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Retail inflation likely eased to 3% in May, lowest in six years, shows Mint poll
India's retail inflation is expected to have eased further, supporting the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to frontload the repo rate cut last week.
1 min read11 Jun 2025Govt sets 72% cost recovery rate for onion procurement; pvt firms’ participation to check rotting stocks, steep price
Traders often cite allegedly poor quality of onions, which is a highly perishable vegetable, in order to try and hike prices. The new cost recovery rate addresses that issue.
4 min read8 Jun 2025CPI ‘strongly’ condemns ‘cold-blooded’ killing of Maoist leader Basavaraju - ‘dangerous pattern of state violence’
Security forces on 21 May said to have achieved ‘historic success’ as a top Maoist leader, Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, was killed along with 27 Naxalites in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.
2 min read22 May 2025India's retail inflation cooled to a six-year low in April. Another rate cut ahead?
With India's retail inflation slowing to 3.16% in April—a third consecutive month of sub-4% print and the longest streak of continuous inflation easing in at least five years—economists now widely expect RBI to opt for another rate cut in June.
5 min read13 May 2025India's retail inflation hits multi-year low at 3.34% in March, lowest since August 2019
India's retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to a multi-year low in March 2025 along with the food inflation dropping to its lowest levels since November 2021, MoSPI data shows.
4 min read15 Apr 2025Riksbank Minutes Show Policy Makers Unfazed by Inflation Jump
Riksbank officials last week agreed on the temporary nature of a recent surge in inflation while also stressing the need for vigilance even as they see no interest-rate moves on the horizon.
1 min read26 Mar 2025India's retail inflation hits seven-month low of 3.61%, food inflation lowest since May 2023, industrial output quickens
Meanwhile, industrial output growth picked up in January, after slowing down in the previous month, due to a rise in manufacturing and mining activities.
5 min read12 Mar 2025RBI monetary policy: Central bank projects inflation at 4.2% for FY26
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced a 25 basis points rate cut on February 26, the first in five years, to stimulate the slowing economy. The MPC maintained a neutral stance, projecting FY26 inflation at 4.2% and FY25 at 4.8% amid moderated core inflation.
1 min read7 Feb 2025Mint Quick Edit | Inflation is down: Will interest rates follow?
Retail inflation was 5.2% in December, down from 5.5% the month earlier. The hope is that it cools off further and India’s upcoming budget doesn’t stoke price pressures.
1 min read14 Jan 2025India’s retail inflation moderates to four-month low of 5.22% in December driven by easing food prices
Food prices have remained elevated for over a year, staying above 7% from November 2023 to June 2024, primarily due to last year’s uneven and below-normal monsoon rains.
4 min read13 Jan 2025