What is 'Repo Rate'

The repo rate, or repurchase rate, is the rate at which central banks lend to commercial banks, usually against government securities. It is an essential monetary policy tool, affecting the money ...
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RBI Repo Rate Pause: Time for FD investors to make most of the current interest rates as fall in fixed deposit rates to continue

FD investors can breathe a sigh of relief as RBI in its monetary policy meeting concluded today (October 1, 2025, Wednesday) has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged for the second time in a row.
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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.5%: Will there be an impact on personal loans?

After slashing the repo rate in the past three monetary policy committee (MPC) meets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 percent on Wednesday. As we know, repo rate ...
Augusta Free Press

How repo rates affect your home loan EMIs

A home loan EMI comprises of two parts – principal and interest. The principal amount of an EMI remains constant, but the interest is variable. Ever wonder why a change in the external benchmark say ...
The Financial Express

RBI MPC Meet Highlights: RBI Gov says rates may stay low for short to medium-term; don’t see need for further revision of governance norms for banks yet

RBI Monetary Policy Meeting Highlights: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and continues with ‘Neutral’ stance. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ...