Mumbai, June 5 -- Reserve Bank of India or RBI has stated in its latest monetary policy statement that as the West Asia conflict prolongs without any meaningful resolution in sight, risks to both inflation and growth have increased. Energy markets have been volatile; crude oil reserves are declining and global commodity prices have firmed up. Faced with difficult trade-offs, monetary policy has turned more cautious. Major advanced economy central banks are likely to pivot towards monetary policy tightening. Global financial markets have shown mixed trends, with equities remaining buoyant driven by AI optimism, while sovereign bond yields have hardened on fiscal sustainability concerns and inflation worries. The US dollar index has appreciat...