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Nikhil Gupta

MOSL: ECOSCOPE-RBI moves closer to a rate cut, sticks to ‘neutral’ stance while lowering inflation forecast to 3.5% for FY18

​ECOSCOPE: RBI moves closer to a rate cut, sticks to ‘neutral’ stance while lowering inflation forecast to 3.5% for FY18

  • ​The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), as expected, chose to keep the policy interest rates unchanged, continuing with the ‘neutral’ policy stance it had adopted in February 2017.
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowered its FY18 inflation forecast dramatically from ~4.75% earlier to ~3.5%, and FY18 real GVA was also downgraded by 10 basis points (bp) to 7.3%.
  • Notably, it was for the first time since the formation of MPC that a decision was not taken unanimously, with member Dr Ravindra Dholakia having a different view. It would be interesting to see if the differences grow wider in future.
  • Admittedly, we found the statement relatively less dovish than expected. Despite a significant cut in FY18 inflation forecast, the RBI does not seem confident to cut rates. However, we expect lower inflation to compel the RBI to cut rates.


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