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Shaktikanta Das has emphasized the importance of addressing the 'last mile' in disinflation, a critical step in reducing inflation further. Speaking at a conference organized by FICCI and IBA, Das noted that while progress has been made, the central bank must successfully navigate this final stretch to uphold the credibility of India's monetary policy framework. Das's comments are interpreted as a signal that the RBI might maintain its current interest rates longer than anticipated before considering a shift in its monetary policy stance. In earlier remarks, he had highlighted the challenges of managing inflation, particularly due to persistent food price hikes. He likened inflation to an «elephant in the room,» explaining that although the elephant had left for a walk, the RBI's goal was to ensure it returned to the forest permanently. Also Read: Lower Q1 GDP numbers a blip, no letup in growth, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

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economic growth decelerated to 6.7% in the April-June quarter of 2024, marking a 15-month low. This slowdown contrasts sharply with the 8.2% growth recorded in the same period last year. According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das, the primary reason for this slowdown was reduced government spending due to the enforcement of the model code of conduct during the recent Lok Sabha elections. Das noted, «The Reserve Bank projected a growth rate of 7.1% for the first quarter. However, the first advance estimation data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed the growth rate at 6.7%.»

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₹47.3 trillion of bonds outstanding as of March 2024, the corporate bond market enjoys less than 20% share of the wider bond market. With government issuances continuing to dominate, a tentative corporate bond market directly impacts private sector’s propensity for investment.

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Friday, highlighting that the headline inflation has seen upward movement in June to 5.1 per cent, as food inflation pressures increased and offset the impact of subdued core (CPI excluding food and fuel) inflation and deflation in the fuel group. On future indicators, the central bank said in its statement that headline inflation in July and Q2 of the current financial year are expected to be lower, given their base effect advantage; but with food inflation pressures showing little signs of abatement in the near-term, and household inflation expectations picking up, monetary policy has to remain vigilant to potential spillovers of food price pressures to the core components. «This is critical for the ‘last mile of disinflation’ and anchoring of inflation expectations. Food inflation may soften due to good monsoon, steady improvement in kharif sowing, rising reservoir levels and a likely favourable rabi season output. Uncertainty, however, comes from frequent recurrence of adverse weather events, resurgence of geo-political tensions and financial market volatility. Further, core inflation might just have bottomed out,» the statement read further.

Sitharaman Monday asked public sector banks, or PSBs, to make concerted efforts to mobilise deposits by conducting special drives to sustainably fund credit growth. Sitharaman reviewed the performance of PSBs and asked them to expeditiously implement recent budget announcements, including, a new credit assessment model for MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) based on digital footprint and cash flows. Sitharaman, a finance ministry statement said, observed that while credit growth had picked up, mobilisation of deposits could be improved further. The finance minister was reviewing the performance of PSBs on their financial parameters, deposit mobilisation, digital payments, cyber security framework, and access to credit under financial inclusion.

Deposit growth is the Indian banking sector’s biggest challenge as customers choose from an increasingly diverse range of investment alternatives, according to Shalini Warrier, retail business head at Federal Bank Ltd. “There is no silver bullet for this,” Warrier said on Bloomberg TV Monday. When “fixed deposit rates don’t go up as much as customers would like them, they look for alternates.” Deposit growth has lagged strong demand for credit in India for several quarters now, prompting top officials to weigh in. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Shaktikanta Das, governor at the Reserve Bank of India, has urged banks to innovate in order to increase their deposits as household savings shift to investment products.

reserves in the month of July in one month since certain Indian government bonds were included in the JP Morgan bond index. Of this, $3 billion worth flows were only for index eligible bonds, said bond market analysts.

inflation gauge declined below the mandated 4% target for the first time in five years, with economists attributing the fall to a statistical base effect and might not indicate a durable victory against sticky prices just yet. Most of the experts that ET spoke with said rate cuts could be pushed to the next fiscal year. In the recently concluded monetary policy review, central bank governor Shaktikanta Das maintained that future interest rate decisions will depend on food price movements and that it cannot overlook inflation pressures.

Indian regulators and policymakers have amplified their call for banks to become innovative in raising deposits. This low-cost source of funds is trailing the pace of bank lending, and if credit-deposit gaps persist, lenders would either need to rely more on costlier sources or go slow on credit, which could drag the growth of our economy back. Over the weekend, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman exhorted banks to pre-empt such a scenario.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said lenders need to focus on raising smaller deposits that come in “trickles,” but are the “bread and butter” of the banking system. She commented on the widening gap between deposits and credit, which has become a cause for concern, at a media briefing after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board meeting in the capital on Saturday. Sitharaman said deposits and lending are the two wheels of a cart, but “deposit is moving slowly.” RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said the banking regulator had sounded out banks on this as a matter of proactive caution as the trend can lead to potential liquidity issues.

Even as the US central bank seems set to pivot to monetary easing soon, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appears in no hurry to do likewise. Its Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision on Thursday showed no sign of softening its inflation focus. Not only did it leave the central bank’s repo rate—through which it modulates short-term lending to regular banks—unchanged for the ninth successive time at 6.5%, it hasn’t budged on its long-held “withdrawal of accommodation" stance.

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NPCI) decision to temporarily block C-Edge Technologies from the retail payments system averted a systemic impact, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. Nearly a fortnight ago, IT service provider C-Edge Technologies had been possibly impacted by a Ransomware attack impacting the retail payment systems of a few regional rural banks and co-operative banks. «The NPCI's decision to block further transactions wherever this service provider had been engaged was to isolate the problem, and if that had not been done it could have produced a system wide impact,» said Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI. «That would have been far more costly.» A ransomware attack by the RansomEXX group had hit India’s banking system and payment firms. The attack had primarily impacted Brontoo Technology Solutions, a key collaborator with C-EDGE, a joint venture between TCS and SBI. C-Edge had hired Brontoo Technology Solutions to deploy connectivity with Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS).

RBI MPC Meet Outcome Live Updates: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das is set to announce the Monetary Policy today, August 8. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the rate-setting panel, held its third bi-monthly policy meeting for FY25 from August 6 to August 8.

A Rs 60,000 crore loss, Sebi crackdown, and a hope for banks As India shifts its investing habits, the allure of high-risk, high-return options is strong. However, this isn't for everyone, as Indian households are losing about Rs 60,000 crore in derivatives trades in a year. Sebi chief noted, «If Rs 50-60,000 crore annually is lost in F&O (futures & options) trades, that money could be better utilized in IPOs, mutual funds, or other productive areas.» The capital markets regulator reported that retail investors alone lost Rs 52,000 crore in FY24, highlighting the need for stricter controls.

RBI) on Monday said that emerging technology has led to proliferation of fraudulent apps and mis-selling. Fintech firms still face significant challenges in counterparty credit risk assessment despite significant footprint expansion, the central bank said in its report on currency and finance.

Dalal Street has been brimming with confidence that Nirmala Sitharaman will continue singing the good old capex song in the Union Budget once again today, there are fears that the dharma of coalition politics might have a bearing on government policies as well. The tough ask for Sitharaman is to balance welfare spending without losing the grip over capex. The consensus view on Dalal Street is that strong economic momentum, robust GST collection, asset monetisation and record RBI dividend can help the government deliver on both.

lenders have intensified efforts to garner retail deposits through special plans that offer savers at least 25-30 basis points more than current commitments of comparable tenures, signalling policy interest rates will remain elevated for some time now. SBI, Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, Union Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra have started deposit plans offering 7.25% to 7.30% on investments stretching from 399 to 444 days. These banks are offering an additional 50 basis points for senior citizens. The move to raise deposit rates comes within a fortnight of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) interaction with banks. Narrowing the Gap