Explore how the prime rate influences consumer loans like mortgages, versus the repo rate's role in managing the money supply and short-term lending among banks.
The repo rate is one of the most important terms in banking and finance, often making headlines every time the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announces its monetary policy. The repo rate is the RBI’s ...
The Reserve Bank lends money to banks at the ‘repo rate’, the banks add 3.5% to create the ‘prime rate’ – which we hear when ...
According to new data collected by the OFR, the U.S. repurchase agreement (repo) market averaged about $12.6 trillion in ...
A home loan EMI comprises of two parts – principal and interest. The principal amount of an EMI remains constant, but the interest is variable. Ever wonder why a change in the external benchmark say ...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its three-day Monetary Policy Meeting (MPC) concluded today (October 1, 2025, Wednesday) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5%. It was the second time after the ...
Our bond market seems unmoved by repeated repo rate cuts in 2025, with the 10-year G-Sec yield settling into a stubborn range ...