RBI MPC Statement at 10 am today:Top bank governor Sanjay Malhotra to announce decision on repo rate as rupee makes new low every other day

On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), governor, Sanjay Malhotra is all set to deliver a statement at 10 AM regarding decisions taken in the three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meet which had commenced on Wednesday. Malhotra would deliver the statement at such a time when the Indian currency rupee is making new lows against the US dollar every other day. Analysts divided on RBI’s repo rate cut! According to analysts, the market is divided on whether the apex bank would reduce the repo rate or not amid a scenario in which Indian currency rupee is making a new low against the US dollar on every other day. What analysts think RBI will slash the benchmark rate or not? Yes Bank: The top bank is expected to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.5% and maintain its existing stance in the upcoming December MPC meeting, a report by YES Bank said to ANI. Union Bank Report: A report by the Union Bank of India (UBI) stated that the market was divided over the RBI’s upcoming monetary policy decision.
The top bank had jumped upon the ongoing rate-slashing trajectory in February 2025 after it had held up the rates steady at 6.50% continuously in the preceding two years.
Repo rate trajectory since Feb 2023:
The MPC’s accommodative stance means that the apex bank would look to either maintain status quo on the repo rate or slash it. While, neutral stance means that the central bank is open to either increase or decrease the benchmark polic rate depending on the situation on the ground. Apart from the repo rate and accommodative stance, the top lender had also maintained status quo on other tools which stand as follows: