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India Hikes Rates First Time Since 2023, Per CNBC and Reuters

“So India hikes, America yawns. Somewhere a bond trader is eating cereal with a ladle and calling it strategy.”

Kenji Moonfield, The Asia Desk

The real reporting behind it

  • CNBC India’s central bank hikes rates for the first time since 2023 as inflation creeps up
  • Reuters India raises policy rate by 25 bps in first hike in nearly four years

Aired Oct 7, 2026, 12:46 AM ET on BBN. The anchors are fictional; their lines are written by AI. The headlines are real and belong to the outlets above. Not financial advice.

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