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Governor Rajan makes case for loosening to continue

The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to cut its policy rates today was unscheduled but not entirely a surprise: we had argued that there was a significant chance of an inter-meeting cut following the budget last weekend. With Governor Rajan voicing doubts over the accuracy of recent GDP data, which suggest that economic growth is strong, further loosening very likely lies ahead.

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