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Food price exclusion from inflation targets a flawed strategy? The heated debate in India

India’s retail inflation surged to a 14-month high of 6.2% in October, reigniting a debate on the country’s inflation targeting framework and whether food prices…

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Customers buy fruit and vegetables at an open air evening market in Ahmedabad, India, August 21, 2023.(Amit Dave/Reuters)
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Retail inflation rises to 6.21 per cent in Oct, breaches RBI’s tolerance limit

Nov 12, 2024 05:37 PM IST Vegetables saw the highest inflation among all the food items at a staggering 42.18% in October 2024, compared to…

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India's retail inflation in October breaches RBI tolerance band at 6.21%, first since Aug 2023
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India’s retail inflation in October breaches RBI tolerance band at 6.21%, first since Aug 2023

India’s retail inflation accelerated to 6.21 per cent on an annual basis in October, further quickening from a 9-month high of 5.49 per cent in…

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inflation: India’s retail inflation accelerates to 5.49%, exceeds RBI’s 4% target
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inflation: India’s retail inflation accelerates to 5.49%, exceeds RBI’s 4% target

India’s retail inflation accelerated to 5.49 per cent on an annual basis in September driven by a persistent rise in vegetable prices and a lower…

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RBI may do what Fed has done with rates. But you need to wait
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RBI may do what Fed has done with rates. But you need to wait

Federal Reserve’s recent 50 basis point (bps) rate cut may make the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) consider a similar move. However, a rate cut…

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India Retail Inflation: What happens to India's monetary policy rate after inflation eased to a 16-month low
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India Retail Inflation: What happens to India’s monetary policy rate after inflation eased to a 16-month low

Just about a week after India’s Monetary Policy Committee surprised with a status quo on rates, calling it a pause and not a pivot, the…

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India inflation: Inflation trajectory isn’t the pole star guiding India’s future rate actions

India’s retail inflation print stayed above the central bank’s mandated tolerance ceiling for a second straight month in February. However, some analysts expect it to…

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india retail inflation: January retail inflation ‘overestimated’, say economists

India’s retail inflation for January may have been overestimated by 23 bps, economists said, citing an anomaly in the calculation of the cereals index. The…

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india inflation: After January inflation shocker, foreign analysts see another 25 basis point rate hike in April
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india inflation: After January inflation shocker, foreign analysts see another 25 basis point rate hike in April

As retail inflation jumped to a three-month high of 6.52 per cent in January, analysts at two foreign brokerages said there is a clear case…

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