The MPC, which will detail its next policy statement at the end of its three-day meeting on December 8, is seen keeping the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% while retaining its stance of withdrawal of accommodation, an ET poll of 10 economists showed. After raising the repo rate by 250 basis points (2.5 percentage points) from May 2022 to February 2023, the committee has maintained a pause on the benchmark rate, which is the rate at which the RBI lends to banks.
Gold prices may face near-term retracement due to stronger dollar, yields
Stronger bond yields, a rising US dollar, and risk-on sentiment in equities may lead to a short-term retracement in gold prices, according to the World