The RBI kept the repo rate on hold at 6.50% today as expected and maintained a hawkish tone amid the recent surge in food prices. It’s unlikely that the rate hiking cycle will restart. But there is a significant risk of the easing cycle that we expect to begin in Q1 getting pushed back into the middle of next year, much later than in many other major EMs.
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