RBI guv sees room for further easing, but bar is higher

Central bank governor Sanjay Malhotra said that there was room for further interest rate cuts, though the threshold for easing remains high.

- Bloomberg

While the Reserve Bank of India has lowered the benchmark repurchase rate by 100 basis points since February, “it does not mean a reversal of the easing policy, there still can be a cut,” Malhotra said ata banking summit by Financial Express newspaper in Mumbai on Friday, adding that further reductions will depend on the outlook for inflation and growth.

A neutral monetary policy stance means that “bar for further easing was higher,” he said. “We have the flexibility of moving up or down, or pause.”