{
  "id": 12547330,
  "title": "Why RBI lifted rates for first time in nearly 4 yrs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/why-rbi-lifted-rates-for-first-time-in-nearly-4-yrs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T04:33:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/rbi-mpc-repo-rate-2026-decision-why-hiked-interest-rate-reasons-2026-inflation-gdp-growth-policy-gap-first-time-in-nearly-four-years-in-october/articleshow/134754956.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Reserve Bank of India recently increased the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, marking its first policy hike in nearly four years. Three main factors influenced this decision: India's growth has performed better than expected; inflation risks are emerging; and the global interest-rate environment has tightened, making it harder for India to maintain a wide policy gap. This is a shift from the RBI's previous rate-cut cycle, indicating greater confidence in the economy's ability to handle some monetary tightening without significant growth losses.",
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  "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."
}