{
  "id": 11894652,
  "title": "RBI may increase rates by 0.25 pc in Oct policy amid inflationary pressures, experts poll shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/rbi-may-increase-rates-by-0-25-pc-in-oct-policy-amid-inflationary",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-04T09:27:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/rbi-may-increase-rates-by-0-25-pc-in-oct-policy-amid-inflationary-pressures-experts-poll-shows/articleshow/134672659.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may raise the repo rate by 0.25 per cent in the upcoming October monetary policy review, according to economists and bankers. This move is attributed to mounting inflationary pressures, the re-escalation of the West Asia crisis, and global central bank rate hikes. The last rate increase occurred in February 2023, when the RBI raised the rate by 0.25 to 6.50 per cent. Currently, the policy repo rate stands at 5.25 per cent. A majority of participants in a PTI poll of 16 economists and bankers anticipate a rate hike with a hawkish tone during the policy review. However, some experts, like Sachchidanand Shukla from Larsen & Toubro, suggest the RBI might maintain the status quo, citing a lack of evidence for demand-led inflation or economic overheating. While most experts favor at least two rate hikes in FY27, some predict two to three hikes over the fiscal year.",
  "summary": "The RBI is expected to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points in its October policy review as inflation pressures build from higher crude prices, the West Asia conflict and global monetary tightening, according to a PTI poll of economists and bankers. Most also expect a hawkish tone, a higher FY27 inflation forecast and possibly further rate hikes later in the fiscal year.",
  "key_points": [
    "RBI may raise repo rate by 0.25% in October policy review",
    "Inflationary pressures and West Asia crisis cited as reasons",
    "Majority of experts expect at least two rate hikes this fiscal year"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}