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Economy

20 August, 2020

India faces protracted slowdown as virus clouds rural revival

India is staring at a protracted slowdown as coronavirus cases reach its countryside, with signs of recovery in the rural ......

Economy

06 August, 2020

RBI holds interest rates amid rising inflation

India's central bank unexpectedly kept interest rates on hold on Thursday, amid a recent rise in retail consumer prices, and ......

Economy

05 August, 2020

India's services activity contracts for fifth straight month in July

India’s dominant services industry, a key driver of economic growth, shrank for a fifth straight month in July as restraining ......

Economy

29 July, 2020

India's gloomy outlook darkens, recovery path in doubt: Poll

The outlook for India's reeling economy has worsened again as business activity slows and COVID-19 infections soar, and will probably ......

Economy

16 July, 2020

Why it may be time for RBI to pause its rate-cutting cycle

With India's economic growth sputtering, the Reserve Bank of India was expected to maintain a rate-cutting cycle, but an uptick ......

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

05 June, 2020

RBI monetary policy panel sees space for more easing

The impact of the pandemic on India's economy has been far more acute than expected and the central bank's monetary ......

Markets

26 May, 2020

Indian stocks' performance this year to be worst since 2011: Poll

Indian stocks will not recoup this year's losses anytime soon and 2020 will mark the worst annual performance in nine ......

Economy

22 May, 2020

RBI cuts interest rates again, projects GDP to contract in FY21

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday cut interest rates by 40 basis points in a surprise move to revive ......

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 ......