'Thali Gets Cheaper, EMIs Set To Ease': Economists Bet On Another RBI Rate Cut As Inflation Hits 8-Year Low

With inflation down to a 99-month low and food prices cooling fast, economists expect another RBI rate cut this fiscal, a relief for borrowers and consumers alike.

The BMI’s outlook expects the RBI to ease by a further 25bps in December, despite the Bank’s professed caution about the outlook.

Source : PTI

Economists and rating agencies are bullish about a continuity in policy rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) this fiscal, FY2025-26, given the external pressures on growth and benign inflation even as India, on Monday, registered a further downtrend in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation at 1.5 per cent on-year for September 2025 from 2.1 per cent in August this year.  This is the lowest inflation reading since June 2017, and the second time this