RBI Monetary Policy 2025 Live updates: Sanjay Malhotra-Legic MPC to announce the Repo Rate Decision today

RBI Monetary Policy 2025 Live updates: The RBI MPC is generally expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.50% and to maintain policy standing as ‘neutral’. This would be the second consecutive break to a cumulative 100 base point (BPS) that was reduced earlier in the year. RBI Monetary Policy 2025 Live updates: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will announce its monetary policy decision today, Wednesday, October 1, 2025. (Photo: Bloomberg) RBI Monetary Policy 2025 Live Updates: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announces its decision of the Monetary Policy (MPC) for the fourth year. FY26, chaired by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, was held from September 29 to October 1, and the Repo rate decision is expected today. RBI policy expectations The RBI MPC is expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.50% and retain the policy attitude as ‘neutral’. This would be the second consecutive break to a cumulative 100 base point (BPS) that was reduced earlier in the year. While some analysts have requested a cut of 25 BPS, the broader consensus among economists is in favor of maintaining the status quo, which cited the need to evaluate the effects of recent fiscal measures and the development of global conditions. The RBI policy decision in October comes in the background of the government’s recent GST rate reduction and retail inflation left under the RBI’s 4%medium-term goal. In the August policy meeting, the MPC kept the repo rate stable at 5.50%, with the monetary relief of a rate cut and a reduction of 100 BPS in the CRR). The policy was also retained as ‘neutral’. Stay tuned on our RBI Policy Live blog for the latest updates: 1 Oct 2025, 06:26:18 AM IST RBI Monetary Policy 2025 LIVE: RBI to announce October policy today, RBI Monetary Policy 2025 Live: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will make its monetary policy on Wednesday. For FY26, chaired by RBI -Governor Sanjay Malhotra, was held from September 29 to October 1, and the Repo rate decision is expected today.