Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/will-rate-hikes-succeed-in-battling-retail-inflation/article65333436.ece The CPI is driven more by supply side factors. A repo hike may actually aid inflationary pressures by adding to costs The role
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*Hobson’s choice for RBI: While the rate cycle needs to turn, recovery shouldn’t be a casualty | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/hobsons-choice-for-rbi/2494333/ While the rate cycle needs to turn, recovery shouldn’t be a casualty The central bank has already said its top priority now would
*****RBI must pivot to inflation control | Deccan Herald
Clipped from: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/rbi-must-pivot-to-inflation-control-1100207.html RBI The Reserve Bank of India has given indications of a shift to prioritising inflation ahead of growth in its latest Monetary Policy
*****RBI is right to prioritise inflation management. But it won’t be easy | Radhika Pandey writes
lipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rbi-is-right-to-prioritise-inflation-management-but-it-wont-be-easy-7864974/ Radhika Pandey writes: Trade-off between managing prices and government’s borrowing programme will present a challenge. RBI has announced the withdrawal of some of
*****Sharp rise in inflation is likely to bring forward the RBI’s timelines for tightening of policy | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/sharp-rise-inflation-likely-rbis-timelines-for-tightening-of-policy-7868277/ The rise in retail inflation in March was driven primarily by food items — the consumer food price index rose to 7.68 per
Sensitive to the West’s sanctions against Russia, says RBI governor | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/sensitive-to-the-west-s-sanctions-against-russia-says-rbi-governor-122040801031_1.html No decision yet on Rupee-Rouble trade RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das | Illustration: Binay Sinha The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said
Monetary policy: RBI shifts gaze to inflation from growth after 2 years | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/monetary-policy-rbi-shifts-gaze-to-inflation-from-growth-after-2-years-122040801336_1.html Sets stage for rate hikes after June policy amid high oil prices, yields RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. Illustration: Ajay Mohanty The increase in
*****RBI’s monetary policy conundrum – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/rbis-monetary-policy-conundrum/article65297707.ece Ignoring inflation is no longer an option for the central bank. It must start raising rates in a calibrated manner The ongoing, April
RBI continues to support growth, rupee: Governor Shaktikanta Das | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rbi-continues-to-support-growth-rupee-rbi-governor-shaktikanta-das-122032101466_1.html India comfortably placed to deal with spill-overs from Ukraine crisis, says Das RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das | Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar After resisting the
RBI needn’t go the Fed way soon: Sustaining the economic recovery still requires a helping hand | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/rbi-neednt-go-the-fed-way-soon-sustaining-the-economic-recovery-still-requires-a-helping-hand/2464352/ As Fed Chair Jerome Powell observed, the supply-chain disruptions have gone on for far longer than anticipated, and even now there is little
MPC hasn’t compromised on price stability: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/haven-t-compromised-on-primary-mandate-of-price-stability-shaktikanta-das-122030400637_1.html RBI governor says accommodative stance based on our domestic growth-inflation dynamics RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das | Photo: Bloomberg The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has not
Not raising reverse repo rate could make the benchmark ‘irrelevant’: Prof JR Varma – The Economic Times
lipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/not-raising-reverse-repo-rate-could-make-the-benchmark-irrelevant-prof-jr-varma/articleshow/89835307.cms Synopsis If the central bank is embarking on the path of rate tightening and liquidity normalization, it should ‘say it openly’ instead of
We shouldn’t restrict our ability to respond: External member of RBI’s MPC | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/we-shouldn-t-restrict-our-ability-to-respond-external-member-of-rbi-s-mpc-122022600017_1.html The Ukraine situation is a shock both to growth and to inflation, and it is too early to say which of these two
Inflation may have peaked in January: RBI deputy governor Michael Patra | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/inflation-may-have-peaked-in-january-rbi-deputy-governor-michael-patra-122022400071_1.html The six-member monetary policy committee of the RBI – that sets interest rate – has a target to maintain CPI inflation at 4
‘RBI reserves right to time policy normalisation’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-news/rbi-reserves-right-to-time-policy-normalisation/article65078734.ece Michael Patra India is in a comfortable position as far as inflation is concerned, says RBI Deputy Governor The Reserve Bank of India
Why investors should care about the current inflation numbers – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/why-investors-should-care-about-the-current-inflation-numbers/articleshow/89560198.cms Synopsis Operating profit margins for a sample of 432 companies (excluding banks and financials) contracted 200 basis points year-on-year (Y-o-Y) as raw materials
Will all these rate hikes cause a recession? | Deccan Herald
Clipped from: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/will-all-these-rate-hikes-cause-a-recession-1082430.html There’s little dispute that higher interest rates are coming, or that they are warranted European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned rushing could
Despite rising inflation, RBI unlikely to hike rates till August, says report – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/despite-rising-inflation-rbi-unlikely-to-hike-rates-till-august-says-report/2434784/ The official data released on Monday showed that retail inflation spurted to a seven-month high in January at 6.01 per cent. Wholesale inflation
How RBI’s status quo on key policy rates is appropriate for India – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/how-rbis-status-quo-on-key-policy-rates-is-appropriate-for-india/articleshow/89550918.cms Synopsis With the bond yields rising all around the world, and credit rating agencies and foreign investors starting to discriminate across emerging markets,
The political risks of low interest rates are high in an election year | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-political-risks-of-low-interest-rates-are-high-in-an-election-year-122021400129_1.html Since 1989, governments have risked that the benefits of higher economic growth will offset the costs of higher inflation The Monetary Policy Committee