Former RBI Deputy Governor R. Gandhi highlighted concerns over inflation falling below the MPC’s target, necessitating measures to boost growth and production. He clarified the RBI’s focus on managing rupee volatility rather than targeting a specific exchange rate, attributing recent depreciation to trade deficits and year-end outflows.
Chicago Fed President Goolsbee rejects calls for Fed rate cuts to ease US debt burden
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee rejected calls for interest-rate cuts to ease the US government’s debt burden, warning that such a move could fuel inflation