RBI says inflation is on track to meet projections
3 years, 4 months ago

RBI says inflation is on track to meet projections

Live Mint  

Inflation is likely to remain within the Reserve Bank of India's projected levels for the rest of the year, it said on Tuesday while highlighting that inflation containment comes at the cost of economic growth. Earlier this month the RBI raised its 2021/22 inflation forecast to 5.7% from 5.1% and reiterated that it will continue to keep monetary policy accommodative as long as necessary to revive and sustain growth on a durable basis. The retained stance and increased inflation forecast started a debate over whether monetary policy has forsaken its primary mandate of price stability in the face of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Inflation is on the central bank's envisaged trajectory and likely to stabilise over the rest of the year, the RBI said of what it described in Tuesday's bulletin as "a credible forward-looking mission statement for the path of inflation".

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Price stability crucial for India’s economic growth, says RBI
4 days, 15 hours ago

Price stability crucial for India’s economic growth, says RBI

Live Mint  

The foundations for high growth in the Indian economy can be achieved through durable price stability, the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India said. "The MPC emphasises that strong foundations for high growth can be secured only with durable price stability," the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting held in December said. "The MPC also decided …

RBI MPC Minutes: India’s inflation-growth balance unsettled, food CPI to moderate in Q4; 5 key highlights
4 days, 15 hours ago

RBI MPC Minutes: India’s inflation-growth balance unsettled, food CPI to moderate in Q4; 5 key highlights

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India released the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Friday, December 20, highlighting that India's inflation-growth balance is unsettled for now, and the rate-setting panel's priority is to restore that balance while continuing with its neutral stance a durable alignment of headline inflation with the target is achieved. The RBI, at its last bi-monthly …

Will India's economic growth pick up pace? Nirmala Sitharaman answers
1 week, 1 day ago

Will India's economic growth pick up pace? Nirmala Sitharaman answers

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India’s economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters despite the lower-than-expected GDP numbers for the second quarter. India’s GDP growth for the July-September quarter fell sharply to 5.4% from 6.7% in the previous quarter, marking an 18-month low, as per data released by the National Statistics Office in November. However, …

India’s wholesale inflation dips to 1.89% in November after hitting four-month high in October
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1 week, 1 day ago

India’s wholesale inflation dips to 1.89% in November after hitting four-month high in October

Firstpost  

Headline retail inflation, the key target for the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decisions, eased to 5.48% in November, down from 6.21% in the prior month India’s wholesale inflation slowed in November to 1.89% year-on-year, easing from the previous month, due to a smaller increase in food prices, government data showed on Monday. The wholesale inflation rate, a proxy …

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?
1 week, 2 days ago

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?

Live Mint  

Chapter 16 in the Book of Leviticus, Old Testament, enjoins Aaron to organize sacrifices and expiate the sins of all Israelites. Various ministers, government officials and sundry industry representatives have been hinting at RBI culpability in India’s economic slowdown and have called upon its monetary policy committee to cut rates in support of growth. The debate began with this year’s …

Why RBI is central to the country’s economy
1 week, 3 days ago

Why RBI is central to the country’s economy

New Indian Express  

The art of setting interest rates Maintaining macroeconomic stability and financial stability is the holy grail of any central bank. The pursuit of sustainable growth and low and stable inflation have been fundamental to central banking activities since the early 19th century, though financial stability got equal prominence, thanks to black swan events like the Great Depression of 1930s and …

Mint Quick Edit: Lower inflation raises the likelihood of an RBI rate cut
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1 week, 5 days ago

Mint Quick Edit: Lower inflation raises the likelihood of an RBI rate cut

Live Mint  

As luck would have it, Sanjay Malhotra’s assuming charge of the Reserve Bank of India has been accompanied by a notable drop in inflation. Measured by the consumer price index, India’s inflation rate fell to 5.5% in November, compared with 6.2% in October, according to government data released on Thursday. October’s reading was the highest in 14 months, but November’s …

DC Edit | FM, new RBI chief signal cut
1 week, 5 days ago

DC Edit | FM, new RBI chief signal cut

Deccan Chronicle  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement that inflation is a major challenge faced by countries around the world and that no country can solve it alone appears to have set an agenda for new RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra, who took charge a few hours before she made this statement. During the tenure of Shaktikanta Das, the RBI remained squarely focused on …

Retail inflation slows slightly at 5.48%
1 week, 5 days ago

Retail inflation slows slightly at 5.48%

Hindustan Times  

Retail inflation rose to 5.48% last month, a slower pace of increase compared to 6.21% in October, data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed on Thursday. Despite the slowing pace of growth in prices, the Consumer Price Index-based rate of retail inflation stayed above the Reserve Bank of India’s 4% tolerance level, with two percentage points of …

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November from above 6% in October
1 week, 6 days ago

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November from above 6% in October

India Today  

India's retail inflation cooled to 5.48% in November, slipping below the Reserve Bank of India’s upper tolerance band of 6% after breaching it in October. "High inflation reduces the disposable income in the hands of consumers," Das noted, adding that food inflation could stay elevated through the third quarter of FY25 before easing. Expected revisions could lower food’s weightage by …

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November as compared to 6.21% in October, check main reasons
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1 week, 6 days ago

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November as compared to 6.21% in October, check main reasons

India TV News  

India's retail inflation has declined to 5.48 per cent in November compared to 6.21 pewr cent in October, mainly due to easing food prices, especially vegetables, according to government data released on Thursday. According to Consumer Price Index data released by the National Statistics Office, the inflation in the food basked reduced to 9.04 per cent in November. The CPI-based …

Inflation likely eased to 5.5% in November: Mint poll
1 week, 6 days ago

Inflation likely eased to 5.5% in November: Mint poll

Live Mint  

India’s retail inflation is expected to have eased to 5.5% in November from 6.2% the previous month, driven by a seasonal decline in vegetable prices, according to a Mint poll of 16 economists. Even if inflation moderated in November, it would still have exceeded the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4% in all but two months since September …

ADB lowers growth projections for India to 6.5% in FY25, 7% in FY26
1 week, 6 days ago

ADB lowers growth projections for India to 6.5% in FY25, 7% in FY26

Deccan Chronicle  

The Asian Development Bank has lowered India’s GDP growth projections for FY25 to 6.5 per cent from 7 per cent estimated in September as well as the projection for FY26 to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent predicted earlier owing to tighter prudential norms and lower than expected industrial growth in Q2. Inflation estimates for the current fiscal has …

DC Edit | Will RBI tweak inflation focus?
2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Will RBI tweak inflation focus?

Deccan Chronicle  

The appointment of Sanjay Malhotra as the new RBI governor continues the long-standing tradition of IAS officers heading the Central bank, a quasi-autonomous body that decides the country’s monetary policy. Mr Malhotra took over the charge of RBI from Shaktikanta Das — the second longest serving governor after Sir Benegal Rama Rau’s stint of seven years and 197 days — …

​Staying the course: On the RBI and inflation
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

​Staying the course: On the RBI and inflation

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee, in its latest bi-monthly review, has decided to maintain status quo on the benchmark interest rate of 6.50% for the eleventh consecutive time. India’s retail inflation, after trending below the median 4% target, for the first time in five years, for two months, spiked over September and October, with food prices leading …

Stalled demand, sluggish growth
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Stalled demand, sluggish growth

Hindustan Times  

Markets got the September quarter GDP number wrong when it came in at 5.4% instead of the widely expected 6.5%. Growth forecasts for quarters ending December 2024 and March 2025 now stand at 6.8% and 7.2%, respectively, instead of the 7.4% for both these quarters in the October resolution. To be sure, RBI’s latest growth projection is still in the …

RBI monetary policy decision: Is an RBI rate cut coming after Union Budget 2025? What experts suggest
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

RBI monetary policy decision: Is an RBI rate cut coming after Union Budget 2025? What experts suggest

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy: The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee on December 6 announced that it would maintain the repo rate at 6.5 per cent for the eleventh consecutive time, in line with market expectations. RBI cut its GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 6.6 per cent and raised its inflation projection for FY25 to 4.8 per cent. Sujan …

RBI cuts GDP growth projection to 6.6%, repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI cuts GDP growth projection to 6.6%, repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

Deccan Chronicle  

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the 11th time in a row but sharply lowered the GDP growth forecast to 6.6 per cent for the current fiscal, as against earlier projection of 7.2 per cent.The Reserve Bank of India maintained the status quo on interest rate despite July-September quarter GDP growth …

RBI Monetary Policy: MPC projects FY25 GDP growth at 6.6%; cuts estimates from 7.2% earlier
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI Monetary Policy: MPC projects FY25 GDP growth at 6.6%; cuts estimates from 7.2% earlier

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das while announcing a status quo on the repo rate and policy stance on Friday, December 6, expects the FY25 GDP Growth to be at 6.6% The RBI Governor after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, while pegged GDP growth rate to be at 6.6% for FY25, it expects ongoing quarter i.e …

RBI monetary policy: MPC projects FY25 inflation at 4.8%
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI monetary policy: MPC projects FY25 inflation at 4.8%

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy meeting: The Reserve Bank of India revised its inflation projection for 2024–2025 to 4.8% with Q3 at 5.7%, and Q4 at 4.5% The consumer price index inflation for the first quarter of the next financial year 2025-26 is projected at 4.6% and the second quarter at 4%. RBI October Monetary Policy Outcome During the Monetary Policy Committee …

Amid high inflation, RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Amid high inflation, RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

The Hindu  

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India on Friday held steadfast in its battle against inflation amid weakening growth momentum, with four of its six members voting to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for the eleventh bi-monthly review in a row. While noting the RBI’s mandate is to ensure price stability while supporting growth, …

RBI Monetary Policy: Inflation remains a concern; FY25 growth estimates trimmed-5 key highlights from RBI MPC outcome
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI Monetary Policy: Inflation remains a concern; FY25 growth estimates trimmed-5 key highlights from RBI MPC outcome

Live Mint  

RBI Monetary Policy: Highlighting sticky inflation and its impact on economic growth and consumers, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das announced a status quo on the repo rate and policy stance on Friday, December 6. The Monetary Policy Committee of the central bank, by a majority of 4:2, decided to keep the repo rate at 6.50 per cent for …

RBI to Announce Interest Rate Decision Amid High Inflation
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI to Announce Interest Rate Decision Amid High Inflation

Deccan Chronicle  

The Reserve Bank on Friday morning will announce the decision on interest rate after the conclusion of the three-day monetary policy panel meeting, amid high inflation and weak GDP growth numbers.Experts are of the view that the central bank is likely to opt for status quo on the short-term lending rate, and will possibly tinker with cash reserve ratio keeping …

RBI MPC verdict today: Repo rate to GDP, inflation forecasts— here are 5 key indicators to watch
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI MPC verdict today: Repo rate to GDP, inflation forecasts— here are 5 key indicators to watch

Live Mint  

RBI MPC Meeting: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das will unveil the fifth monetary policy of the current financial year 2024-25 on Friday, December 6, after a two-day review meeting amid recent worrying prints of headline inflation and gross domestic product. “However, with the GDP growth print sharply undershooting the MPC's expectations, a February 2025 rate cut may be …

Lower GDP forecast to CRR boost: 6 key takeaways from RBI MPC
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Lower GDP forecast to CRR boost: 6 key takeaways from RBI MPC

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the key lending rates unchanged for the 11th consecutive time since February 2023. LOWER GDP GROWTH PROJECTIONS The Reserve Bank has slightly reduced its real GDP growth forecast for 2024-25, projecting it at 6.6%. Quarterly projections for GDP growth are as follows: Q3 of 2024-25: 6.8% Q4 of …

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth

New Indian Express  

Despite the disappointing slump in economic growth, the RBI on Friday left the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent amid inflationary pressures. Maintaining a firm stance on inflation control, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed that the central bank needed “more credible evidence” on the disinflationary process, which he said was getting prolonged and arduous. As Das rightly noted, there …

RBI keeps key lending rate unchanged at 6.5%, focus remains on tackling inflation
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI keeps key lending rate unchanged at 6.5%, focus remains on tackling inflation

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee has decided to maintain the status quo on key interest rates for the 11th consecutive time. Consequently, the standing deposit facility stands at 6.25%, and the marginal standing facility and the bank rate at 6.75%," announced RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das during the policy statement. "Tackling inflation is critical because high inflation reduces …

RBI cuts growth forecast to 6.6 per cent, revises inflation estimate to 4.8 per cent for FY25
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI cuts growth forecast to 6.6 per cent, revises inflation estimate to 4.8 per cent for FY25

India TV News  

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday slashed its growth projection for the current fiscal year 2024-25 to 6.6 per cent from its earlier estimate of 7.2 per cent, citing a slowdown in economic activity and persistent high food prices. RBI cuts CRR to 4 per cent Meanwhile, to ease the potential liquidity stress, the Reserve Bank also slashed the …

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth
2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI must restore balance between inflation, growth

New Indian Express  

Despite the disappointing slump in economic growth, the RBI on Friday left the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent amid inflationary pressures. Maintaining a firm stance on inflation control, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed that the central bank needed “more credible evidence” on the disinflationary process, which he said was getting prolonged and arduous. As Das rightly noted, there …

RBI MPC Meeting: What happens if the central bank cuts interest rates tomorrow? D-Street experts weigh in
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI MPC Meeting: What happens if the central bank cuts interest rates tomorrow? D-Street experts weigh in

Live Mint  

RBI MPC Meeting: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das will unveil the fifth monetary policy of the current financial year 2024-25 on Friday, December 6, after a three-day meeting that began on December 4, 2024. RBI MPC to adopt a ‘balancing act’ in December review India’s GDP growth in the July-September quarter of the current fiscal was below D-Street …

OECD warns central banks about rate cuts
2 weeks, 6 days ago

OECD warns central banks about rate cuts

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany September 12, 2024. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, has forecast continued economic resilience globally despite headwinds, while warning central banks against cutting interest rates too quickly amid persistent service-sector inflation. In its latest Economic Outlook …

OECD warns central banks about rate cuts
2 weeks, 6 days ago

OECD warns central banks about rate cuts

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany September 12, 2024. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, has forecast continued economic resilience globally despite headwinds, while warning central banks against cutting interest rates too quickly amid persistent service-sector inflation. In its latest Economic Outlook …

RBI MPC meet: Growth needs a boost, but will inflation hold back rate cut?
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

RBI MPC meet: Growth needs a boost, but will inflation hold back rate cut?

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee began its three-day meeting on Wednesday, setting the stage for a critical decision on the repo rate, which will be announced on December 6 at 10 AM. The meeting takes place amid growing calls from experts and leaders for a rate cut to support India’s slowing economic growth. Piyuh Goyal has even …

Monetary policy review: RBI should stick to its price stability mandate
3 weeks ago

Monetary policy review: RBI should stick to its price stability mandate

Live Mint  

One of the lingering effects of covid—‘long covid’—is that economic growth has begun to look a bit like the Sensex, albeit in slow motion. So, last fiscal year’s growth looked rosy in large part because growth in 2022-23 had flagged since 2021-22, when it was 9.7% but on a covid-shrunken GDP base of 2020-21. As the US Fed and major …

RBI MPC to start today: Will there be a rate cut? 3 things to know
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3 weeks ago

RBI MPC to start today: Will there be a rate cut? 3 things to know

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee begins its three-day meeting today. The Reserve Bank of India has kept the repo rate steady at 6.5% for the last nine policy meetings, and it appears likely to maintain this position in the upcoming MPC announcement as well. The RBI may opt for easing liquidity by announcing a 50-basis-point CRR cut, …

RBI MPC: FX, not inflation, curbing degrees of policy freedom
3 weeks ago

RBI MPC: FX, not inflation, curbing degrees of policy freedom

Live Mint  

After the recent GDP shocker, speculation is rife regarding a “policy action" in the December monetary policy meeting. Hence, we believe that in an increasingly volatile world, degrees of freedom for the RBI's monetary policy committee to ease policy to support growth would be constrained more by foreign exchange movements rather than inflation. While bond markets now anticipate rate cuts …

Is MPC doing enough on inflation? Consumers are divided
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Is MPC doing enough on inflation? Consumers are divided

Live Mint  

Mumbai: For the past 30 months, the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee has been fighting hard to bring inflation within its medium-term target of 4%. Nearly half of the total respondents surveyed favoured lower inflation and higher interest rates, and only 22% support the reverse. Governor Shaktikanta Das has repeatedly warned since the last policy that cutting rates …

Monetary policy: Emotive choices and immediate response mechanism
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Monetary policy: Emotive choices and immediate response mechanism

Live Mint  

The RBI kickstarted its post-covid normalization of monetary policy in April 2022. Since then, India’s monetary policy trajectory had been moving forward without any humps amid well-aligned expectation of financial market participants, corporates, and the government. Willy nilly, the conclusion in such debates appears to be veering towards the notion that India’s Monetary Policy Committee is maintaining its policy rate …

Will RBI cut key interest rates on December 6? 3 things to know
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Will RBI cut key interest rates on December 6? 3 things to know

India Today  

As the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee gears up for its December 6 meeting, market participants are weighing the likelihood of a key interest rate cut. Here are 3 things to know ahead of the upcoming RBI MPC meeting: GROWTH REMAINS UNDER PRESSURE India’s GDP growth dipped to 5.4% in Q2 FY25, a sharp decline attributed to weaker …

RBI to keep repo rate unchanged at meeting next week, chances of rate cut in Feb increased: Report
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

RBI to keep repo rate unchanged at meeting next week, chances of rate cut in Feb increased: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, November 30 : The Reserve Bank of India is expected to maintain its policy rate during its upcoming meeting next week, as GDP growth slowed significantly in the second quarter of FY25. It said "We anticipate that the RBI will maintain the current policy rate at its meeting next week, although the likelihood of a rate cut in …

RBI Likely To Hold Interest Rates Amid Inflation Surge; Economists Push Rate Cut Forecast To February
3 weeks, 5 days ago

RBI Likely To Hold Interest Rates Amid Inflation Surge; Economists Push Rate Cut Forecast To February

ABP News  

The Reserve Bank of India is expected to maintain its key policy rate at 6.50 per cent during its upcoming December 4-6 meeting, according to a Reuters poll. A sharp rise in inflation, driven by soaring food prices, has led several economists to revise their forecasts for the first rate cut in the cycle from December to February. RBI Governor …

India’s GDP growth estimated to decelerate to 6.3% in 2025, says Goldman Sachs; sees shallow RBI rate cut from Q1CY25
1 month ago

India’s GDP growth estimated to decelerate to 6.3% in 2025, says Goldman Sachs; sees shallow RBI rate cut from Q1CY25

Live Mint  

India’s economic growth is expected to decelerate in 2025, said Goldman Sachs even as it believes that the economy will likely be insulated from global shocks emanating out of a potential trade war between US and China. Though India’s strong long-term structural growth story remains intact, we forecast GDP growth to decelerate to 6.3% YoY in CY25, on continued fiscal …

Stable Inflation Is Bedrock for Sustained Growth Says RBI Gov
1 month ago

Stable Inflation Is Bedrock for Sustained Growth Says RBI Gov

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A stable inflation or price stability is in the best interest of the people and the economy. It acts as a bedrock for sustained growth, enhances the purchasing power of the people and provides a stable environment for investment, the Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. Addressing a high-level policy conference of central banks from …

Unchecked 'sticker shock' from inflation can hurt manufacturing and economy, RBI says
1 month ago

Unchecked 'sticker shock' from inflation can hurt manufacturing and economy, RBI says

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India said if inflation is allowed to run unchecked, it can undermine the prospects of India's economy, especially for industry and exports. The Reserve Bank of India seal is pictured on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai, India, February 2, 2016 This comes after the headline consumer price index inflation rose above the upper …

India’s central bank should adhere to its inflation-targeting mandate
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1 month ago

India’s central bank should adhere to its inflation-targeting mandate

Live Mint  

Less than four years after the government concluded its review of India’s inflation-targeting regime in April 2021 and opted to keep both its target and nitty-gritty—its target range, indicator, etc—unchanged, its view of inflation targeting seems to be shifting. After commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and then finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for lower interest rates, on Tuesday chief …

Inflation behaving more like a magician who tricks you again and again
1 month ago

Inflation behaving more like a magician who tricks you again and again

New Indian Express  

The main culprit is food inflation, which jumped to 10.87%, largely led by vegetable prices that rose by a staggering 42.18% in October. As Deputy governor Michael Patra noted, inflation will likely encounter a hump in the near months largely due to an adverse base and one-off shocks to prices of vegetables, edible oils and gram. The fact that inflation …

Indian Economy to Grow 7.2 Percent in 2024, Moody’s Forecasts
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian Economy to Grow 7.2 Percent in 2024, Moody’s Forecasts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Global rating agency Moody’s Ratings on Friday said that the Indian economy is in a sweet spot and projected a 7.2 per cent gross domestic product or GDP growth for India in 2024 with the mix of solid growth and moderating inflation. “Although the central bank shifted its monetary policy stance to neutral while keeping the repo rate …

India trade minister says central bank should cut rates, look through food prices
1 month, 1 week ago

India trade minister says central bank should cut rates, look through food prices

Live Mint  

MUMBAI, Nov 14 - India's central bank should cut interest rates to boost economic growth and look through food price while deciding on monetary policy, the trade minister said, the first time a government minister has backed calls to re-examine the nation's inflation targeting framework. Growth needs a further impetus," Piyush Goyal told news channel CNBC TV18 at an event …

October inflation wipes off rate cut hopes in Dec policy
1 month, 1 week ago

October inflation wipes off rate cut hopes in Dec policy

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai:With India’s October inflation registering the fastest pace of rise in over a year, a rate cut in the December 2024 policy review appears ruled out despite a slowing economy, said economists. Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist at ICRA Ltd said, “With the CPI inflation breaching the 6 per cent mark in October 2024 and expected to exceed the MPC's estimate …

Rising inflation clouds stock market sentiment, delays rate cut hopes; Earnings growth in focus, say analysts
1 month, 1 week ago

Rising inflation clouds stock market sentiment, delays rate cut hopes; Earnings growth in focus, say analysts

Live Mint  

India's retail inflation surged to a 14-month high in October, exceeding the Reserve Bank of India’s upper tolerance limit, dampening expectations of an imminent policy rate cut. Analysts suggest that while October's CPI inflation data was largely anticipated by the Indian stock market, the more pressing concern lies in subdued corporate earnings. While inflation is projected to ease in December, …

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