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RBI rate hike a double whammy, to hit growth, says industry
Governor Raghuram Rajan today unexpectedly raised the policy rate, keeping its focus on controlling inflation
 "RBI rate hike a double whammy, to hit growth, says industry")
RBI's rate hike action weakens rupee, bond yields rise
rupee wiped off yesterday's gains which was led by US Fed's decision against reducing its massive monetary stimulus
 "RBI's rate hike action weakens rupee, bond yields rise")
RBI's mid-quarter review: Measures and impact
What do the measures mean for the economy
 "RBI's mid-quarter review: Measures and impact")
Realtors cry foul over RBI move to hike repo rate
Two real estate developers echo that RBI has missed 'good' opportunity to boost growth when markets, rupee doing well
 "Realtors cry foul over RBI move to hike repo rate")
Hawkish Rajan bites the bullet, raises repo by 25 bps
Cuts MSF rate by 75 bps to 9.5%
 "Hawkish Rajan bites the bullet, raises repo by 25 bps")
RBI relaxes intraday FX trading position limits: officials
Banks have have been given the flexibility to set their own net open (intraday) positions
 "RBI relaxes intraday FX trading position limits: officials")
Repo rate hike clearly signals focus on inflation: experts
Economists feel inflation to remain dominant factor
 "Repo rate hike clearly signals focus on inflation: experts")
Inflation may be higher than projected: RBI
WPI inflation in July and August moved out of the RBI's comfort zone and stood at 5.8% and 6.1% respectively
 "Inflation may be higher than projected: RBI")
Rupee may not appreciate sharply from current levels: BS poll
Rupee appreciated sharply today as US Fed decided not to roll back its easy money policy
 "Rupee may not appreciate sharply from current levels: BS poll")
Cue from Fed: RBI may ease liquidity
After rupee recovery and US Fed's decision, banks hope for some loosening on LAF & in MSF rates, among other things
RBI chief Rajan seen hawkish on debut, may roll back some FX steps
With Fed not going in for tapering, RBI has some room to roll back cash tightening steps
 "RBI chief Rajan seen hawkish on debut, may roll back some FX steps")
Rupee at over one-month high after Fed meeting
Rises to as high as 61.65/dollar, its strongest since August 16
 "Rupee at over one-month high after Fed meeting")
Rupee weakens marginally due to tapering concerns
Fear of tapering was reflected in the market today
 "Rupee weakens marginally due to tapering concerns")
RBI to hold rates steady, reversal of tightening steps unlikely: Reuters poll
Majority expect RBI's focus to remain on rupee stability with price stability coming next
'Without enough clarity do not jump in with very strong view'
Q&A : Shriram Ramanathan, Head of Fixed Income, L&T Mutual Fund
 "'Without enough clarity do not jump in with very strong view'")
Rupee could appreciate to 59-61/USD by this fiscal end: Ind-Ra
Ind-Ra expects rupee to appreciate in the range of 8-11% from its August-end 2013 level
 "Rupee could appreciate to 59-61/USD by this fiscal end: Ind-Ra")
 "RBI to wait for 'time correction' in rupee trajectory")
RBI may raise inflation target
Could scale up its 5% March-end forecast; Rajan may hint at shifting to CPI as inflation anchor