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  "id": 12565263,
  "title": "RBI raises the Repo Rate by 25 bps to 5.5% in October, as expected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rbi-raises-the-repo-rate-by-25-bps-to-5-5-in-october-as-expected",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/rbi-looks-set-to-step-up-repo-rate-by-25-bps-to-55-202610070030"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced on Wednesday that it raised the benchmark Repo Rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.50% from 5.25% following the conclusion of the October monetary policy meeting.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "RBI MPC Meeting 2026: Malhotra & Co hike repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50% for first time in nearly 4 years as inflation pressures build",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rbi-mpc-meeting-2026-malhotra-co-hike-repo-rate-by-25-bps-to-5-50-for",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:32:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Repo rate hiked by 25 bps to 5.50 pc: Why RBI has hiked interest rates; EMIs of borrowers set to rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/repo-rate-hiked-by-25-bps-to-5-50-pc-why-rbi-has-hiked-interest-rates",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:41:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "USD/INR remains broadly muted after RBI’s 25 bps hike in Repo Rates to 5.5%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/usd-inr-remains-broadly-muted-after-rbis-25-bps-hike-in-repo-rates-to",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:41:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "RBI hikes interest rates by 25 bps: What next for the markets?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rbi-hikes-interest-rates-by-25-bps-what-next-for-the-markets",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:23:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "RBI raises interest rates, hikes FY27 growth forecast by 40 bps and inflation by 20 bps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rbi-raises-interest-rates-hikes-fy27-growth-forecast-by-40-bps-and",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:51:28.000Z"
      }
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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."
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