Inflation

Economy

13 July, 2020

Retail inflation accelerates in June on costlier food items

India’s annual retail inflation rose to 6.09% in June compared with 5.84% in March, pushed by a bigger increase in ......

Economy

12 June, 2020

Govt suspends release of inflation, industrial output data for lockdown period

India said on Friday it was putting off the release of headline consumer price inflation numbers for April and May, ......

Economy

20 May, 2020

RBI may need to aggressively cut rates alongside fiscal stimulus: Economists

The Indian government's frugal economic stimulus package has put pressure on the Reserve Bank of India to intervene, as analysts ......

Manufacturing

12 May, 2020

Manufacturing output contracts 20.6% in March; April inflation data on hold

India’s manufacturing output contracted by more than a fifth in March from a year earlier, fanning hopes that the central ......

Manufacturing

04 May, 2020

India's factory activity slumped to record low in April: PMI

India’s manufacturing activity contracted at its sharpest pace on record in April as a lockdown to combat the rapid spread ......

Economy

13 April, 2020

Retail inflation drops in March as coronavirus hits demand

India’s retail inflation dropped to a four-month low in March, increasing the chances that the RBI will ease interest rates ......

Economy

27 March, 2020

RBI slashes interest rates as coronavirus lockdown hits economy

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday slashed interest rates by 75 basis points in an emergency move to revive ......

Economy

12 March, 2020

Retail inflation moderates, paves way for RBI action

India's retail inflation eased to a two-month low in February, helped by a smaller increase in food prices, paving the ......

Finance

04 March, 2020

India services growth at seven-year high in February on strong export demand

Growth in India’s dominant service sector accelerated at a pace not seen in over seven years last month, boosted by ......

Infrastructure

03 March, 2020

India housing market to keep struggling this year: Poll

India's housing market is likely to struggle throughout 2020 as sluggish demand and a weak economic outlook overpower recent government ......