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India’s central bank hikes rates for the first time since 2023 as inflation risks build
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The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, joining several major central banks in tightening monetary policy to arrest accelerating inflation. The central bank increased the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to a 1-year high of 5.50%, in line with expectations of economists polled by Reuters. India’s ...
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