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Rate hikes remain a distant prospect

Policy rates are highly likely to be left unchanged at the conclusion of the RBI’s upcoming MPC meeting on Friday 8th October, particularly given the recent drop in inflation. The committee might announce further measures to drain liquidity from the banking sector, but these will probably not amount to anything more than marginal tweaks. The big picture is that policy will remain very accommodative for several months yet.

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