Tuesday, July 16, 2013

As inflation rises, RBI may baulk at easing interest rates

.............The RBI took note of the higher inflation at the wholesale and consumer levels with the Governor, D. Subbarao, telling reporters in New Delhi after an hour-long meeting with Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram: “Of course, we will take into account inflation numbers while framing the policy.” There has been an increasing clamour from industry for a cut in rates to revive growth. Last week the government released industrial output data showing a fall of 1.6 per cent in May compared to a 1.9 per cent growth in April.............

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