The surge in February wholesale prices, published today, means that it is a near-certainty that India will raise policy rates by at least 50bps at the next monetary policy review on 20th April. The chance of an earlier hike remains significant as well. Food price pressures should ease in coming months but the strong economic upswing is squeezing spare capacity and is now lifting core inflation as well.
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