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Finance Dictionary

Repo Rate

The rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. A key monetary policy tool — raising repo rate curbs inflation; lowering it stimulates growth. Directly impacts home loan and FD rates.

Example

RBI raising the repo rate from 4% to 6.5% (2022–23) increased home loan EMIs significantly.