With consumer price index inflation at 6.5% in January, RBI likely to hike interest rates, says brokerages

<ul><li>We expect CPI to move lower through FY24 led by softer global commodity prices and domestic demand cooling off. For now though, CPI remains discomfortingly high from the RBI’s standpoint, and we expect another rate hike at the next MPC review, said brokerage Nuvama Wealth.</li></ul>

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