In this special episode of pre-budget series, MINT goes on the ground and talks about Inflation. How high cost of living is troubling the middle class and how their expenses have sky rocketed in the last few months. From groceries, to education fees to cost of vegetables. How are they dealing with the situation and what can the finance minister do to tackle the crisis in the budget 2025. #budget2025 #inflation #mehengai #groceries #shopping #middleclass #rich #poor #narendramodi #news #nirmalasitharaman #rupee #money #abhinavtrivedi #billionaire #millionaire #election #share #stockmarket #mint #business #smallbusiness #education #india #incometax #incomegrowth #salary #increment #jobs #unemployment #taxes #tax
31 Jan 2025Trump 2.0: Donald Trump’s focus on the fossil fuel, green stocks in the Indian stock market are expected to remain under pressure next week, say experts
2 min read18 Jan 2025Gold price today: MCX gold rate finished at ₹79,019 per 10 gm on Friday, logging a weekly gain of around 0.80%
3 min read18 Jan 2025Gold price today: MCX gold rate today is sustaining above ₹79,000 per 10 gm
1 min read17 Jan 2025Gold price today: According to experts, MCX gold rate is in a broader range of ₹76,000 to ₹78,800
3 min read11 Jan 2025US PCE index: At 2.4 per cent, the annual inflation figure is still above the US Fed’s two per cent inflation target. But ’core’ prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs, were unchanged at 2.8 per cent.
4 min read20 Dec 2024Having delivered another quarter-point cut in its policy rate on Wednesday, Fed chair Jerome Powell chose not to dwell on Trump uncertainty. But then, nobody knows what to expect of the next president in terms of inflation-impacting policy.
4 min read19 Dec 2024US Inflation Report November 2024: US consumer prices rose to 2.7 per cent last month from a year ago, up slightly from 2.6 per cent in October. The rise was said to be in line with economists’ expectations.
8 min read11 Dec 2024There are cognitive costs to analyse too, as the recent US experience and election result tell us. Research shows that price instability makes households rejig budgets and worry, so the pain experienced is not just financial. It isn’t easily captured either by the data that policymakers track.
4 min read19 Nov 2024The outcome of America’s presidential election wasn’t just about who ran and on what campaign planks this time around. It was in line with a few global trends that has deeper implications for.
4 min read19 Nov 2024The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared