Monetary Policy

Apex industry association FICCI today asked the Reserve Bank of India to take a cue from the Prime Minister's instance on inflation and desist from hard monetary policy to guard

The Australian central bank confounded widespread expectations of another interest rate increase on Tuesday, deciding instead to keep its key rate unchanged until it had firmer evidence on how previous efforts to tighten monetary policy have affected the economy

Will inflation stand in the way of the stock market delivering stellar returns this year? There are concerns over macro variables, such as inflation and over monetary and fiscal policy.

The Reserve Bank could retain the key rates in its forthcoming monetary policy even as inflation has breached the seven-per cent mark in December, much above the central bank's projections,

Ahead of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy review slated for later this month, central bank Governor D Subbarao today met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

China on Tuesday raised the proportion of deposits that banks must hold in reserve, in the clearest sign yet that it has started to
tighten monetary policy with its economy roaring