Earlier, the apex bank had projected inflation at 5.5 per cent by March 2011 and the latest higher estimate is on account of high food, fuel prices high and persistent demand pressures building up in the economy.
Global rating agency Standard and Poor's Asia Pacific chief economist Subir Gokarn has been appointed as RBI deputy governor in place of Rakesh Mohan who quit months ahead of his retirement.
"You (banks) can go get clarification from the apex court. If SC says there is no stay, then we will hear this matter. But till then it would not be proper for us to hear the petitions or grant any relief as the apex court is already seized of the issue," Justice Oka said.
After cautioning over an asset bubble in the real estate sector, the Reserve Bank of India has cracked the whip. The apex bank has sought clarification from six real estate companies on their proposal to raise external commercial borrowings.
Foreign lender Royal Bank of Scotland on Thursday said RBI is likely to hike its policy rates by up to one percentage point this year even as the headline inflation is likely to fall to 6-7 per cent on the back of a good monsoon.
In a big win for the Narendra Modi government, the Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority verdict on Monday gave its stamp of approval to the Centre's 2016 decision to demonetise the Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination currency notes, saying the decision-making process was neither flawed nor hasty.
'The State does not accept our rights, what more can I say about this judgment?'
The Reserve Bank has entered into an agreement buy up to $10 billion (over Rs 45,000 crore) worth notes from the IMF to help the multilateral agency shore up its resources for assisting countries hit by the global financial meltdown.
The Supreme Court on Monday awarded a four-month sentence to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, accused in a bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, in a contempt case.
Projecting that inflation would touch 8.56 per cent by current fiscal-end, the RBI had sucked out about Rs 36,000 crore (Rs 360 billion) from the banking system to check the rising prices. Over one-year high inflation was led by costlier sugar and potato prices.
Though the Reserve Bank would want to keep excess liquidity under check to contain inflation, it may still go for a CRR cut to enable banks lower interest rates in order to spur growth through increased credit offtake.
As deputy governor, Patel headed the RBI panel to draft the monetary policy report, which became the basis of the ongoing reforms at the apex bank
The post of deputy governor (for economist) in RBI has been lying vacant since mid-June after Rakesh Mohan quit months ahead of his retirement.
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday the Reserve Bank of India's move to keep almost all rates unchanged is line with the discussions he had with the apex bank's governor and the government's thinking on fiscal and monetary policies.
India Inc, while welcoming the Reserve Bank of India's move to cut the key interest rate, expressed doubts on lenders' response to pass on the benefits to customers.
Ahead of the monetary policy review on October 27 by the Reserve Bank of India, he plans to hold consultations with the apex bank and would not like to comment on issues like where interest rates are headed.
The apex bank hiked its repo, reverse repo (overnight lending and borrowing rates) to 5.25 per cent and 3.75 per cent, respectively, while the cash reserve ratio, or the portion of deposits banks park with RBI, to 6 per cent in line with analysts' expectations.
Chidambaram would be meeting the bankers for the first time after the quarterly review of monetary policy by Reserve Bank on July 29. The apex bank raised the key policy rate to 9 per cent following which most of the PSU banks including the largest lender SBI hiked their lending rates by 50-100 basis points.
RBI chief banks on 'significant measures' to battle a 'significant crisis'.
With the economy heading for a double-digit inflation due to the spiralling food prices and costlier fuels and manufactured articles, the Reserve Bank is expected to hike its key policy rates next month, say leading economists.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya challenging the proceedings in a Mumbai court to declare him a fugitive economic offender and confiscate his properties. The apex court dismissed the petition for non-prosecution after the counsel representing Mallya submitted that he was not getting any instructions from the petitioner in the matter. "The counsel for petitioner states that the petitioner is not giving any instructions to the advocate for the petitioner.
The Reserve Bank of India on Thrusday ruled out any concessional finance to developers and units in these zones, saying they should be treated on par with real estate projects.\n
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to constitute a committee monitored by a retired apex court judge to enquire and investigate into the Hindenburg Research report which made a slew of allegations against the business conglomerate led by industrialist Gautam Adani. The fresh public interest litigation (PIL), filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, has also sought directions to set up a special committee to oversee the sanction policy for loans of over Rs 500 crore given to big corporates. Last week, another PIL was filed in the apex court seeking prosecution of short seller Nathan Anderson of US-based firm Hindenburg Research and his associates in India and the US for allegedly exploiting innocent investors and the "artificial crashing" of Adani Group's stock value in the market.
The gold reserves remained unchanged at $18.151 billion.
The government on Thursday said it will borrow an additional Rs 1,40,000 crore (Rs 1400 billion) during the first half of next fiscal to fund its increasing public expenditure.
The Singapore high court has put a freeze on deposits of $ 6.122 million following Enforcement Directorate's request on the ground that the money was "proceeds of crime" illegally siphoned off by Nirav Modi from the Punjab National Bank.
The Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao has exhorted the apex bank's staff in his New Year message to convert present crisis into an opportunity, while maintaining that the crisis will be deeper and prolonged.
In a move that may put pressure on housing and other consumer loans, Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday hiked its short term lending and borrowing rates by 0.25 per cent.
In a move that may put pressure on housing and other consumer loans, Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday hiked its short term lending and borrowing rates by 0.25 per cent.
Resisting the Supreme Court's attempt to revisit the 2016 demonetisation exercise, the government said on Friday the court cannot decide a matter when no tangible relief can be granted by way of "putting the clock back" and "unscrambling a scrambled egg".
Non-payment of dues under derivatives contract would qualify as wilful default.
Gold reserves remained unchanged at $20.691 billion.
India's forex kitty shrunk by $1.03 billion to $353.33 billion on the back of a dip in the core currency assets, the Reserve Bank said.
Earlier, the apex bank had projected inflation at 5.5 per cent by March 2011, and the latest higher estimate is on account of the impact of fuel price hike,which it said, is likely to add a full 1 percentage point directly to the headline inflation numbers with the second round impact coming in the next few months.
The agency had received Rs 946.51 crore to manage its affairs in the Budget Estimates for 2023-24, which was later increased to Rs 968.86 crore in the Revised Estimates.
The apex bank's observation on Tuesday comes at a time when global markets remain uncertain about the overall impact of the tsunami and the subsequently unravelling nuclear crisis in Japan.
The apex bank also noted that manufacturing activities slowed down in certain parts of the country.
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