The Repo Rate Hike: Inflation Gave the Cover, the Rupee Gave the Reason

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SumanSpeaks Independent Capital Markets & Geopolitical Intelligence RBI Policy Decoded The Repo Rate Hike: Inflation Gave the Cover, the Rupee Gave the Reason The RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 percent on 7 October 2026. With the rupee at ₹96.78 to the dollar, the Fed at 3.75–4.00 percent and bank credit growing near 18 percent, the fuller story is bigger than August CPI of 4.8 percent. The Reserve Bank of India raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 percent on 7 October 2026. It is the first hike since February 2023, and the stance has moved from neutral to calibrated tightening. The rate decision was unanimous. The Governor cited inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee said the inflation outlook is no longer as comfortable as it was last year, and near-term rate cuts were taken off the table. That is the official story, and it is not wrong. But it is incomplete. Look at what surrounds the decision: a rupee near its record...
Suzlon surges 10% on corporate debt restructuring buzz 
 Shares of Suzlon Energy on Tuesday rose by 10 per cent amid reports that lenders of the wind turbine maker have agreed to restructure its debt.
Shares of the company soared over 12 per cent during the day and finally ended at Rs 17.05, up 10 per cent on the BSE.
At NSE, the stock settled at Rs 16.95, up 9.71 per cent from its previous close.
On the volume front, 129.26 lakh shares of the company changed hands on the BSE, while more than 5 crore shares were traded on the NSE.
“Buying in the stock stemmed from news of corporate debt restructuring. This may have also triggered short-covering which further pushed the stock up,” Milan Bavishi, Head Research, Inventure Growth & Securities said.
The consortium of 20 lenders led by State Bank of India has agreed to recast Rs 11,000 crore of debt of the struggling Suzlon Energy under the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) mechanism, a top Suzlon official said.
Suzlon has a debt burden of about Rs 14,000 crore
Debt-laden Suzlon Energy had posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 807.74 crore for the quarter ended September. 


Courtesy: Hindu Business Line
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