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A bird flies past a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai.(REUTERS)
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Eight of top 10 most-valued firms take ₹1.65 lakh cr hit in mcap

Eight of the top-10 most valued firms together lost ₹1,65,180.04 crore from market valuation in a holiday-shortened last week, with HDFC Bank and State Bank…

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Government taking steps to check onion prices to Rs 35 a kg: Secretary Consumer Affairs
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Government taking steps to check onion prices to Rs 35 a kg: Secretary Consumer Affairs

In response to a steep 42.18 per cent increase in vegetable prices as per CPI inflation data of October, driven largely by soaring onion prices,…

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RBI may defer rate cut call to February as inflation’s still hot

India’s central bank is likely to defer a decision on slashing rates to at least February, economists said, illustrating the risks posed by imported inflation…

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India's food inflation likely to ease by end of FY25, highlights RBI MPC minutes
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India’s food inflation likely to ease by end of FY25, highlights RBI MPC minutes

India’s food inflation is expected to ease by Q4 of this fiscal (FY25) on better kharif arrivals and rising prospects of a good rabi season,…

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Inflation: Food on boil, retail inflation hits nine-month high of 5.5%

India’s retail inflation surged to a nine-month high of 5.5% in September, driven by higher food inflation and an unfavourable base effect, official data released…

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rupee value: Cost of imports up; RBI likely to turn cautious on Rupee
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rupee value: Cost of imports up; RBI likely to turn cautious on Rupee

After remaining in the negative zone for several months, imported inflation or cost of imports has been slowly edging up since the beginning of this…

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Imported inflation edges up after months in the negative zone
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Imported inflation edges up after months in the negative zone

After remaining in the negative zone for several months, imported inflation or cost of imports is slowly edging up since the beginning of the fiscal….

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retail inflation: India's retail inflation at 3.65 per cent in August; stays below RBI's 4 per cent target
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retail inflation: India’s retail inflation at 3.65 per cent in August; stays below RBI’s 4 per cent target

India‘s retail inflation surged to 3.65 per cent on an annual basis in August as against a five-year low of 3.54 per cent, data released…

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India inflation: Abandoning RBI's inflation target regime could be risky, counterproductive: Research paper
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India inflation: Abandoning RBI’s inflation target regime could be risky, counterproductive: Research paper

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI‘s) inflation targeting regime has worked well and need not be abandoned in favour of a more discretionary regime that…

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A look at the thali on RBI's table before the rate decision
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A look at the thali on RBI’s table before the rate decision

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which will announce policy rates on Thursday, has a challenge: the thali on its table. Thali, or the food…

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