RBI May Deliver 25-50 Bps Rate Cut In Coming Months As CPI Inflation Drops To 1.5% The report highlighted that softening inflation, led by lower food prices and the GST rate cuts , provides room for additional monetary easing to support economic growth, despite external headwinds. RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 6%, Projects 6.5% GDP Growth for FY 2025-26 Introduction The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in its 54th meeting and the first of the financial year 2025–26, unanimously decided to reduce the policy repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down to 6 per cent with immediate effect. The repo rate is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) lends money to commercial banks, and a cut in this rate is aimed at boosting lending and investment. This decision comes ... The Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) on Friday reduced the key lending rate , or repo rate , by 50 basis points, bringing it down to 5.5% from 6%. The decision was announced after the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), led by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, concluded its three-day meeting that began on June 4. RBI Monetary Policy Committee Meeting June 2025: In a surprise move, the RBI ’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to cut the key repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.5 per cent, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced on Friday. With this, the repo rate is at the lowest level in nearly ...
