Aastha Gudwani
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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).
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).
Aastha Gudwani
Pause and reflect: Why February may not be the time for rate cuts
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
 "Pause and reflect: Why February may not be the time for rate cuts")
RBI's MPC slashes repo rate once again, raises hope for more such cuts
An 'accommodative' stance effectively means that, absent any further shocks, the MPC is considering only two options - rate cut or a pause
 "RBI's MPC slashes repo rate once again, raises hope for more such cuts")