The government is meticulously watching banks to ensure the transmission of the recent RBI rate cut to borrowers, as officials warn that insufficient rate cuts would be addressed. The RBI’s quarter-percentage-point cut aims to reduce borrowing costs, but historical precedents show mixed transmission effectiveness.
Chicago Fed President Goolsbee rejects calls for Fed rate cuts to ease US debt burden
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee rejected calls for interest-rate cuts to ease the US government’s debt burden, warning that such a move could fuel inflation