RBI says Oct retail inflation a 'sticker shock' after wake-up call in Sept
On growth, RBI economists write the lack of speed in Q2 is "behind us" as private consumption is back to being the driver of domestic demand with a festival boost
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Wholesale inflation hits 4-month high at 2.36% in October
Food inflation drives surge as it has alone pushed the headline WPI print up by as much as 63 bps between September and October 2024
Extreme weather conditions, prolonged geopolitical tensions to keep crude oil prices volatile: RBI
"Overall, the second-round effects of food and fuel inflation on headline have become subdued, especially after the adoption of flexible inflation targeting (FIT) in India," says the apex bank.
Inflation to fall below RBI’s estimates at 4.4% in FY25: CMIE
Think tank’s projections align with FinMin’s estimates, which recently said the outlook for a reasonably “low headline inflation rate is good”
Retail inflation eases to 6.83% in August
Retail inflation falls to 7.02% in rural areas from 7.63% in July, while it drops to 6.59% in urban areas from 7.20% in previous month
As tomato prices cool down, vegetable inflation will decline by Sept: RBI Guv
Global supply chains are under pressure, which along with rising global commodity prices have contributed to “multi-decadal high inflation” in 2022, says Shaktikanta Das
March wholesale inflation drops to 29-month low of 1.34%
Decline in wholesale inflation rate was supported by ease in prices of basic metals, food products, textiles, non-food articles, crude petroleum & natural gas products
Jan wholesale inflation dips to 24-month low at 4.7%
Govt says the decline in wholesale inflation is contributed by mineral oils, chemicals & chemical products, textiles, crude petroleum & natural gas, textiles, food products
Can India exit from ‘coordinated’ rate hikes? RBI’s April policy to decide: SBI
Between Apr 2022 till Feb 2023, the spread between the Fed funds rate and the RBI's repo rate of cumulative increases has now declined to 192 bps, which has been constant since Dec 2022.
US monetary policy, dollar biggest risks to emerging economies in 2023: RBI
Emerging markets appear more resilient than in the year gone by, but the biggest risks in 2023 stem from US monetary policy, US dollar, says RBI in Jan bulletin.
