RBI Monetary Policy February 2025: Date, Time, Expectations And Live Streaming Details

RBI MPC Meeting 2025: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to meet for the first time under new Governor Sanjay Malhotra. This is also the first RBI MPC meeting after the Union Budget on Feb. 1, where the middle class got a big relief in the income tax. Now, all eyes are on the decisions of the central bank, which are set to be announced this week.

In the last MPC meeting in December, the RBI, led by former governor Shaktikanta Das, had decided to keep the repo rates unchanged at 6.5%. Here is everything you need to know about the February RBI MPC and how to watch it.

The RBI's MPC meeting for February will be held from Feb. 5 to Feb. 7. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra is set to announce the committee's decisions on Friday, Feb. 7.

Those interested in the RBI MPC announcements can tune in to Governor Malhotra's live speech at 10 a.m. on Feb. 7. Following that, the governor and the deputy governors of the RBI will hold a press conference at noon on the same day.

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra's speech will be streamed live on the social media accounts of the central bank, which includes Facebook and X. Additionally, you can also watch Malhotra’s speech live on RBI’s YouTube channel. 

NDTV Profit will also broadcast the RBI Governor's speech live from 10 a.m. on TV. Further, you can watch the speech on the YouTube Channel of NDTV Profit, or follow real-time updates on the website's live blog.

High inflation, a slowing economy, a weak rupee and a softness in domestic demand are likely to push the RBI to go for a rate cut in its MPC this week.

Of the 28 economists surveyed by Bloomberg, 24 anticipate that the MPC will reduce the repo rate on Friday. Among them, Abhishek Gupta of Bloomberg expects a larger rate cut of 50 basis points, while the others are forecasting a 25 basis point reduction. The current benchmark lending rate stands at 6.5%.