Inflation

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13 February, 2017

Note ban woes drag retail inflation to five-year low in January

India's inflation cooled to its lowest in at least five years in January as food prices fell following the government's ......

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06 February, 2017

RBI monetary policy: Will the central bank again spring a surprise?

As the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee begins its first rate-setting meeting of 2017 on Tuesday, the question ......

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12 January, 2017

India consumer inflation eases to two-year low in December

India's annual consumer price inflation eased to a lower-than-expected 3.41 percent in December, its lowest level in more than two ......

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15 December, 2016

Why the US Fed's rate hike is not good news for India

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates in a widely expected decision and said it expects as many ......

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13 December, 2016

Oil prices surge, raises spectre of inflation

World oil prices surged today after non-OPEC producers struck a deal to cut output, while Europe's main stock markets were ......

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14 October, 2016

WPI inflation slows to 3.57% as vegetable prices soften

Wholesale inflation eased to 3.57 per cent in September as food articles, led by vegetables, witnessed softening of prices.The wholesale ......

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13 October, 2016

Consumer inflation falls to 4.31%, makes room for more rate cuts

Retail inflation in September dropped to 13-month low of 4.31 per cent mainly on account of easing vegetables prices.Retail inflation, ......

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04 October, 2016

Urjit Patel's first monetary policy review: RBI cuts interest rate by 25 bps

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps), even as the central ......

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03 October, 2016

Economy roundup: Hurdles remain for an interest rate cut

As the Reserve Bank of India kicks off its bi-monthly review of the monetary policy this week, speculation is rife ......

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03 October, 2016

RBI Monetary policy: Will Urjit Patel bite the bullet on interest rates?

On Monday, the newly constituted Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India will meet for the first time ......