BBN MARKETSon The Asia Desk
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
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