Aastha Gudwani

Aastha Gudwani

Aastha Gudwani serves as India Chief Economist at Barclays, bringing deep expertise to macroeconomic forecasting and financial analysis. With a demonstrated track record in the financial services industry, she excels in macroeconomics, policy analysis, development economics, derivatives, and economic research. Gudwani holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the prestigious Centre for Economic Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

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With FY25-26 CPI inflation likely to average at 2.1 per cent Year-on-Year and FY26-27 CPI inflation to still average below the 4.0 per cent target, the question of 'space' is still easy to answer

Updated On: 03 Feb 2026 | 11:23 PM IST

An 'accommodative' stance effectively means that, absent any further shocks, the MPC is considering only two options - rate cut or a pause

Updated On: 10 Apr 2025 | 12:02 AM IST