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ï»¿Weakness in IIP to continue for next 2-3 months: Experts

DK Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL is also not surprised at the negative IIP number for December and expects the weakness to continue over the next 2-3 months.

RBI stance won't be dovish; expect liquidity measures: RBS

Gaurav Kapur of RBS believes the repo rate will be left unchanged after the 50 basis points cut over the past two-and-a-half months. Focus will be on RBI‘s assessment on inflation and growth, he says. He expects some steps on monetary transmission.

Base year revision impact: FY14 GDP at 6.9%, FY13 at 5.1%

The central statistical office (CSO) has come out with a new series of national accounts with 2011-12 as base year for computing economic growth rate.

RBI unlikely to move on rates tomorrow: RBS NV

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Gaurav Kapur, Sr Economist, RBS NV spoke about his expectation from the monetary policy tomorrow. According to him the baseline assumption is that there will be no rate cut tomorrow.

October WPI hits multi-year low of 1.77%

While food inflation during the month hit its lowest level since January 2012, fuel inflation has been lowest since October 2009.

August IIP disappoints; experts await CPI next week

The capital goods growth for the month of August stood at -11.3 percent versus -3.8 percent month-on-month. The manufacturing also contracted to -1.4 percent against -1 percent from the previous month.

FY14 GDP may be below 4.9%; see Q3 growth at 4.7-4.8%: RBS

Gaurav Kapur, senior economist at Royal Bank of Scotland expects a large part of growth in the third quarter to come from the farm sector, which may grow over 6 percent. Manufacturing is expected to be in line with the IIP number, it may show negative growth for the quarter.

Could see export growth in single vs double digits: RBS

Maintaining double digit export growth for a fairly long period of time would be challenging because US is likely to see softer growth going ahead, Gaurav Kapur, senior economist, RBS said.

Experts worry inflation will form basis for Rajan‘s policy

The new RBI chief, in his first speech, had hinted inflation will form the basis for framing the next monetary policy. With inflation coming in at 6.1 percent, experts are concerned that growth will not be given due importance, this time too.

Mkts to react positively to Rajan's statements: Experts

It is a welcome sign for the Indian economy that the incoming governor knows exactly what he wants to do and that he has laid out his programme, feel experts

See Q2 GDP at 4.2-4.3%; consumption may surge in Q3: RBS

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Gaurav Kapur, senior economist at RBS says that India's GDP growth may be 4.2-4.3 percent range in Q2. He expects the monsoons to provide cushioning for the data in the coming quarter.

BOI Axa Equity Fund: Not suitable for risk averse investors

BOI Axa Equity Fund has not fared well and has remained an underperformer for most of the investing period. According to Arnav Pandya, investors with conservative approach should stay away from this fund.

RBI credit policy: Cut in rates will be passed on; CRR cut vital, says BoI

Gaurav Kapur of the Royal Bank of Scotland and N Seshadri, ED, Bank of India concur, an interview to CNBC-TV18, that the cut in rates will be passed on to the consumer and that a CRR cut is vital

RBI seen cutting repo rate by 25 bps: Reuters Poll

The Reserve Bank of India is expected to reduce its policy interest rate by 25 basis points in a policy review on January 29, making its first cut in nine months on the back of slowing inflation and weak economic activity, economists polled by Reuters said.

Nov IIP: Growth stable; see 5.5% GDP for FY13, say experts

Sonal Varma of Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities feels the momentum in the industrial sector seems to be stabilising and if it continues, the segment may show a significant pick up in the December quarter. According to her, the growth cycle itself seems to be stabilising and that is a positive sign.

BOI AXA Focused Infrastructure Fund: Apt for risk takers

BOI AXA Focused Infrastructure Fund has shown an improvement in its performance in recent times. The fund is suitable for risk taking investors who want an exposure to the infrastructure sector, have an outlook for 3 years or more and are willing to take a higher amount of risk.

See FY13 fiscal deficit around 5.7-5.8% of GDP: RBS

The government has finally kicked off the divestment process. It has raked up around Rs 800 crore from the Hindustan Copper OFS, which took place on Friday. But is that enough in order to rein in the fiscal deficit? What could be the estimates of most economists?

'Inflation worrying; chance of max 50bps rate cut in FY13'

Sajjid Z Chinoy of JP Morgan believes the situation is certainly worrying and since food inflation has not contributed much to this figure, it is hard to see inflation easing anytime soon.

WPI can climb up to 8-8.5% in Nov-Dec: RBS

Retail inflation has doubled to 10.03% in August, up from 9.86% in the previous month. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Gaurav Kapur of Royal Bank of Scotland says WPI can climb up to 8% and even 8.5% as in November-December base effect tends to wear off.

See IIP in 1-2% range for another quarter: RBS

India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose 0.1% in July from a year earlier. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Gaurav Kapur, Royal Bank of Scotland says one can expect a positive number in August. "I think the number should, by and large, remain in the range of 1-2% for atleast another quarter or so," he adds.