Keeping his cards close to his chest

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RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has held the policy rate for the fourth consecutive time, as inflation has stayed above the central bank's tolerance level, though its downward trajectory has provided the banking regulator some comfort. While Rajan refrained from indicating when rate cuts could be expected, he said moves in this regard would depend on data. Here are the current numbers that underpinned the policy decision: