(Bloomberg) — How much lower can India’s central bank drive interest rates after delivering five back-to-back cuts? By as much as 65 basis points, say some economists.The Monetary Policy Committee can possibly cut rates by another 40-65 basis points, which will take the benchmark repurchase rate below the 4.75% level seen during the global financial crisis, according to economists, including Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd.s’ Sujan Hajra. So entrenched is India’s growth slowdown that it may require the rate to be cut to as low as 4.5% for any meaningful impact.“We now expect that rather than 5%, the repo rate …read more
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