Best of BS Opinion: RBI monetary policy, short selling in India, and more

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Best of BS Opinion: RBI monetary policy, short selling in India, and more
Rajesh Kumar
1 min read Last Updated : Feb 07 2023 | 6:30 AM IST
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India, which started its last meeting for the fiscal year on Monday, has a relatively difficult decision to make. In this context, our lead editorial notes that it makes sense for the MPC to increase the policy rate by 25 basis points now and signal that future action would depend on data. A rate hike after a pause would not have the desired impact. Read here
 
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Given that labour input is hard to change, and total factor productivity changes slowly, gross domestic product growth acceleration can only occur with faster growth in capital input, writes Neelkanth Mishra. Read here
 
If not for the explicit and implicit restrictions on short selling, the income from short selling Adani Group bonds could have been earned by Indians rather than the Americans, argues Gurbachan Singh. Read here

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