Central Banks

RBI’s Hawkish Tone Prompts Economists to Review Rate Calls

  • Goldman, Citi bet on another 25 basis point hike in April
  • View at odds with traders saying rates have already peaked

Shaktikanta Das

Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
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India’s central bank will likely raise the benchmark rate again in its monetary policy review in April, some economists say in a view that’s at odds with traders betting the interest rates may have peaked.

Goldman Sachs Inc. and Citigroup Inc. forecast the Reserve Bank of India to go for another quarter-point move after sticky core inflation made rate-setters wary of declaring victory over price pressures.