for recurring payments to Rs 15,000

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday hiked the limit on the amount of recurring transactions that can be made sans additional factor authentication (such as OTP) via e-mandate to Rs 15,000 from Rs 5,000 currently.

The Times of India · Jun 8, 2022

War led to globalisation of inflation, says RBI governor raising FY23 inflation projection to 6.7%

MUMBAI: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said the Ukraine-Russia war has led to globalisation of inflation and is posing new challenges, as the central bank upped the inflation projection to 6.7 per cent for current fiscal year.

The Times of India · Jun 8, 2022

RBI allows credit cards to be linked with UPI platform

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday allowed credit cards to be linked with the unified payments interface (UPI), which will enable more people to make payments using the popular platform.

The Times of India · Jun 8, 2022

RBI doubles individual housing loan cap for cooperative lenders

Taking into account the rising housing prices since the maximum permissible loan limits for cooperative lenders was reviewed a decade ago, the RBI has increased the limit up to ₹1.40 crore for urban cooperative banks.

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2022

Business: RBI hikes repo rate by 50 bps to 4.90 per cent

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked policy repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 4.90 per cent with immediate effect. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 8, 2022

EMIs to go up: RBI hikes repo rate by 50 bps to check soaring inflation

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked key repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 4.90 per cent in a bid to tame the soaring inflation in the country.

The Times of India · Jun 8, 2022

RBI's rate hike is just a matter of how much: Report

NEW DELHI: As monetary policy makers huddle to find ways to tame inflation, the question for them is not whether to raise borrowing costs, but by how much.

The Times of India · Jun 7, 2022