The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee’s first bi-monthly meeting of FY26 is being held from April 7 to 9.
The RBI Governor, Mr Sanjay Malhotra, will hold a press conference on April 9 (Wednesday) after the meeting ends. The MPC is expected to announce is a 25-basis-point repo rate cut.
RBI’s cut in repo rate is expected to shield the Indian economy from the fall-out of the US tariffs on global trade and the expected slowdown this may trigger in the world economy.
In a recent report in businessline, Ram Kumar said the macroeconomic setting, in terms of the retail inflation and GDP growth figures, was “favourable for further deepening the rate cut cycle, which began with a 25-basis-point cut in the repo rate from 6.50 per cent to 6.25 per cent in February”. Click here to read the full article by Ram Kumar
All about RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra – https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/who-is-sanjay-malhotra/article68968500.ece
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) – https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/topic/monetary-policy-committee/
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/topic/rbi-and-other-central-banks/
Published on April 8, 2025
