Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo NEW DELHI, Jan 9: Making a case for status quo on interest rate by the RBI, PwC Partner and Economic Advisory Services leader Ranen Banerjee said that any cut at this time would amount to “wasting a bullet” in an environment when growth is robust and inflation is benign. The Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut key policy rate in the next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting next month, he said. The meeting of MPC headed by Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra is scheduled for February 4-6, 2026.