Retail inflation in November was at an 11-month low of 5.88%; in October, IIP contracted by 4%.

Two significant macroeconomic indices issued on Monday indicated conflicting trends. Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation fell to an 11-month low of 5.88% in November from 6.77% in October, but the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)-based measure of industrial output shrank by 4% from 3.2% growth in September to 4.0%. For the first time in…

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Markets analyze RBI Governor Das’ issue and determine that monetary policy is actually “hawkish”

The markets appear to have agreed that the monetary policy decision is mostly hawkish after RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das asked the media, markets, and “informed circle” to estimate whether the MPC’s meeting outcome is hawkish, dovish, or “something else” totally. Despite the fact that investors had anticipated the repo rate increase of 35 basis points…

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