Thursday, October 31, 2013

Now growth must walk alone - Renu Kohli

......At first glance, it is hard to quarrel with this policy configuration. After all, the external financial shock hit so badly precisely because of imbalances caused by past monetary-fiscal laxities; adjustment means tightening these. There’s little to squabble about fiscal belt-tightening; this was long overdue, so seeing it firmly in the saddle now vis-à-vis budgeted targets is a positive development. The problem is with inflation and monetary policy: Which inflation? How much must interest rates rise to contain food price-triggered inflation expectations and bring back savers from gold?..........

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