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RBI to turn hawkish, keep rates on hold through middle of 2019: Poll The Reserve Bank of India will keep interest rates on hold through at least the middle of 2019 even though inflation is above its medium-term target and is expected to stay that way, a Reuters poll found. A majority of economists also expect the central bank's tone to turn hawkish when it announces its latest policy decision on Wednesday. While retail inflation hit a 17-month high in December and is expected to remain above the RBI's 4 per cent target over the coming 12 months, growth in Asia's third-largest economy likely slowed markedly in the financial year ending March 31, complicating the RBI's policy path.