{
  "id": 12564240,
  "title": "'Rate Cuts Are Off The Table’: RBI Guv Sanjay Malhotra Says Next Move Could Be Hike Or Pause As Inflation Risks Rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rate-cuts-are-off-the-table-rbi-guv-sanjay-malhotra-says-next-move",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/rate-cuts-are-off-the-table-rbi-guv-sanjay-malhotra-says-next-move-could-be-hike-or-pause-as-inflation-risks-rise"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday ruled out interest-rate cuts in the near term, saying the central bank's next move could be another increase or a pause depending on inflation and economic conditions. His comments came after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) increased the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% from 5.25% and shifted its stance from neutral to…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}