India Rate Cuts Still on Table, Says Hawkish Policy-Setter
The change from 'accommodative' to 'neutral' in the June 6 policy does not 'preclude further rate cuts. Absolutely not,' said Saugata Bhattacharya, an external member of the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India, in an interview Wednesday.
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