Will RBI Hike the interest rates in the next policy meet on Oct 25th, 2011?
It has already raised 12th times from March 2010, but Food Inflation which released last week is already in double digit around 11%.
What are the options with RBI apart from rising interest rate to bring down the inflation?
Look at the world currencies all are appreciating against dollar but INR is the only currency it is depreciating i.e. it is now at 50 INR is 1 USD.
By allowing INR to depreciate we are indirectly increasing the inflation since we import OIL a lot and it is purchased through USD so to buy same USD we have to pay more INR and if OIL rate also increases at world wide it will be double blow.
Now only PETROL prices have increased but diesel price neither increased nor de-control, imagine when DIESEL will be decontrolled and rate increased there will be cascading effect..
by raising rate we are stalling the growth, neither bringing the inflation but when will RBI understand this.
ALLOW RUPEE TO RISE NOT TO DEPRECIATE.