Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Rate cut not warranted to achieve 5% inflation by March: Urjit Patel -The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

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7 December 2016

Backing the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision to keep the key lending rate unchanged at 6.25%, RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Wednesday said that a cut was not warranted at this juncture, given the 5% inflation target to be achieved by March end. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

"MPC was of the view that given the 25 bps cut in October and a total of 125 bps since January 2015, a further cut was not warranted at this juncture," Patel said at the press conference after the monetary policy was announced on the RBI website. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

He said that the committee felt it was important to achieve the 5% consumer price index inflation target by March 2017. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday kept the repurchase rate, or the short-term lending rate charged by the central bank on borrowings by commercial banks, unchanged at 6.25% in its first policy review after demonetisation. The reverse repurchase rate also automatically stands lowered to 5.75%. 


The move came as a surprise as the industry was expecting anywhere between 25-50 basis points (bps) cut as the banks are flush with cash after the November 8 demonetisation move.The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

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