Decoding Subbarao’s signals

.....So why the hawkish talk from Subbarao? We suspect several factors were at work. The first was pretty clear: the RBI remains mindful of India’s current-account deficit. While prices of gold and crude oil have declined significantly in the last few months – helping rein in the country’s expenditure for its two most crucial imports – the RBI acknowledged that “it cannot afford to lower its guard” against the possibility of an upward price pressure.....

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