High fuel prices from the Gulf war keep pushing import-dependent emerging-market central banks back into rate increases to defend their currencies, ending the easing cycle early and repricing local credit booms financed during the low-rate years.
weakening · confidence 36 · -4 7d · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since October 5, 2026 · updated October 12, 2026
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The Reserve Bank of India has lifted the repo rate to 5.50%, its first hike since 2023, and economists see up to 100bp more because of oil-driven inflation. It is a major EM central bank ending its easing early because of the Gulf energy shock.
India's move from easing to a 25bp hike to 5.50%, with a stance labelled 'calibrated tightening,' signals that more hikes may follow rather than a one-off. That puts a major import-dependent emerging market back into tightening because of the Gulf-war fuel shock.
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Supporting · October 11, 2026
Indian Economists Expect the Reserve Bank to Raise Rates by Up to a Full Percentage Point as Oil Keeps Inflation Up
The Reserve Bank of India has lifted the repo rate to 5.50%, its first hike since 2023, and economists see up to 100bp more because of oil-driven inflation. It is a major EM central bank ending its easing early because of the Gulf energy shock.
Mint (rates)Supporting · October 7, 2026
Reserve Bank of India raises its repo rate to 5.50%, its first increase since February 2023
India's move from easing to a 25bp hike to 5.50%, with a stance labelled 'calibrated tightening,' signals that more hikes may follow rather than a one-off. That puts a major import-dependent emerging market back into tightening because of the Gulf-war fuel shock.
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