RBI MPC Meet 2024 Live Updates: Inflation is likely to increase moderately to 5.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) in March when compared to 5.1 percent in February, wrote the analysts. They forecast 5.2 percent headline inflation for Q1CY24, driven by food inflation. The analysts expect the central bank to take comfort from declining core inflation but remain cautious given upside risks to food inflation from weather shocks, and repricing of the Fed funds rate easing path.
RBI Monetary Policy Committee: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the MPC remained resolute on containing inflation at a target of 4%. This is the sixth consecutive unchanged decision and comes after the Interim Budget was announced on February 1, 2024.