India’s current account surplus moderated to $7.1 billion, or 0.7 per cent of GDP, in the fourth quarter (January-March) of financial year 2025-26, compared with $13.7 billion in the same period a year ago, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest Balance of Payments data.
The RBI maintained the status quo on interest rates and signalled confidence in India's ability to navigate global volatility despite geopolitical and market uncertainties.
Economists and market participants are closely tracking RBI's latest projections on inflation, growth and crude oil prices as the central bank unveils its policy verdict.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued an official statement here on Wednesday stating that reports appearing in a section of the media claiming it sold a portion of its physical gold reserves recently to stabilise the Indian rupee are “not correct”.
According to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest annual report, in FY26, the banking industry reported frauds worth Rs 48,021 crore, up 46.4 per cent from Rs 32,803 crore in FY25.
India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth may slip to around 6 per cent in the current fiscal, while retail inflation could rise to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper tolerance band of 6 per cent, if the Indian crude basket averages $120 per barrel, EY said.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra, commenting on the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, said, “We are, therefore, in a wait-and-watch mode now.”
The signal from the Reserve Bank of India is subtle but consequential: India may be settling into an extended phase of relatively low interest rates.
The benchmark equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, rallied sharply on Wednesday, settling nearly 4 percent higher.
India’s central bank has kept borrowing costs steady while signalling caution on global risks, even as domestic demand and services activity continue to support economic momentum.
