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India likely to cut benchmark rates for the first time in nearly five years as economy slows, inflation eases

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The Reserve Bank of India is poised to trim the interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.25% at the policy meeting concluding Friday .

The central bank last reduced rates in May 2020 as the country battled the Covid-19 pandemic-inflicted downturn.

Indian bonds have rallied in recent weeks , as traders ramped up wagers for an interest rate cut at the February meeting.

India -watchers have been on tenterhooks over possible actions by President Donald Trump .

The U.S. trade policy framework under Trump 's second presidency could strengthen the dollar and Treasury yields.

That has complicated the policy decisions for central banks in Asia , including the RBI , as boosting growth by loosening policy would mean widening rate differentials.

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