Sunday, March 26, 2023

Shaktikanta Das

G20 nations must address challenges: RBI Gov

The global economic outlook has improved in recent months, but uncertainties still remain, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday as he called upon G20 nations to resolutely address the challenges, including debt distress and threats to financial stability,...

Crypto could cause next financial crisis: RBI Gov

As millions of investors face uncertainty in global crypto meltdown, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday that the next financial crisis will come from crypto collapse if private digital coins are allowed to...

RBI hikes repo rate;cuts FY23 GDP forecast

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday in a 5:1 decision increased the repo rate by 35 basis points (bps) to 6.25 per cent to contain inflation.The repo rate, also called the policy rate,...

No need to change inflation target of 2-6 pc

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said there was no need to change the inflation target despite the central bank’s failure to keep it below the 6%upper tolerance level for 9 consecutive months while exuding confidence that the October...

Retail Inflation ‘unacceptably and uncomfortably’ high: Das

With the price situation remaining at “unacceptably and uncomfortably” high level, members of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee underlined the need for preventing upward drift of inflation and bringing it down to the target band, as per minutes of...

RBI’s MPC may raise interest rate on Friday

The Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting panel on Wednesday began its three-day deliberations on the next bi-monthly monetary policy amid expectations of at least a 35-basis-point hike in the interest rate to check high inflation. If raised, it will...

Rupee holding up well relative to other currencies: RBI

Allaying the fear of depreciation of rupee, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the Indian rupee is holding up well relative to both advanced and emerging market economies on account of strong, resilient...

RBI will ensure soft landing of economy: Das

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank will ensure that the economy has a soft landing wherein inflation is closer to 4 per cent, with minimal impact on growth.Das said retail inflation appears...

Retail inflation eases to 7.01 pc

Retail inflation dropped marginally to 7.01 per cent in June mainly due to slight easing in prices of vegetables and pulses, though it remained above the Reserve Bank’s comfort level for the sixth month in a row.The consumer price...

Cryptocurrencies clear danger: RBI Gov

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday described cryptocurrencies as “clear danger” and said that anything that derives value based on make believe, without any underlying, is just speculation under a sophisticated name.The government is in the process of...