{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":1456434,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"india's central bank (rbi) raised its policy repo rate 25 bps to 5.50% on 7 oct 2026, its first hike since feb 2023. man","title":"India's central bank (RBI) raised its policy repo rate 25 bps to 5.50% on 7 Oct 2026, its first hike since Feb 2023. Man","url":"https://mastodon.social/@spendzie_official/117403877631414544","first_seen":"2026-10-08T07:13:08.934511Z","last_seen":"2026-10-08T08:35:29.595470Z","last_rank":6,"peak_rank":4,"last_volume":0,"peak_volume":0,"seen_count":2,"score":0.9075,"category_hint":"personal_finance","section":"business","category":"personal_finance","summary":"The Reserve Bank of India raised its policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% on 7 October, its first increase since February 2023. The move directly affects repo-linked home loans, with a typical ₹50 lakh 20-year loan rising from 8.10% to 8.35%, pushing up monthly payments for borrowers across India.","why":"Borrowers and personal finance commentators are reacting to higher home loan EMIs following the surprise first rate hike in over three years.","tone":"neutral","entities":["Reserve Bank of India"],"summarized_at":"2026-10-08T07:15:02.467820Z","meta":{"tag":"personalfinance","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":42},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"RBI raises repo rate to 5.50%, first hike since 2023","section_name":"Business","category_name":"Personal Finance","timeline":[],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://mastodon.social/@spendzie_official/117403877631414544","author":"spendzie_official","title":null,"snippet":"India's central bank (RBI) raised its policy repo rate 25 bps to 5.50% on 7 Oct 2026, its first hike since Feb 2023. Many Indian home loans are directly linked to the repo rate. Illustrative: ₹50 lakh (~5 million rupees), 20 years, 8.10% → 8.35%. Monthly payment ₹42,134 →…","posted_at":"2026-10-08T06:30:03.900000Z","likes":0}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}