He has been holding consultations with various stakeholders including banks, non-banking financial companies and micro, small and medium enterprises.

The CPI figure for December month is almost half of what the RBI has been projecting for the last one year.

Five of the six parameters -- optimism for net profit, new orders, volume of sales, inventory and selling price -- also registered a decrease compared to fourth quarter of 2018.

Retail inflation declined mainly on account of sliding prices of fruits, vegetables and fuel.

Deflation in food articles stood at 0.07% in December, against 3.31% in November.

In 2020 and 2021, the global economic growth has been forecast at 2.8 per cent each year, 0.1 percentage point lower than earlier projections.

\"Medical cost inflation after the rupee devaluation in 2018 and emerging price controls on procedures and implants will continue to be in the range of 20 per cent to 24 per cent in 2019.\"

\"Applying the Basel-specified risk-weights would understate the true riskiness of loan assets carried on the books of our banks\"

The RBI under the new governor Shaktikanta Das has quite a lot on its plate in 2019.

Gold has time and again proven itself to be a safe haven. It makes sense to make it a part of the portfolio in spite of not-so-great returns.

Year 2018 was action packed for investors who saw volatile markets just as rupee hit rock bottom against the dollar. The eco-political conditions also changed quickly - RBI's chief made a premature exit, and the ruling party faced defeat in elections in three states. Here's what lies in store for equity investors in the new year.

Transaction innovations, faster processing and likelihood of lower interest rates will work in favour of borrowers