Indian inflation drops further

The drop in inflation to 6.6% y/y in January results primarily from base effects and falling food prices. Nevertheless, there is sufficient evidence that underlying inflationary pressure has eased for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut the repo rate in the coming month or two.

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