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RBI to begin policy easing in December

The economy is primed to grow by 6.5-7% per year between 2024 and 2026, which would put India on course to become the world’s third-largest economy within the next couple of years. Headline CPI inflation will gradually fall over the coming months, reaching the RBI’s 4% target by the end of the year. As such, the central bank is likely to wait until December to begin cutting interest rates. We think that the repo rate will fall to 5.50% (from 6.50% currently) at the end of the upcoming easing cycle, which is a bit more dovish than the consensus expectation of 6.00%.

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Key Forecasts

Main Economic & Market Forecasts

% y/y unless stated

Latest

Q1 2024

Q2 2024

Q3 2024

2024

2025

2026

GDP

 +8.4*

+7.9

+7.3

+6.7

+7.0

+6.5

+6.8

Consumer Prices

+4.9**

+5.0

+4.6

+3.9

+4.6

+4.5

+4.5

Current Account (4Q Sum, % of GDP)

 -0.9*

-1.2

-1.3

-1.3

-1.5

-1.8

-1.8

Repo Rate %

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.25

5.75

5.50

5.50

Standing Deposit Facility %

6.25

6.25

6.25

6.00

5.50

5.25

5.25

Cash Reserve Ratio %

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

10-Yr Government Bond Yield %

7.13

7.05

6.95

6.84

6.75

6.75

7.00

INR/US$

83.5

83.4

82.9

82.5

82.0

78.0

78.0

Sensex

72,665

73,651

74,716

75,781

76,500

82,500

78,000

Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, Capital Economics, *Q4 2023; **March; End of period

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