The Reserve Bank of India will announce the decision of the third monetary policy meeting of the financial year 2026 on Wednesday. Sanjay Malhotra, Governor of the Reserve Bank, will announce the outcome of the three-day-long Monetary Policy Committee meeting at 10 AM.
Where to watch MPC Meet outcome
The Reserve Bank will livestream the outcome of the MPC meet on its official YouTube channel and its social media handles. The livestream will start at 10 AM, August 6. The MPC meeting outcome will be followed by a press conference. Keep tracking Financialexpress.com for all the latest updates.
The Press Information Bureau will also publish the RBI decisions on their websites and will share the livestream link
Additionally, Financial Express and other financial news outlets will closely monitor the developments and simultaneously cover the details of the policy decision, its impact, and the economic outlook.
Key expectations from MPC meet
The majority of the analysts are expecting the Reserve Bank to maintain the status quo and no rate cut in the August MPC meet.
In the last MPC Meet, the Reserve Bank cut down the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5 per cent. This was the third rate cut announced by the central bank in 2025.
Another key aspect to watch out for in the MPC Meet is the inflation forecast by the central bank. In the last MPC Meet in June, the Reserve Bank lowered the Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation forecast by 30 basis points to 3.7 per cent. Similarly, Retail Inflation was also eased from 2.8 per cent in May to 2.1 per cent in June.
How does repo rate affect common people?
Repo rate or repurchase rate is the interest rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends money to the commercial banks in India. If the repo rate is high, i.e banks are borrowing money from the central bank at a high interest rate, the interest rate charged by the commercial banks to customers gets higher. As a result, the interest rates on borrowing, such as home loans, car loans, credit cards, personal loans and more, get higher.