[ad_1] Amid raging concerns over price rise, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das has said that though inflation moderated and plateaued since April, it remains “unacceptably and uncomfortably […]
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Will India face Sri Lanka, Pakistan-like economic crisis? Raghuram Rajan’s reply
[ad_1] Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan on Saturday said the central bank has done a good job in increasing the foreign exchange reserves and the country […]
Wholesale inflation declines marginally to 15.18% for June, bucks 3-month trend
[ad_1] The annual rate of inflation based on all-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is 15.18 per cent for the month of June, the government said on Thursday, in a marginal […]
India’s wholesale inflation leaps to 15.88%, a three-decade high
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s wholesale inflation, a measure of what producers pay, leapt to a record high of 15.88% (year-on-year) in May compared to 15.08% in April, the highest in […]
Retail inflation declines to 7.04% in May, still above RBI’s upper limit of 6%
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s retail inflation declined moderately to 7.04% in May from a year ago, compared to an eight-year high of 7.8% in April, helped by a favourable base […]
Number theory: Four charts that explain India’s inflation scenario
[ad_1] Retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), grew at 7.79% in April , as per data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on May 12. […]
Inflation surges to 8-year high, interest rate hike may be on cards
[ad_1] India’s headline inflation galloped for a seventh straight month to touch an 8-year high of 7.79 per cent in April on rising food and fuel prices, raising the odds […]
Inflation takes hold in spices; cumin prices reach five-year high
[ad_1] Extreme weather, which scientists link to the climate crisis, has set off shortages of key food items this year. No Indian curry is complete without a flavouring of masala, […]
Number Theory: A challenging phase for India’s inflation targeting framework
[ad_1] On May 4, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India announced an unscheduled hike in the policy rate and increased the deposits banks need to […]
RBI raises repo rate by 40 basis points as inflation bites
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a bid to tame the rising inflation in the country, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to raise the repo rate by 40 basis […]
As inflation bites, consumers cut spending on almost everything
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Hammered by rising prices, households have cut spending on everyday items, from toothpastes to soaps, as slackening demand slows sales of some of India’s biggest consumer-goods companies, […]