SynopsisA State Bank of India (SBI) report has suggested a 25 bps repo rate cut in the upcoming RBI monetary policy, citing benign inflation. However, most economists expect the Monetary Policy Committee to maintain status quo when it announces its decision on October 1. Views remain divided, with experts weighing GST rationalisation, US tariffs, and growth stability. ...

The first checkpoint is the actual cut in retail prices of various products from processed foods and hair oil to air-conditioners and small cars that will attract lower goods and services tax (GST) from Monday, they said."We will be watching out for the extent of pass-through of lower GST to prices, how inventory management takes place and how firms cope with stranded taxes, if any," said Aditi Nayar, chief economist at Gaura Sengupta, chief economist at "We will see how fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) c ...