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ISSUE NO: 17 SEP-OCT 2) Feels that the rate cut should be postponed till December. Led by the hawkish monetary policy of controlling the money supply. A rate cut of 0.5% be effected in two tranches as at present, inflation rate is hovering around 5% and present rate cut will not achieve the target of 4% inflation rate. A research paper by Nomura states that determinants of food inflation are wages growth, agricultural input costs, global food prices and MSP. Hence it is wrong to link deficit in rainfall with inflation. The above rates are an amalgamation keeping both the views in mind. - By Bhagyashree Kulkarni (IMI Delhi), Winner of Monetaire (Finnacle) 6|Page