Tag: Core Inflation
RBI flags widening inflation risks, puts rate cuts on ice
Mumbai: Rising price pressures dominated discussions at the monetary policy review earlier this month, with members repeatedly cautioning against generalised inflation risks, when the panel…
Inflation remains top of mind, MPC minutes show
Mumbai: Rising inflationary pressures dominated the discussion in the monetary policy meeting earlier this month as monetary policy committee (MPC) members repeatedly cautioned against inflation…
Inflation is back around the world—as is the fight against it
WHO REMEMBERS the “soft landing”? In 2022-23 central bankers dreamed of bringing high inflation down without triggering a recession. Some countries came awfully close to…
MPC flags possibility of policy tightening
Kolkata: India’s monetary policy makers flagged possibility of policy rate tightening in the third quarter if the higher food and fuel prices lead to second…
Retail Inflation up to 4.4% on costlier food, transport
New Delhi: India’s retail inflation climbed to 4.4% in June, exceeding the central bank’s 4% target, due to higher food and transport costs, according to…
RBI expected to hold repo at 5.25% as uncertainty eases, will watch food and fuel pass-through: BofA Securities
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India is expected to maintain its wait-and-watch stance and keep the repo rate at 5.25 per cent in coming…
India inflation likely rose to 4% in May as food, fuel costs climb
India’s inflation likely rose to the Reserve Bank of India‘s medium-term target of 4% in May, driven by a pickup in vegetable prices and higher…
India’s wholesale inflation at multi-year high of 3.88% in March; up from 2.13% in February
India’s wholesale price inflation (WPI) accelerated to over a three-year high of 3.88% in March from 2.13% in February, as per government data released on…
RBI likely to go for a prolonged policy rate pause: ICICI Bank report
The odds of a monetary policy rate hike are quite low given benign core inflation, according to ICICI Bank Global Markets. As a result, it…
RBI’s inflation gaze adds gold and silver prices along with onion and tomatoes
RBI MPC: The Reserve Bank of India in its Monetary Policy Committee on Friday flagged rising gold and silver prices as a material factor shaping…