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Hit by slowdown, tariff, housing sector receives no reprieve from RBI

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August 07, 2025

REAL estate sector feels a repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank (RBI) in its latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting outcome would have boosted confidence among buyers amid a slowdown phase and additional pressure caused by US President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on Indian goods.

- ARSHAD KHAN @New Delhi

The RBI kept the policy rate unchanged at 5.5% and retained its 'Neutral' stance in the August MPC meeting, citing inflation stability and geopolitical uncertainty. The decision follows a cumulative 100 bps rate cut earlier this year and comes as former US President Donald Trump threatens a 25% tariff on Indian exports, a move th

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