Why RBI's repo rate cut is a non-event for the common man

The Reserve Bank of India cut its key repo rate - the rate at which the RBI lends shot-term money to banks against securities -- by 0.25 per cent on Friday, the third time since January, but the central bank's decision is unlikely to provide any respite to consumers reeling under the burden of high equated monthly installments (EMIs). Interest rates on fresh retail loans are also unlikely to come down. Diwakar Gupta, MD and CFO ...