Wednesday, 13 December 2017

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13 December  2017
 
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One of the major components of India's import bill is crude oil, which in  the last two quarters has seen a significant rise of around of ~ 45%. This has significantly raised concerns of rising inflation, which touched a 15-month high in November 2017 (CPI: 4.88%), adding pressure on the policymakers in getting interest rates down. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Adding to the rise in crude oil prices, the hardening house inflation and rising core prices is likely to impart further upside risks to the baseline inflation trajectory.
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Other than inflation, the higher crude oil prices could have negative implications on the economic growth of the country in the coming quarters. It may pose a threat on fiscal and current account deficit. 

As per IIFL Research, RBI will maintain a long pause on the policy rates given the mounting inflationary pressures, concerns over fiscal slippage and on-going policy normalization by global central banks. Effectively, there are no chances for rate cuts. In fact, the central bank might adopt a relatively hawkish tone in the months ahead. However, can’t rule out the possibility of policy reversal during next fiscal
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