Peak repo rate pegged lower at 6%, Dec hike on
Mumbai: The rate-hike cycle is now expected to be shallower than previously anticipated, provided relatively softer crude oil prices and an easing of geopolitical tensions in West Asia persist into 2027, say economists.Most economists expect the terminal, or peak, repo rate at 6%, reversing earlier projections of 6.25%. While some still see the possibility of the policy rate rising to 6.25%, they consider it a low-probability outcome that would depend entirely on incoming data.Also Read: Food i…
