India Inflation Rate News
Inflation cools further, may spur fresh RBI rate cut
Retail prices hit a 19-month low even as factory output remains subduedFood inflation continued to be in negative territory but core inflation decelerated for the fourth straight month
2 min read12 Feb 2019Stage set for RBI rate cut as retail inflation falls to 2.19%
Data released by the Central Statistics Office showed CPI-based retail inflation at an 18-month low of 2.19% in December against 2.33% a month ago, as food prices continued to slide
3 min read16 Jan 2019India grows faster than China’s in topsy-turvy 2018
Moderating growth can force the government to spend more before 2019 Lok Sabha elections and that could lead to fiscal pressures
5 min read1 Jan 2019Bumpy ride ahead for Sensex, Nifty in 2019
Financial markets have had a rough ride in December and, to an extent, it indicates the kind of difficulties they will face in 2019
1 min read27 Dec 2018RBI minutes show food deflation had MPC befuddled
All six members of the monetary policy committee stated that food deflation was a surprising development, which made headline retail inflation undershoot previous RBI forecasts
2 min read20 Dec 2018Core inflation flourishes in Rural India amid growing agrarian crisis
Inflation for services and a few discretionary items has been higher in rural areas compared to urban centres
1 min read19 Dec 2018If inflation is so low, why doesn’t it feel like it?
The rate of price rise has fallen, but prices are still going up year-on-year
2 min read17 Dec 2018India inflation record under a new monetary policy regime
India has been able to narrow the inflation differential with other emerging markets over the past few years since RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) was formed
3 min read17 Dec 2018October Inflation data shows MSP hikes aren’t working yet
A year-on-year comparison of food inflation shows there was deflation in food prices instead of inflation in the month of October
1 min read13 Nov 2018A whiff of danger in the financial markets
If we have higher GDP growth, we will have a higher current account deficit, which will weaken rupee further, stoke inflation and lead to higher bond yields
2 min read5 Sep 2018Popular Topics
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