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RBI Hikes Repo Rate By 50 Bps To Tame Inflation; Repo Rate At 5.40%

To tackle high inflation in the country, RBI's monetary policy committee has raised the repo rate by 50 bps, to 5.40%. Notably, the new repo rate is higher than that of pre-pandemic levels, which was 5.15%. Notably, demand in the economy is typically suppressed by increasing interest rates. The move "might have an immediate impact on home buying for short term," said… read-more

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 - 04:11 PM / by Shibu Immanuel S

Tags: RBI, Inflation, repo rate, Bank Rate, Shakti Kanta Das

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