Tag: inflation
RBI MPC: Bank economists back a rate hike in H2 of FY27
Mumbai: Bank economists have conveyed to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that interest rate hikes would be necessary in the second half of the…
That sinking feeling: Rupee@100 is a mental fear, not macro nightmare
The rupee has been undergoing intense pressure due to a prolonged geopolitical stalemate in the Middle East that has driven up global crude oil prices….
Sensex, Nifty open in the red again as worries over US-Iran war fallout continue
Indian markets opened sharply lower on Tuesday as rising crude oil prices and uncertainty around the ongoing United States-Iran war rattled investor sentiment, while concerns…
India’s April consumer inflation likely rose to 3.8% as higher fuel costs weigh: Reuters poll
India’s annual consumer inflation likely moved closer to the central bank’s 4% medium-term target in April as higher fuel costs following the U.S.-Iran war began…
India’s April consumer inflation likely rose to 3.8% as higher fuel costs weigh: Reuters poll
India’s annual consumer inflation likely moved closer to the central bank’s 4% medium-term target in April as higher fuel costs following the U.S.-Iran war began…
Asia heat waves spell double trouble for economies hit by oil
Asia is grappling with a new threat to inflation on top of an oil shock as a looming El Niño brings soaring temperatures and dry…
ADB warns Asian economies against broad fuel subsidies, tax cuts amid oil price risks
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday warned Asian economies against implementing broad fuel subsidies and cutting excise duties, noting that such measures could strain public…
SBI calls for structural measures to manage rupee depreciation, inflation risks and BoP deficit
New Delhi: India needs a comprehensive and structural policy response to manage rising risks from rupee depreciation, imported inflation and a widening balance of payments…
Wholesale inflation rises to a 3-year high of 3.88% in March
India’s wholesale inflation rose to a 38-month high of 3.9% year-on-year in March, up from 2.1% in February, driven by higher prices of crude, power…
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…