New Delhi, June 5 -- The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) commenced its three-day deliberation on Tuesday, June 4, with heightened expectations of a 25-basis-point (bps) repo rate cut to support economic growth, which faces new headwinds from global trade uncertainties, particularly U.S. tariff actions under former President Donald Trump.

The committee, chaired by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, will unveil its policy decision on Friday, June 6, 2025.

The central bank has already lowered the benchmark repo rate twice this year-by 25 bps each in February and April-bringing it down to 6 percent. If implemented, this would mark the third consecutive reduction in the short-term lending rate, reinforcing the RBI's dovish...