RBI's OCTOBER 2021 MONETARY POLICY - FIRST CUT

Friday, October 08 2021

The COVID 19 pandemic caused widespread devastation to lives and livelihoods all across the world but thankfully post-pandemic, growth is gaining traction. The COVID19 has highlighted issues of disparate demand and supply divergence, patchy access to countries with low production costs and irregular vaccination necessitating synchronized measures with a sense of immediacy.

  1. OCTOBER POLICY HIGHLIGHTS

In conformity with our policy expectations, the RBI, despite high inflation, held the rates steady in October’s bimonthly policy. Accordingly, the policy repo rate remains unchanged at 4 per cent; the reverse rate unchanged at 3.35 per cent, the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent.

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