RBI repo rate hike: Amit Gupta, MD, SAG Infotech said that it will be closely scrutinised to see how much the banks increase their FD rates after the policy rate hike in February
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has announced that the monetary policy committee (MPC) has decided on a majority to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent. aaa
The rate hike cycle in FY23 began in May 2022, when RBI hiked the policy rate by 40 bps. This followed a 50 bps hike three times in a row between June to October policies, until RBI softened its rate hike to 35 bps in December 2022 policy.