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Abhishek Upadhyay

Abhishek Upadhyay

Abhishek Upadhyay is the Executive Vice President and Co-Head Economics & Fixed Income Research at ICICI Securities Primary Dealership

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Case for a Hawkish 25-bps Hike

A timely rate hike will allow the RBI to avoid bigger hikes that are disorderly and hurt growth, with 3–4 hikes needed to achieve neutral monetary policy settings.

Abhishek Upadhyay

October 2, 2026 at 11:38 AM IST

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Do Softer Crude and Low Core Inflation Weaken RBI MPC's Case for Rate Hikes?

The inflation-growth mix and the global interest-rate backdrop suggest a need for monetary policy normalisation, especially with crude prices remaining volatile.

Abhishek Upadhyay

July 17, 2026 at 10:35 AM IST

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Risk-Reward Trade-Off Favours a Hawkish Hold by RBI MPC

RBI may hold rates, but rupee pressure, crude risks and Taylor-rule arithmetic argue for a more hawkish policy tone.

Abhishek Upadhyay

June 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM IST

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