{"id":292194,"date":"2026-10-07T12:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T07:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=292194"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T07:20:43","slug":"rbi-mpc-live-updates-repo-rate-5-50-percent-gdp-forecast-7-1-gold-slips-fed-hike-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/rbi-mpc-live-updates-repo-rate-5-50-percent-gdp-forecast-7-1-gold-slips-fed-hike-buzz\/","title":{"rendered":"RBI MPC Live Updates: Repo Rate Raised to 5.50% After More Than Three Years, GDP Forecast Up 40 bps to 7.1%, Gold Slips on US Fed Rate Hike Buzz, Home Loan EMI to Rise and How the Day Unfolded"},"content":{"rendered":"

RBI hiked repo 25 bps to 5.50% (first since Feb 2023), GDP forecast 6.7% to 7.1% (+40 bps), CPI 5.2%. Gold about $4,135 (-0.7%). Sensex low 72,539. Rupee about 96.5.<\/em><\/p>\n

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RBI MPC live updates on 7 October show that the Monetary Policy Committee raised the repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50% after a gap of more than three years, unanimously, changed the stance to calibrated tightening and raised the FY27 GDP forecast by 40 bps to 7.1% while lifting its inflation forecast to 5.2%. Gold slipped about 0.7% to around $4,135 an ounce on the same day as a firm dollar and elevated US yields offset fading bets on an October Fed hike, which markets now put at roughly 20% to 23%, down from about 70% a week earlier. Home loan EMIs will rise as lenders pass on the hike, by about Rs 794 a month on a Rs 50 lakh, 20-year loan at 8.5%, my calculation, and the Sensex fell as much as 529 points before banks recovered. The sequence of events matters: the hike was expected, so the stance change and the higher inflation path were the real news.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

RBI MPC live updates follow a day that began with a rupee near 96.45 and a market expecting a hike, and the decision at 10 am confirmed it. This article logs how the day unfolded, what the numbers mean and how gold, the dollar and the Fed fit in.<\/p>\n

If you are following the policy outcome, this article covers the RBI MPC live updates timeline of the day, the unanimous decision, the calibrated tightening stance and forecasts including 5.2% inflation, the home loan EMI impact, the gold price today at $4,134.68 and the US Fed rate hike backdrop, the Sensex reaction and what to watch.<\/p>\n

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