If the consensus matches the actual release, it would be the smallest annual increase in retail prices since October
The 4.4% retail inflation forecast for the second half of the year could well run into trouble
Seasonal disturbances and one-off factors that drove inflation upward in 2H 2017 are now reversing
Morgan Stanley sees improvement in both inflation and trade deficit numbers in January
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will not cut rates anytime soon and may even be under pressure to hike policy rates, if crude prices remain elevated