Food inflation can potentially impact headline : RBI
In examining the contentious issue of whether monetary policy should disregard increases in headline inflation resulting from spikes in food prices, which are beyond the control of interest rate adjustments,…
Beyond Tomatoes: The Greater Inflation Risk in Upcoming Months
Inflation Risk: India is facing the challenge of soaring vegetable prices. But now there is a new concern that could worsen the inflation situation – widespread shortages of cereals. HSBC…
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रूस-यूक्रेन युद्ध के दौरान पूरी दुनिया में महंगाई बढ़ी थी। भारत का पड़ोसी देश पाकिस्तान इस समय बेहद मुश्किल दौर से गुजर रहा है और वहां के कई लोग अपने…
India’s retail inflation quickens to 7% in August; IIP growth eases to 2.4%
India’s retail inflation – as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) – surged to 7% in August, due to higher food prices, compared to 6.71% in July. The number…
India’s inflation fight will hurt growth, risks wider fiscal gap
India’s inflation export duty hikes and tax cuts will likely hurt economic growth and raise the chances of the fiscal deficit widening, but do little to bring down retail prices…
Private school aspiration increasingly out of reach as inflation bites
Indian financial consultant Waqar Khan has seen his income drop by about a fifth since the coronavirus pandemic began. When his younger son’s private school raised fees by 10% this…
Ether prepares for epic ‘merge’ in quest to eclipse bitcoin
Ether has promised to do better. It has promised to go to the next level, edging out crypto rivals and even outshining the godfather, bitcoin. But the clock’s ticking. The…
Food prices likely pushed India inflation to 16-mth high in March
India’s retail inflation likely sped up to a 16-month high of 6.35% in March, well above the Reserve Bank of India’s upper tolerance band for a third straight month, in…
India’s households wrestle with inflation as incomes dip
India’s households are grappling with rising living costs at a time when jobs and incomes have taken a hit amid the pandemic, but economists are not hopeful the government’s annual…
India fuel price freeze eases inflation pressure, boosts Modi election hopes
India fuel price freeze by India’s oil companies as the global crude market surges could dampen inflationary pressures enough to delay an interest rate hike. And might generate significant electoral…