RBI cuts policy rate by 25bps to 6.25%, aiming to boost slowing growth while managing inflation; further cuts expected in April amid cautious stance.

Today’s monetary policy reflects a steady state of thinking at RBI. Today’s rate cut continued the MPC pivot to the “neutral” stance in October and the CRR cut in December.

Highlights: The Reserve Bank of India has cut repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25% for the first time in nearly five years. RBI's rate-setting panel has pegged India’s FY26 GDP growth at about 6.7. RBI expects economic growth in Q1,

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The RBI announced a 25-basis-point rate cut to 6.25% on February 7, its first in nearly five years. While the market had anticipated this move, experts suggest it will benefit rate-sensitive sectors like automobiles,

The last revision of rates happened in February 2023 when the policy rate was hiked by 25 basis points to 6.5%.

Mumbai: In his first Monetary Policy announcement on Friday, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had unanimously decided to reduce the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) from 6.5 per cent to 6.25 per cent.

The decision by RBI on Friday to reduce its key rate for the first time in five years comes less than a week after the government unveiled historic tax cuts in Budget 2025

Governor Sanjay Malhotra, who succeeded former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, will announce the decision in his first policy review today.

Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the exchange rate policy has remained consistent over the years and the central bank does not target any 'specific level or band' of the rupee, which slipped to an all-time low of 87.

Experts believe that the central bank has room to cut rates, at least in the short term, as the effects of the fiscal stimulus unfold.