Despite holding the repo rate steady, the Reserve Bank of India’s significantly upgraded inflation forecasts signal a strong likelihood of rate hikes from August. Anubhuti Sahay of Standard Chartered highlights that elevated inflation projections, coupled with upside risks from oil prices and El Niño, suggest a deliberate sequencing of policy tools, with further rate increases firmly in view.
Originally published by The Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets