What is behind the RBI’s unexpected Repo Rate pause?

is this the best time to invest Fds? Not all banks have increased their FD interst rates in line with repo rate hikes,especially for FD with long tenures.it will take some time for the banks to raise their rates further

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday announced that the RBI MPC has unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent.

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When the repo rate increases, it leads to an increase in the borrowing costs for commercial banks.

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Good news for homebuyers as RBI keeps repo rate unchanged.

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how did indian market react to RBI policy? Indian markets reacted positively after the RBI policy decision.

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Does repo rate affect fixed interest rate? fixed rate ramains same as loan .but variable interest change.

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repo rate was affect money market.

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