The RBI as outlier on inflation

As the threat of inflation returns, the Fed and others adjust their messages - why not the RBI?

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Reserve Bank of India | Federal Reserve | Indian Economy

Mihir S Sharma 

Mihir S Sharma

There’s something of a debate happening right now about inflation. In fact, this debate has three legs.

First, are the inflationary signs being seen in various parts of the world “transitory”, or structural? Second, is inflation being juiced by actual fiscal policy actions? And, third, are central banks taking inflation as seriously as they used to? In India, consumer price inflation soared in May out of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) comfort zone. That extends for two percentage points above and below 4 per cent; but the CPI in May increased 6.3 per ...

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First Published: Sun, June 20 2021. 23:25 IST
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