{"id":9077,"date":"2022-06-09T16:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/?p=9077"},"modified":"2022-06-09T17:02:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:32:13","slug":"should-the-repo-rate-hike-by-50-bps-worry-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/should-the-repo-rate-hike-by-50-bps-worry-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the Repo Rate Hike by 50 bps Worry You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Only 40 days later, the RBI hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/bps-meaning\/\">bps<\/a>) to 4.9% to battle excessive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-market-outlook-for-2022\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=\">inflation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, EMIs, cost of home, automobile, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/alternatives-to-personal-loans\/\">personal loans<\/a> will rise. But how does this affect you, and how soon will the repo rate hike next? Let&#8217;s look into this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/should-the-repo-rate-hike-by-50-bps-worry-you\/#What-does-the-rate-hike-indicate\" title=\"What does the rate hike indicate?\">What does the rate hike indicate?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/should-the-repo-rate-hike-by-50-bps-worry-you\/#Will-interest-rates-continue-to-rise\" title=\"Will interest rates continue to rise?\">Will interest rates continue to rise?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/should-the-repo-rate-hike-by-50-bps-worry-you\/#Impact-of-RBIs-repo-rate-hike-by-50-bps\" title=\"Impact of RBI&#8217;s repo rate hike by 50 bps\">Impact of RBI&#8217;s repo rate hike by 50 bps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/should-the-repo-rate-hike-by-50-bps-worry-you\/#Overview\" title=\"Overview\">Overview<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-does-the-rate-hike-indicate\"><\/span><strong>What does the rate hike indicate?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The repo rate is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/flat-interest-rate-vs-reducing-balance-interest-rate\/\">interest rate<\/a> at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks during a cash constraint. Monetary authorities use the repo rate to keep inflation under control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current repo rate increase follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/8-areas-affected-by-the-increase-in-repo-rate-for-investors\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=\">40 bps increase in May<\/a>. This will force banks and non-bank financing companies to hike repo-linked lending rates and minimum cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR). It is critical to note that as the repo rate rises, so will the cost of funds for banks. As a result, existing borrowers&#8217; EMIs will increase more. According to The Economic Times, you may pay Rs 55 extra for every lakh rupee loan in EMI!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will-interest-rates-continue-to-rise\"><\/span><strong>Will interest rates continue to rise?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The central bank will likely focus on interest rate hikes in the coming months due to a relatively brief tightening cycle to control inflation. With inflation above 6% (the upper limit of the tolerance band) and growth remaining robust, economists predicted that the RBI&#8217;s policy committee would raise the policy repo rate by 40 bps in June and another 35 bps in August. The essential point is that the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to depart ultra-accommodation by August and return the policy repo rate to its pre-pandemic level of 5.15%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a Bank of America Securities study, &#8220;the RBI MPC is likely to maintain an accommodative stance while focusing on withdrawal of accommodation.&nbsp;If inflation remains high, we can expect the RBI MPC to raise the policy repo rate to 5.65% by March 2023.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact-of-RBIs-repo-rate-hike-by-50-bps\"><\/span><strong>Impact of RBI&#8217;s repo rate hike by 50 bps<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Deposits: <\/strong>Banks will have to raise deposit rates in the following months. Many banks have already raised deposit rates after the RBI boosted repo rates by 40 bps in May.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Growth rate:<\/strong> The RBI&#8217;s policy committee has maintained India&#8217;s GDP forecast of 7.2%. On 31 May 2022, the National Statistical Organisation forecasted that India&#8217;s GDP for 2021-2022 would be 8.7%. However, spillovers from protracted geopolitical tensions, rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/commodity-in-economy\/\">commodity<\/a> prices, ongoing supply constraints, and tightening global financial conditions outweigh the prognosis, according to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Inflation: <\/strong>According to the MPC, inflation is anticipated to stay over the upper tolerance level of 6% in the first three quarters of 2022-23. This indicates that the RBI will take additional rate action. As per RBI&#8217;s governor, Shaktikanta Das, &#8220;inflation is now expected to be 6.7% in 2022-23&#8221;, which remains a worry.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/volatility\/\">Volatility<\/a>:<\/strong> According to the MPC, the tight global geopolitical situation, as well as the resulting high commodity prices, add significant uncertainty to the domestic inflation outlook. The recovery in domestic economic activity is gaining traction. As per the MPC, rural consumption should gain from the predicted normal southwest monsoon and an increase in agricultural prospects.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overview\"><\/span>Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As emerging market economies (EMEs) grappled with increased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/strategies-to-tackle-volatility\/\">market volatility<\/a>, the RBI has reoriented and recalibrated its monetary policies. The turmoil in Europe also continues, exacerbating existing supply chain difficulties that are not restricted to India. Globally, countries are experiencing decadal-high inflation and chronic demand-supply mismatches. As a result of the war, inflation has been globalised.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how far will this have an impact? Stay tuned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog by Tickertape<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RBI&#8217;s repo rate hike by 50 bps has substantially impacted categories such as bank deposits, growth rate, inflation, and market volatility. 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