Repo Rate

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  Higher EMI Or Longer Loan Tenure: What Serves Your Financial Interests After RBI Rate Hike

  Repo-linked floating-rate loans can become costlier when the lender resets the rate, while fixed-rate loans do not change automatically. 

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  RBI Repo Rate Hike: Should You Pay More EMI Or Extend Home Loan Tenure?

  Paying a higher EMI can reduce the interest paid over the life of a loan. Extending the tenure can ease monthly cash-flow pressure.

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  Costlier Loans, Weaker Rupee: Why Studying Abroad May Get Tougher

  Waiting for a better exchange rate could save money, but it could also leave parents exposed to a more expensive rupee if market moves against them.

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  Don’t Lock Your FD Yet: How To Ladder After The RBI Repo Rate Hike

  If you are planning to open an FD, putting all your money into one long-term deposit may not be the best move now.

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  Repo Rate Likely To Increase Again As Inflation Picks Up

  A growing number of economists are predicting a follow-up 25-basis-point increase at the Reserve Bank's next decision on December 4.

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  ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank Are Jefferies' Top Picks As Rate Hikes Could Lift Bank Earnings

  The RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, but Jefferies believes the bigger signal was the change in policy stance from "Neutral" to "Calibrated Tightening".

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  RBI Repo Rate Revision: What It Means For Students And Young Professionals

  RBI's 25 basis-points repo rate hike may impact students and young professionals through education loans, borrowing costs, entrepreneurship, investment and job creation.

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  Home Loan vs FD: How 25-Bps Repo-Rate Hike Affects Rs 50 Lakh

  The RBI has raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%. Here's how the rate hike could affect a Rs 50 lakh floating-rate home loan and a fresh Rs 50 lakh fixed deposit.

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  RBI Repo Rate Hike: Will Gold Prices Fall After Rates Rise To 5.50%? What Investors Should Know

  Gold's recent correction has already been substantial. From the January 28 record of $5,589, spot gold is down around 26%, while the metal is hovering just above the $4,110.55 seven-week low.

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  In Illustrations: What Is Repo Rate? How Does A Hike Affect You?

  The RBI raises the repo rate to make people borrow and spend less in order to slow down runaway inflation - or rising prices

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  RBI Raises FY27 CPI Inflation Forecast To 5.2% From 5%; Hikes Repo Rate To 5.50%

  The RBI now expects Q2 FY27 CPI inflation at 4.9%, up from 4.7% earlier. The projection for Q3 has been raised to 6% from 5.9%, while Q4 inflation is seen at 5.7% compared with 5.5% earlier.

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  RBI Repo Rate Hike: Will FD Rates Increase? What Depositors Can Expect

  The RBI has raised the repo rate by 25 basis points on October 7. While the move may put pressure on banks to offer higher FD rates, existing FDs are unlikely to be affected.

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  RBI Repo Rate Hike: Will Home Loan EMIs Rise? What Borrowers Should Know

  Since the RBI has hiked the interest rate by 0.25%, this means that banks are likely to increase their lending rates by a similar margin.

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  RBI Hikes Repo Rate By 25 Basis Points To 5.5% Amid Rising Inflation

  The decision - to increase repo rate from 5.25 per cent to 5.5 per cent - was taken unanimously by the monetary policy committee (MPC), which is headed by Governor Sanjay Malhotra.

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  RBI Rate Hike Comes With A Warning. Should You Wait Before Buying Home, Car?

  The RBI is expected to consider a 25-basis-point hike in the repo rate to 5.5 per cent.