The economists said they did a study of the Russian invasion's impact on inflation, which revealed that 59 per cent of the jump in prices is due to geopolitical events
The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee is likely to hike the repo rate in June after it had announced a 40 basis point increase in it in an off-cycle announcement earlier this month
While noting that Inflation has just exceeded RBI's tolerance band due to the protracted Ukraine-Russia war, Goyal said Indian demand and wages are 'soft'
Ranjan will also serve as an ex-officio member of the rate-setting panel Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
HDFC Bank hiked marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) by 25 bps across all tenures up to 7.7 per cent, effective May 7
Another rate hike in June is on the cards. The question is: How much? Could it be 75 bps at one go or staggered over the next two meetings?
The auction was scheduled for four securities - 5.74% GS 2026 (Rs 9,000 crore), GOI Floating Rate Bond 2028 (Rs 4,000 crore), 6.67% GS 2035 (Rs 10,000 crore), and 6.99% GS 2051 (Rs 9,000 crore)
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Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser, State Bank of India, said he expected repo hikes in June and August policy review meetings too
The 10-year government bond shot up 26 bps, with the street expecting another rate hike in the June policy
The bond markets also saw a sell-off, and the yield on the 10-year government bond rose to 7.37 per cent, hitting a three-year high
RBI has been slow in withdrawing accommodation
Retail inflation has overshot the 6% upper tolerance limit for three years on the trot; experts say protracted Ukraine war and other factors may keep prices up
RBI Repo rate hike: Retail inflation will likely soar further as a spike in global energy prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine seeps into consumer prices
Fall in global crude oil prices also leads to a sharp decline in bond yields
'The markets should not assume we will guide them, because the data is coming without warning', said Varma
Rajiv Ranjan likely to replace Mridul Saggar in rate-setting panel
While the RBI's monetary policy committee kept rates steady in its recent policy review in April, UBS expects the Indian central bank to hike rates starting June 2022
Prepare for rate hikes faster than expected
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