RBI unlikely to hike rates now despite crude inflation as it is supply-driven shock, not demand: Natixis Economist
Mar 13, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to immediately raise interest rates despite inflationary pressures from rising crude oil prices, as the current situation reflects a supply-side shock rather than demand-driven inflation, according to Trinh Nguyen, Senior economist, Emerging Asia at Natixis.