{
  "id": 11903765,
  "title": "Experts’ poll: RBI may hike rates by 0.25% in October policy amid inflationary pressures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/experts-poll-rbi-may-hike-rates-by-0-25-in-october-policy-amid",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-04T10:35:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/business/experts-poll-rbi-may-hike-rates-by-025-in-october-policy-amid-inflationary-pressures/article71543381.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A poll of experts suggests that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may raise the repo rate by 0.25% in the October monetary policy review due to inflationary pressures. This increase would be a reversal of the recent interest rate cuts and pause, with the last hike occurring in February 2023. Factors contributing to inflationary pressures include the re-escalation of the West Asia crisis, rising energy and commodity prices, and global central bank rate hikes. Experts expect at least two rate hikes in FY27, with some anticipating three. A majority of participants in the poll foresee a hawkish tone at the upcoming policy review on October 7, 2026.",
  "summary": "The last repo rate hike was in February 2023, when the RBI raised the rate by 0.25% to 6.50%",
  "key_points": [
    "RBI may raise repo rate by 0.25% in October policy review",
    "Inflationary pressures driving rate hike decision",
    "Experts predict at least two rate hikes in FY27"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}