Analysis: RBI Rate Hike -- Normal or Above-Normal?

(This Analysis was first published on Tuesday, September 27)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, September 27, 2022)—If 50 basis points rate hike is the new normal, does the shift in global rate view and upside risk on inflation...

Analysis: India RBI’s Unique MPC Framework May Signal Need For Ac...

(This Analysis was first published on Thursday, October 7 at 11:51 PM as an email to premium subcribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, October 7, 2021)—The Reserve Bank of India is an inflation targeting central bank but h...

Reserve Bank of India Launches True Form of QE

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, April 7, 2021) -- After launching several forms of unconventional monetary policy instruments in the past year, the Reserve Bank of India is finally embarking on a true form of Quantitative Easing – sec...

Analysis: India RBI Signals Change in Reaction Function Amid Elev...

By Sophia Rodrigues

The Reserve Bank of India recently introduced a date-based forward guidance to signal a change in its reaction function in an environment of elevated inflation and to reiterate its accommodative policy stance.

RBI Keeps Policy Rates Unch as It Seeks Clarity on Inflation

By Sophia Rodrigues

The Reserve Bank of India left its key policy rates unchanged and maintained the accommodative stance, judging it is prudent to pause amid an uncertain inflation outlook.

At its bi-annual monetary policy mee...

RBI Likely to Ease MonPol Despite Risk of Inflation Target Failur...

By Sophia Rodrigues

Economists are divided over whether the Reserve Bank of India will lower policy rates later Thursday, but the likelihood of cuts may be more than even.

Policy rates refer to both the repo rate and the revers...