New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) monetary policy committee (MPC) will conclude its three-day meeting with a policy decision today. Markets widely expect the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.50%. However, the MPC's comments will be closely watched for signals on what might come next.

Mint takes a look at five key factors that are likely to be on the MPC's radar.

The monetary policy committee is expected to keep the repo rate on hold, despite emerging risks from global trade tensions.

In a Mint poll of 15 economists, 11 said the RBI would maintain the repo rate at 5.50%, with the policy stance remaining 'neutral'.

According to a Barclays report, after cutting the repo rate by 100 basis points ov...