Hey friends…
Few days back we got to know about the 9th rise in the Repo and Reverse rate by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Generally the people were very agitated after this act of raising rates, also the share markets showed a very negative impact with a downfall of 460 points that day.
RBI is a very proactive institution of India which focuses more on growth of the country.
Now if we consider the present inflation scenario, ultimately its affecting the growth factor.
Inflation is reached new levels (8-9%) which is at the end hampering the development.
Inflation can be due to many reasons such as currency difference, supply-demand mismatch. In India the prime reason is supply-demand mismatch. Due to increasing population demand always rises and due to some or the other reason supply is always constrained i.e. Due to less supply, more demand the prices of a commodity increases thereby causing inflation.
So in such kind of cases the inside situation is the producer knows that the consumer has money and the consumer needs the product no matter how costly it is so taking the advantage of circumstances they increase the prices which leads to price rise and hence inflation.
RBI in order to control prices increases the repo rate i.e. the rate at which RBI lends money to banks.
When banks will get money at a higher rate from RBI then they will lend it an advanced rate topeople which will ultimately increase their EMI or take their liquidity which will lower the prices. As in when consumers will have less money, demand of a commodity goes down which will eventually control the prices.
e.g. a person has surplus money ,he is getting loans at a very low rate from bank so he’ll go and purchase say three flats because he’s getting money very comfortably but if he won’t get loan so easily and when he’ll get that too at a very high rate so he’ll buy only one flat which reduces the demand for flats and thereby dwindling the costs.
Through this post I just wanted to convey that all we do is blaming RBI and other policy makers but without knowing the inside story.
RBI is taking good measures and I don’t comment on politicians but personally RBI is doing well..
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