Indian economic growth ‘extremely fragile’, needs all support: RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Jayanth Varma

Indian economic growth ‘extremely fragile’, needs all support: RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Jayanth Varma

India’s economic growth is now ‘extremely fragile’ and needs all the support that it can get, as private consumption and capital investment are yet to pick up, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R Varma said on December 23. Mr. Varma further said out of the four engines of growth for the economy, exports […]

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Pause could prove costly, said Shaktikanta Das; growth fragile, held MPC dissenter Varma

Pause could prove costly, said Shaktikanta Das; growth fragile, held MPC dissenter Varma

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das. File. | Photo Credit: PTI  The Reserve Bank of India could ill afford to opt for a “premature pause in monetary policy action” as it would prove costly at a time when there was stickiness in core inflation, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed at the Monetary Policy Committee’s […]

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India should choose fiscal, monetary policy carefully to support ‘bright spot’ growth forecast: IMF

India should choose fiscal, monetary policy carefully to support ‘bright spot’ growth forecast: IMF

With downgrades in growth forecasts from June, and a slowdown predicted next year, a growth rate next fiscal year of 6.1% for India was “still a bright spot”, said an IMF official With downgrades in growth forecasts from June, and a slowdown predicted next year, a growth rate next fiscal year of 6.1% for India […]

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Investors richer by more than ₹5.77 lakh crore as markets rally

Investors richer by more than ₹5.77 lakh crore as markets rally

The BSE Sensex zoomed 934.23 points or 1.81% to settle at 52,532.07. The BSE Sensex zoomed 934.23 points or 1.81% to settle at 52,532.07. Equity investors became richer by more than ₹5.77 lakh crore on June 21, helped by a rally in the broader market where the BSE benchmark jumped nearly 2%. The BSE Sensex […]

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